Rufus Norris
British theatre director, actor and film director · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1965 · age 61
Sir Rufus John Norris is a British theatre and film director, who was the artistic director and chief executive of the National Theatre from 2015 to 2025. He received the Society of London Theatre Special Award in 2025 for his services to theatre.
Rufus Norris is read about 23 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2026
National Theatre at Home: London RoadFilm, Director2024
National Theatre Live: NyeFilm, Director2023
National Theatre Live: HexFilm, Director2019
National Theatre Live: Small IslandFilm, Director2018
National Theatre Live: MacbethFilm, Director2017
My Country: A Work in ProgressFilm, Director, Writer2015
London RoadFilm, Director2012
BrokenFilm, Director2002
Cutting HorseFilm, Neil Stone1998
Comic ActFilm, Fringe theatre director1990
Demon WindFilm, Harcourt1988
Iron Angels 2Film
Return Fire: Jungle Wolf IIFilm, 1988Jim1984
The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and RegulationsFilm1965Born16 January 1965
National Theatre at Home: London RoadFilm, Director2024
National Theatre Live: NyeFilm, Director2023
National Theatre Live: HexFilm, Director2019
National Theatre Live: Small IslandFilm, Director2018
National Theatre Live: MacbethFilm, Director2017
My Country: A Work in ProgressFilm, Director, Writer2015
London RoadFilm, Director2012
BrokenFilm, Director2002
Cutting HorseFilm, Neil Stone1998
Comic ActFilm, Fringe theatre director1990
Demon WindFilm, Harcourt1988
Iron Angels 2Film
Return Fire: Jungle Wolf IIFilm, 1988Jim1984
The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and RegulationsFilm1965Born16 January 1965People around Rufus
Close ties
Rory Kinnear Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Cillian Murphy Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Tom Hardy Rufus directed London Road (2015)
Olivia Colman Rufus directed London Road (2015)
Tim Roth Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Lily James Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Carol Ann Duffy Also in National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015)
Nell Tiger Free Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Denis Lawson Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Zana Marjanović Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Lino Facioli Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Bill Milner Rufus directed Broken (2013)
Robert Emms Rufus directed Broken (2013)- Bill Kenwright Produced Broken (2012)
Rosalie Craig Rufus directed London Road (2015)
Also in Français
Filmography 20
25 credits on file
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1965 · age 61
Where to find them
In the same film or series as Rufus
Leah HarveyAlso in National Theatre Live: Small Island (2019)