Rudi Goodman

Biography

Rudi Valentine Goodman (born 20 March 2003) is a British actor known for portraying Peter van Pels in A Small Light (2023), Thomas Powell in Breathless (2013) and Richard Grey in The White Queen (2013). Rudi has also featured in Masters of the Air (2024), MotherFatherSon (2019), Will (2017), Chickens (2013), The Last Weekend (2012) and Parade’s End (2012). Additionally, in 2014, he lent his voice to BBC Radio 4's adaptation of Good Omens, as Warlock, and, in 2025, performed motion capture for the role of Herman in River End Games' Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream. As a child, Rudi started his career in theatre, on the West End, with roles in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and in Billy Elliot. In 2013, he joined the cast of Coriolanus at the Donmar Warehouse, as Young Martius. Following that, in 2015, he joined The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company at the Garrick Theatre, as Mamillius in The Winter’s Tale. He was last seen on the West End in 2016, as Young Harry Potter in the original cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Known For

Beauty and the Beast

as Young Prince in Portrait (uncredited)

Brave

as Additional Voices (voice)

Masters of the Air

as Werwolf #1

The White Queen

as Richard Grey

A Small Light

as Peter Van Pels

Parade's End

as Michael (8 years)

MotherFatherSon

as Roland Howard

Will

as Will (11 years)

The Last Weekend

as Bullied Boy

Chickens

as Archie