Person
Rupert Penry-Jones
Acting · Born 1970-09-22 · London, England, UK
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.
Known for
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Roddy Winter
Horizon
Himself - Narrator
The Strain
Mr. Quinlan
Top Gear
Self
Natural World
Narrator
The Batman
Mayor Don Mitchell, Jr.
Spooks
Adam Carter
Absolutely Fabulous
Boy at Party
Black Sails
Thomas Hamilton
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Filmography
- 2025AmblesideGeorge Huyton
- 2025The FeudJohn Barnett
- 2024Those About to DieMarsus
- 2023Robson Green's Weekend Escapes
- 2022Our HouseToby
- 2022The BatmanMayor Don Mitchell, Jr.
- 2021The DrowningMark
- 2021The Palace and the PressNarrator
- 2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaLancelot (voice)
- 2020The Royals and the TabloidsVoice Over
- 2020Love SarahMatthew
- 2020Getting to Know YouLuke
- 2020Miss Fisher and the Crypt of TearsFirst Lieutenant Jonathon Lofthouse
- 2019The CommonsDom Boulay
- 2019Vita & VirginiaHarold Nicolson
- 2016Stan Lee's Lucky ManSamuel Blake
- 2015Crown for ChristmasMaximillian
- 2015Life In SquaresDuncan Grant
- 2015A Little ChaosAntoine Lauzun
- 2014The StrainMr. Quinlan
- 2014Black SailsThomas Hamilton
- 2013Horizon: Defeating the HackersNaarator
- 2013Edward VIII's Murderous MistressHimself - Narrator
- 2012The Last WeekendOllie
- 2012Red TailsCampbell
- 2012Treasure IslandSquire John Trelawney
- 2011SilkClive Reader QC
- 2010When Playboys Ruled the WorldNarrator
- 2009WhitechapelDI Joseph Chandler
- 2008The 39 StepsRichard Hannay
- 2008Burn UpTom
- 2007Joe's PalaceRichard Reece
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2007PersuasionCaptain Wentworth
- 2006Krakatoa: The Last DaysWillem Beijerinck
- 2005Match PointHenry
- 2005CasanovaGrimani
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
- 2003Cambridge SpiesDonald Maclean
- 2002Top GearSelf
- 2002The Four FeathersTom Willoughby
- 2002SpooksAdam Carter
- 2001Charlotte GrayPeter Gregory
- 2000North SquareAlex Hay
- 1999Virtual SexualityJake
- 1998Hilary and JackiePiers du Pré
- 1998The Student PrinceThe Prince
- 1998Still CrazyYoung Ray
- 1998The TribeDietrich
- 1997BentGuard on Road
- 1997Food of LoveHead office
- 1997Jane EyreSt John Rivers
- 1997The MothStanley Thorman
- 1997The MothStanley Thorman
- 1996The RingGerhard von Gotthard
- 1996The RingGerhard von Gotthard
- 1996Cold LazarusPoliceman / Milkman
- 1995Faith in the FutureSam
- 1995Kavanagh Q.C.Lt. Ralph Kinross
- 1995Cold Comfort FarmDick Hawk-Monitor
- 1994FatherlandJost
- 1994Black BeautyWild-Looking Young Man
- 1992Absolutely FabulousBoy at Party
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotRoddy Winter
- 1988This MorningSelf
- 1987French & SaundersStage Manager
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator
- 1964HorizonHimself - Narrator
- —Pegasus BridgeColonel Geoffrey Pine-Coffin
- —Hello & Paris
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