Rupert Friend’s Latest Movie Role

Keira’s boyfriend, Rupert Friend, literally fought to win his latest movie role – a boxer in “The Kid.”

Rupert decided to take boxing lessons to play British author Kevin Lewis.

The movie, directed by Nick Moran, is the true story of how Lewis got embroiled with London criminals and became a boxer before transforming into a best-selling writer.

Rupert, 27, said: “I wanted to get boxing into my bones. I needed to do that to do Kevin justice. I needed to know what it felt like to think of the boxing ring as home, as opposed to the world outside it.

“It’s like chess. It’s not about annihilating your opponent, it’s about outwitting him.”

Rupert, who starred in The Young Victoria, admitted it was tough going because he is not exactly a natural athlete. He said: “Indeed, I’d barely even done any PT at school. Sport is not my thing.”

The film, released later this year, is based on Lewis’ autobiography about his horrendous South London childhood in which he was abused by his parents.

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