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  • Rupert Penry-Jones

    English actor (born 1970)

    Rupert William Penry-Jones (born 22 September 1970) is an English actor from London. He is known for his performances as Adam Carter in Spooks, Clive Reader in Silk, DI Joseph Chandler in Whitechapel, and Mr. Quinlan in the American horror series The Strain.

    Early life

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    Penry-Jones was born in London on 22 September 1970, the son of Welsh actor Peter Penry-Jones and English actress Angela Thorne.[1][2] His brother, Laurence Penry-Jones (born in London, 1977), is an actor turned ambulance driver who is married to actress Polly Walker.[1]

    On BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are?, broadcast in August 2010, it was revealed that Penry-Jones' maternal grandfather, William, had served with the Indian Army Medical Corps at the Battle of Monte Cassino and that his earlier ancestors had a long-standing connection with the Indian Army.[2] Penry-Jones also discovered that he had Indian

    Peter Penry-Jones

    Welsh actor (1938–2009)

    Peter David Penry-Jones (20 May 1938 – 11 March 2009) was a British actor. He was born in Cardiff and died in Anglesey.[1][2]

    Career

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    Jones's television credits include: Colditz, The Professionals, To the Manor Born ("Connections in High Places"), Bergerac, Howards' Way, Kavanagh QC and Midsomer Murders ("The Electric Vendetta").[2][3] He worked with Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre.[4]

    Personal life

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    The son of the Rev. David Penry-Jones, a Presbyterian minister in South Wales, in September 1967 in Westminster Jones married actress Angela Thorne,[5] and they had two sons, actors Laurence and Rupert.[6][7]

    Jones died of bowel cancer in 2009, aged 70, in Anglesey.[8]

    Filmography and television

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    • 1969 - Dance of Death - Lieutenant - Film
    • 1972 - Love Story - Martin - TV Series, Episode: Third Par
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