Rupert Friend was destined to be in a movie called Rebirth.

After all, the 43-year-old revealed he missed the delivery of his and wife Aimee Mullins’ baby girl because he was filming Jurassic World Rebirth in the U.K.

“I had flown back to New York to visit with my wife and surprise her [and] came to London the next day,” Rupert said during a June 23 appearance on Today. “[I was] hoisted up on a wire 100 feet in the air doing a stunt and the crew starts saying, ‘Get him down. Get him down.’ [I said,] ‘What’s the problem?’”

After learning that his wife was on the phone, the Homeland alum—still hanging in the air—suggested they tell her that he was “a little busy,” but the crew insisted.

“They got me down,” Rupert continued, “and my wife’s water had broken.” 

Immediately, the actor—who stars alongside Jonathan Bailey, Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali in the new Jurassic Park film—rushed to get home, but the unexpected timing led to an unfortunate outcome. 

“It was a mad dash to get on the last seat on the last plane out of England to get all the way back to the States to be there for the birth, which I very sadly missed,” Rupert explained. “I saw it over FaceTime in the airport crying my eyes out with all the air hostesses thrusting champagne at me and nearly missed the flight.”

In fact, the U.K. native was nearly put in the difficult position of choosing between making his flight home or staying on the phone with his wife for the birth. And luckily he was able to be there for the Paralympian from afar. 

“It was that fateful thing where it's like, ‘Do I stay on FaceTime because I need to see this, or do I get the plane so I can get there?” he shared. “Then that wonderful sound came through the airport and they said, ‘Ding dong, your flight is delayed by 20 minutes.’”

Rupert added, “That's when they said, ‘You have a baby girl.’ It was amazing.”

And given the experience, he noted, “She’s always going to be a dino-baby.”

Tune in to E!’s livestream of Jurassic World Rebirth’s New York City premiere today, June 23 at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT. In the meantime, read on to see other stars who have recently welcomed babies.  

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The Sports Illlustrated Swimsuit model and her husband, MLB star Justin Verlander, welcomed baby No. 2—a boy named Bellamy Brooks Verlander—in June.

The pair are also parents to daughter Genevieve.

The Teen Mom star welcomed twin girls with her fiancé Khesanio Hall on June 2, one year after their engagement.

The American Idol alum shared she and husband Cam Arnold welcomed their first baby, a girl named Beni, in an Instagram post. 

The Vanderpump Rules star expressed feeling “lucky” after welcoming baby Kaia Lily with her fiancé Luke Broderick in June. 

The Aquaman actress announced on Instagram May 11, Mother's Day 2025, that she has welcomed twins, daughter Agnes and son Ocean, who join big sister Oonagh.

Jimmy Kimmel announced during the May 20 episode of his late night show that his daughter Katie Kimmel and her husband Will Logsdon welcomed a baby girl, Patti Joan. 

The Hills alum and his wife welcomed their third child together on May 8, adding a baby boy named August to their familiy. 

The Ultimatum couple welcomed their third baby, named Royce Canon Kissinger, in April.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star player announced April 19 that his wife had given birth to their first baby, a girl.

While still legally married to Gino Palazzolo, the 90 Day Fiancé star gave birth to a baby girl named Matty with her boyfriend, she announced in April.

The Love Is Blind couple, who appeared on season one of the Netflix dating series, announced April 6 that they have welcomed their first baby, a daughter.

The Saturday Night Live alum and her fiancé—whose full name has not been publicly revealed—welcomed their baby girl in early April. 

“It’s been a week and a day with my beautiful squirmy baby girl,” Cecily captioned an April 10 Instagram post. “I recognize all her little squirms and kicks from when she was on the other side of me and now I get to say ‘see what I was talking about!’”

The YouTuber, who goes by Ms. Rachel, announced on April 8 she and her husband welcomed their second baby, a girl named Susannah, via surrogate.

"Sometimes timing isn’t what you plan and the road to get there is bumpier than you expect," she wrote in the post, "but when you hold your little ones you know… I’m meant to be your mama."

The Shazam! actor and his girlfriend—who’ve mostly kept their romance under the radar—welcomed their first baby, son Henson Ezra Levi Pugh, on April 2.

The Philadelphia Eagles alum and his wife welcomed their fourth baby girl, Finnley "Finn" Anne Kelce, on March 30.

The Transformers alum and the "Bloody Valentine" singer welcomed a baby girl on March 27, nearly three months after it was reported that the couple broke up.

The Real Housewives of New York City star announced she and her husband welcomed their fourth baby together, a baby boy named Jack, in March.

Attention Upper Eastsiders, the Gossip Girl alum is a dad! He and the Supergirl actress welcomed a baby boy named Oscar Alexander Westwick, they announced on March 24.

The Entourage alum expanded his, well, entourage when his wife gave birth to their second son Evren Saint-Eros on March 22.

Eminem became a grandpa when his daughter gave birth to a baby boy named Elliot Marshall McClintock—a nod to the rapper's real name is Marshall Mathers—in mid-March.

The Sister Wives star and her husband shared the arrival of their fourth baby Emilia Estelle Brush March 15. “We waited for you to make your appearance,” Madison wrote on Instagram. “We are so in love.”

The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and former professional soccer player announced the arrival of their baby girl on March 10. "Worth The Wait," they wrote in an Instagram post. "Welcome To The World Blakely Marie Watt!"

The “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer welcomed her second baby with her on-again, off-again boyfriend of five years in late February.

"Our family just got a little bit brighter," the couple captioned a joint Feb. 28 Instagram post. "Welcome to the world Royal Tooker."

Snoop Dogg's daughter gave birth to "perfect" baby girlon Feb. 28 at six months pregnant. Though excited to become a mom, Cori shared the insecurity she felt for not carrying the baby to full term.

“I’ve cried and cried, I’ve compared and compared, blaming myself that I wasn’t able to give her all that she needed,” she wrote in her Feb. 28 Instagram announcement. “But no matter what God always shows me that I’m His Child!”

Six months after announcing that she and her husband of seven years were expecting their third baby, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star welcomed son Lorenzo Antonio FudaFeb. 19.

The Bachelor alum found himself with a new rose on Feb. 12, when his wife gave birth to their daughterWinona Elane Higgins at 2:53 a.m. 

"Words still are hard for me, I won’t accurately articulate what just happened," Ben wrote on Instagram. "Life starts again for us, a new chapter we enter into, and so many moments of lacking the words but feeling God inspired love."

The Teen Mom alum and his fiancée welcomed a baby girl namedPresley Sage Elianna Edwards on Feb. 12. Ryan is also dad to son Bentley with ex Maci Bookout, as well as kids Jagger and Stella from his relationship with MacKenzie Standifer.

The supermodelgave birth to her third baby, her first with the jujitsu instructor, multiple outlets reported in early February.

While accepting the 2025 Grammy award for Best Rock Song, the "Broken Man" singer revealed she got married and is a mom.

"We’ve kept it under wraps," she later told the press of her life updates, per The Hollywood Reporter. "The child is young, just to be clear."

The New York Yankees outfielder and his wife welcomed a little girl named Nora Rose Judge on Jan. 27.

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