Paul Rhys
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Paul Rhys (born 19 December 1963) is a Welsh actor with an extensive career in theatre, radio, television and film. Rhys was born in Neath to working-class Catholic parents, Kathryn Ivory and Richard Charles Rhys, a labourer. He is of part-Irish descent on his mother's side. From the age of ten, he bred and trained horses, becoming a highly accomplished rider. A committed punk during his youth, Rhys sang in several bands. His first acting job was playing Liverpudlian judo expert Ralph in John G...
Known For
Filmography
Madfabulous
2026
as Lord Penrhyn
“Wuthering Heights”
2026
as Heathcliff's Father
Tip Toe
2026
as Melba
Widow Clicquot
2024
as Droite
Men Up
2024
as Tommy Cadogan
The Way
2024
as Akela
Napoleon
2023
as Talleyrand
Saltburn
2023
as Duncan
The Sandman
2022
as Hippogriff (voice)
A Discovery of Witches
2018
as Andrew Hubbard
A Discovery of Witches
2018
as Father Hubbard
Rellik
2017
as Patrick Barker
Lore
2017
as Philip Smith
Victoria
2016
as Sir John Conroy
Casanova
2015
as Comte De St Germain
Casanova
2015
as Comte De St Germain
The Assets
2014
as Aldrich Ames
Eliminate: Archie Cookson
2011
as Archie Cookson
Borgia
2011
Great Expectations
2011
as Compeyson
Great Expectations
2011
as Denby
Great Expectations
2011
as Compeyson/Denby
When Harvey Met Bob
2010
as Paul McCartney
Luther
2010
as Lucien Burgess
Moving On
2009
as Andy
The Queen
2009
Being Human
2009
as Ivan
Bonekickers
2008
Murdoch Mysteries
2008
as Dr. Llewllyn Francis
Unknown Things
2007
as Hoogstraten
The Ten Commandments
2006
as Ramses
Hellraiser: Deader
2005
as Winter
Murder in Rome
2005
as Cicero
Beethoven
2005
as Ludwig van Beethoven
New Tricks
2004
as Sebastian Carter
This World
2004
Otherworld
2003
as Lord Pwyll (voice)
The Deal
2003
as Peter Mandelson
Food of Love
2002
as Richard Kennington
Spooks
2002
as Alexis Meynell
From Hell
2001
as Dr. Ferral
The Innocent
2001
as David Pastorov
The Cazalets
2001
as Rupert Cazalet
Murder in Mind
2001
as Matthew Hopkins
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Anna Karenina
2000
as Nikolai
Love Lies Bleeding
1999
as Jonathan
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999
as Chopin
King Lear
1998
as Edgar
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Charles Stringham
Nina Takes a Lover
1995
as Photographer
The Haunting of Helen Walker
1995
as Edward Goffe
The Last Machine
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Sam Wicks
Ghosts
1995
as Captain Peter Buckle
The Healer
1994
as Dr. John Lassiter
Gallowglass
1993
as Sandor
Rebecca's Daughters
1992
as Anthony Raine
Chaplin
1992
as Sydney Chaplin
Becoming Colette
1991
as Chapo
Performance
1991
as Edgar
Performance
1991
as Christopher
Vincent & Theo
1990
as Theodore 'Theo' Van Gogh
102 Boulevard Haussmann
1990
as Amable Massis
Vincent & Theo
1990
as Theo Van Gogh
Chillers
1990
as Adam Marshall
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Robin Upward
The Heroes
1988
as Ivan Lyon
Tumbledown
1988
as Hugh MacKessac
Lionheart
1987
as Mayor of the Underground City
The Spirit
1987
My Family and Other Animals
1987
as George
Absolute Beginners
1986
as Dean Swift
Sunday Premiere
1986
as Hugh MacKessac
Timewatch
1982
as Cicero