Celyn Jones

Biography

Celyn Jones is a Welsh actor born and raised in Holyhead on the island of Anglesey. His father was a sailor and mother a baker. Aged 15 Celyn attended the Manchester Youth Theatre where he gained life long creative & personal relationships. At 18 he won a scholarship to the prestigious Oxford School of Drama where he received a strong classical training. Since graduating he has secured a reputation as a very talented and versatile character actor. On TV & Film he has worked with some of the most talented and respected Directors & Actors around. Throughout his career he's returned to the Theatre and achieved critical success with each performance be it playing a "Definitive" Tony Lumpkin in "She Stoops to Conquer" or in cutting edge new plays like Gary Owen's "Ghost City" which played in Cardiff, London and New York or in Kaite O'Reilly's powerful "The Almond and the Seahorse" where his performance was described as "Superb" "Brilliant" "Captivating and Masterful".

Most Known For

Endeavour

as Jenkins

Casualty

as Rob Hamley

Shameless

as Joss

Torchwood

as Gary

Law & Order: UK

as Ellis Bevan

Lassie

as Snickers

The Librarians: The Next Chapter

as Cupid

Above Suspicion

as DS Paul Barolli

Jo

as Normand

Manhunt

as Levi Bellfield

A Touch of Cloth

as Villager 2

Shackleton

as Perce Blackborow

Submergence

as Thumbs

The Current War

as Sherman Quincy

Mr. Jones

as Matthew

The Bench

as Rowan Kelly

Leaving

as Hugh

A Christmas Gift from Bob

as Mick

Six Minutes to Midnight

as Corporal Willis

The Last Bus

as Dr Martin