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 Rupert Penry-Jones with Sall Hawkins in the 2007 movie Persuasion |
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| Birth name | Rupert Penry-Jones |
| Born | September 22 1970 London, England, UK |
| Other name(s) | Rupert Penry Jones Roo |
| Occupation | Actor, Presenter |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Rupert Penry-Jones (born 22 September 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, where he caused a sensation running nude across the stage with an erect penis. 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 1 May 2004. Their son Peter was born 8 April 2006. He and Kirwan both appeared in Casanova in 2005, although they did not share any scenes.
Filmography
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- Joe's Palace (TV) 2007 – Richard
- Persuasion (TV) (2007) – Captain Wentworth
- Krakatoa - The Last Days (TV) (2006) – Willem Beijerinck
- Lord Arthur Saville's Crime, Lord Arthur Saville, March 2006, Radio 4 dramatisation in the Classic Serial slot of the short story by Oscar Wilde
- Match Point (2005) – Henry
- Casanova (TV) – Grimani (2005)
- Spooks (TV) – Adam Carter (2004 –present)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot: Sad Cypress (2003) (TV) – Roddy Winter
- Cambridge Spies (2003) (TV) – Donald Maclean
- A Family Man (2002) – Tarquin
- The Four Feathers (2002) – Willoughby
- Charlotte Gray (2001) – Peter Gregory
- North Square (2000) TV Series – Alex Hay
- Virtual Sexuality (1999) – Jake
- Still Crazy (1998) – Young Ray
- Hilary and Jackie (1998) – Piers du Pré
- The Tribe (1998) (TV) – Dietrich
- Food of Love (1997) – Head office
- Bent (1997) – Guard on road
- Jane Eyre (1997) (TV) – St John Rivers
- The Moth (1997) (TV) – Stanley Thorman
- The Student Prince (1997) (TV) – The Prince
- The Ring (1996) (TV) – Gerhard von Gotthard
- Kavanagh QC (1996 - Portsmouth episode, with Ray Winstone [1]) – Lt. Ralph Kinross
- Cold Lazarus (1996) (TV) – Police Officer/Militiaman
- Cold Comfort Farm (1995) – Dick Hawk-Monitor
- Fatherland (1994) (TV) – SS Cadet Hermann Jost
- Black Beauty (1994) – Wild-looking Young Man
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
