1. Rupert Penry-Jones 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.
15 Facts About Rupert Penry-Jones
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Rupert Penry-Jones discovered that he had Indian ancestry from the early 19th century.
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Rupert Penry-Jones was educated at Dulwich College in Dulwich, London, until the age of 19 when he was enrolled at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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In 1995, Rupert Penry-Jones appeared with his mother on television in Cold Comfort Farm.
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Rupert Penry-Jones made his London stage debut at the Hackney Empire theatre in 1995 playing Fortinbras to Ralph Fiennes's Hamlet in an Almeida production of Hamlet.
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Rupert Penry-Jones was cast as Richard in the premiere staging of Stephen Poliakoff's Sweet Panic at Hampstead Theatre in 1996.
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Rupert Penry-Jones returned to the theatre at the end of 2009 playing the role of Carl in Michael Wynne's new play The Priory at the Royal Court Theatre, London, from 19 November 2009 to 16 January 2010.
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On television, Rupert Penry-Jones has played barrister Alex Hay in C4's ten-part serial North Square in 2000; Donald Maclean in the BBC's four-part production of Cambridge Spies in 2003; and Grimani in Russell T Davies' production of Casanova in 2005.
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Rupert Penry-Jones played the lead role of section leader Adam Carter for four series before leaving the show in 2008.
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Rupert Penry-Jones won a ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for his role in Spooks in 2008.
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Rupert Penry-Jones went on to play the role of Captain Wentworth in ITV's adaptation of Persuasion.
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Rupert Penry-Jones played Richard Hannay in the 2008 BBC adaptation of The 39 Steps.
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In February 2009, Rupert Penry-Jones took the lead in an ITV drama, Whitechapel, a three-part thriller based on the copycat killings of Jack the Ripper.
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Rupert Penry-Jones joined the cast of the film A Little Chaos with Kate Winslet as Antoine.
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Rupert Penry-Jones married Irish actress Dervla Kirwan in August 2007, following a four year engagement.