Rupert Graves has said his “ridiculous” first name helped him get ahead in an industry “populated by a lot of posh people”.
“You need money and the knock-on from that is the industry is populated by a lot of posh people.
Graves can next be seen in Horrible Histories the Movie: Rotten Romans which will be released on 26 July.
The actor, who attended at a comprehensive school in Somerset, also admitted he “hated” the name Rupert as a child, adding: “Rupert is a ridiculous name in 1970s Weston-super-Mare.