Marcus Rutherford

Marcus Rutherford
Rutherford at The Wheel of Time London Premiere 2021
Born1995 (age 30–31)
Nottingham, England
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Marcus Rutherford (born in 1995) is a British actor, who received a nomination for British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance for his performance in the fim Obey (2018). Other credits include Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (2018), Bulletproof (2020), September 5 (2024), Funny Woman (2024).

His most notable role to date (2026), was as Perrin Aybara in Amazon's The Wheel of Time (2020–2025).

Early life

Rutherford, who was born in 1995, and was raised in Nottingham. He trained in acting at the Television Workshop, Nottingham.

Career

Rutherford started his career in the short film County Lines (2017). He took the lead role as leon in a film about the 2011 London Riots in Obey (2018). for which, he received a BIFA nomination for British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance.

He had roles as Dezzy in Bulletproof (2020), as Carter Jeffrey in September 5 (2024), and as Roger in Funny Woman (2024).

He starred as blacksmith Perrin Aybara alongside Rosamund Pike in three series of Amazon's fantasy series The Wheel of Time from 2019 to 2025. Filming of the series started in 2019, in the Czech Republic and later in Morocco.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2017 County Lines Sadiq Short film
2018 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Lee Sandridge TV series, episode "Ill Met by Moonlight"
2018 Obey Leon Film
2018 A Stitch in Time Tony Short
2019 County Lines Sadiq Film
2020 Bulletproof Dezzy 4 episodes
2024 September 5 Carter Jeffrey Film
2024 Funny Woman Roger 4 episodes
2021–2025 The Wheel of Time Perrin Aybara Main role - 3 series, 24 episodes
2026 Crocodile Oliver

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 British Independent Film Awards BIFA Award for Breakthrough Performance Obey Nominated
2019 National Film Awards UK Best Actor Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film Nominated
Best Newcomer Nominated

References

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  2. ↑ Alberto Orive. "Centre Stage: Marcus Rutherford is Living Above the Noise While Staying Curious". newwavemagazine.com. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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