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Rupert Friend Misses Daughter’s Birth During Jurassic World: Rebirth Shoot, Watches via FaceTime

A flight delay in London gave the actor a moment to witness his wife’s delivery remotely.

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Rupert Friend at Cannes 2023 (Credit: Getty Images)

Overview

  • He detailed being 100 feet above ground on a stunt in London when his wife’s waters broke.
  • He booked the last flight back to the United States but missed it and watched the birth via FaceTime during a 20-minute delay at an airport gate.
  • The couple, married since 2016, have nicknamed their newborn “the Jurassic baby.”
  • Aimee Mullins, a bilateral amputee and former Paralympic athlete, gave birth to their first child in New York.
  • Jurassic World: Rebirth, in which Friend stars as pharmaceutical representative Martin Krebs, hits theaters July 2, 2025.