Rupert Simeon Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for playing DI Greg Lestrade in Sherlock. Other notable parts include Freddie Honeychurch in A Room with a View, Alec Scudder in Maurice, Robert Fulke Greville in The Madness of King George and Young Jolyon Forsyte in The Forsyte Saga.