Rupert Penry-Jones
Acting
Biography
Rupert William Penry-Jones (born 22 September 1970) is an English actor, the son of Welsh actor Peter Penry-Jones and English actress Angela Thorne. He is best known for his role as Adam Carter in the BBC spy drama Spooks, as well as other television roles such as Silk, Whitechapel and Black Sails.
Born: September 22, 1970
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Merlin’s apprentice joins Arcadia’s heroes on a time-bending adventure in Camelot, where conflict is brewing between the human, troll and magical worlds.
Burn Up
An oil industrialist, an environmental activist and a politician are in conflict in this drama set around a summit on climate change.
North Square
North Square is an award-winning British television drama series written by Peter Moffat and broadcast by Channel 4 at the end of 2000. Starring an ensemble cast, including Phil Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones, Helen McCrory and Kevin McKidd, the programme is set around the practice of a Leeds Legal Chambers. The series was filmed in and around the real life Park Square, Leeds. This is the area near the city where the majority of legal firms are concentrated. Despite gaining considerable critical acclaim the show failed to garner a substantial audience resulting in only the one series of ten episodes being produced. In Australia the series was broadcast in 2001 on ABC and repeated in 2004 after popular and critical acclaim. The full series was released on DVD for the first time by Acorn Media UK on 5 March 2012.
Spooks
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
The Batman
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
Black Sails
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
Top Gear
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
Absolutely Fabulous
Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad.
Silk
Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as 'taking silk'. Passionate defence barrister Martha Costello faces challenging cases and surprising clients, which test her faith in the criminal justice system. Gifted colleague Clive Reader is called to the bar with her. They work hard with pupils, Nick Slade and Niamh Cranitch, but ultimately only one can eventually be taken on as a member of chambers.
Filmography
as John Barnett
as Marsus
as Toby
as Mayor Don Mitchell, Jr.
as Mark
as Narrator
as Lancelot (voice)
as Voice Over
as Matthew
as Luke
as First Lieutenant Jonathon Lofthouse
as Dom Boulay
as Harold Nicolson
as Samuel Blake
as Maximillian
as Duncan Grant
as Antoine Lauzun
as Mr. Quinlan
as Thomas Hamilton
as Naarator
as Himself - Narrator
as Ollie
as Campbell
as Squire John Trelawney
as Squire John Trelawney
as Clive Reader QC
as Narrator
as DI Joseph Chandler
as Richard Hannay
as Tom
as Richard Reece
as Captain Wentworth
as Willem Beijerinck
as Henry
as Grimani
as Self
as Donald Maclean
as Self
as Tom Willoughby
as Adam Carter
as Peter Gregory
as Alex Hay
as Jake
as Piers Du Pré
as The Prince
as Young Ray
as Dietrich
as Guard on Road
as Head office
as St John Rivers
as Stanley Thorman
as Stanley Thorman
as Gerhard von Gotthard
as Gerhard von Gotthard
as Policeman
as Militiaman
as Sam
as Lt. Ralph Kinross
as Dick Hawk-Monitor
as Jost
as Wild-Looking Young Man
as Boy at Party
as Roddy Winter
as Self
as Stage Manager
as Narrator
as Himself - Narrator