Rupert Penry-Jones
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| Rupert Penry-Jones | |
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 Rupert Penry-Jones with Sally Hawkins in the 2007 movie Persuasion |
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| Born | Rupert Penry-Jones September 22, 1970 London, England, UK |
| Other name(s) | Rupert Penry Jones Roo |
| Occupation | Actor, Presenter |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Rupert Penry-Jones (born September 22, 1970, London) is an English actor, best known for his role as Adam Carter in the British television series Spooks.
His father is Peter Penry-Jones, his mother is actress Angela Thorne and his brother Laurence Penry-Jones is also an actor.
In 1995 he appeared with his mother on television in Cold Comfort Farm. He attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His performance in Don Carlos with the Royal Shakespeare Company earned him the Ian Charleson Award. In 1998 he created the role of The Boy in Edward Albee's play The Play About the Baby at the Almeida Theatre,
He has previously dated singer Kylie Minogue. He married actress Dervla Kirwan in August 2007 after a 3 year engagement. Dervla gave birth to their daughter Florence on May 1, 2004. Their son Peter was born April 8, 2006.
He and Kirwan both appeared in Casanova in 2005, although they did not share any scenes.
[edit] Filmography
- 2008
- Whitechapel (TV) (post-production) - DI Chandler
- Burn Up (mini) TV mini-series (post-production) - Tom
- 2007
- Joe's Palace (TV) - Richard Reece
- Persuasion (TV) - Captain Wentworth
- 2006
- Krakatoa: The Last Days (TV) - Willem Beijerinck
- 2005
- Match Point - Henry
- Casanova (TV) - Grimani
- 2004-2008
- Spooks - Adam Carter
- 2003
- Poirot - Roddy Winter (1 episode)
- Cambridge Spies (TV) - Donald Maclean
- 2002
- A Family Man - Tarquin
- The Four Feathers - Willoughby
- 2001
- Charlotte Gray - Peter Gregory
- 2000
- North Square - Alex Hay (8 episodes)
- 1999
- Virtual Sexuality - Jake
- 1998
- Still Crazy - Young Ray
- Hilary and Jackie - Piers
- The Tribe - Dietrich
- 1997
- Food of Love - Head office
- Bent - Guard on road
- Jane Eyre (TV) - St John Rivers
- The Student Prince (TV) - The Prince
- The Moth (TV) - Stanley Thorman
- 1996
- Faith in the Future - Sam (2 episodes)
- The Ring (TV) - Gerhard von Gotthard
- Cold Lazarus (TV mini-series) - Policeman/Militiaman
- Kavanagh QC - Lt. Ralph Kinross (1 episode)
- 1995
- Absolutely Fabulous - Boy at Party (1 episode)
- Cold Comfort Farm (TV) - Dick Hawk-Monitor
- 1994
- Fatherland (TV) - SS Cadet Hermann Jost
- Black Beauty - Wild-looking Young Man
- 1988
- French and Saunders (1 episode)
[edit] External links
- Rupert Penry-Jones at the Internet Movie Database
- Rupert Penry-Jones at the bbc.co.uk official Spooks website.
- Rupert Penry-Jones Online
