Paul Rhys

Personal Info

Birthday

December 19, 1963

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Paul Rhys

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.

Known For

The Sandman

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Murdoch Mysteries

Spooks

A Discovery of Witches

Victoria

Luther

Being Human

Filmography

2024
Men Up
as Tommy Cadogan
Widow Clicquot
as Droite
2023
Napoleon
as Talleyrand
Saltburn
as Duncan
2011
Eliminate: Archie Cookson
as Archie Cookson
2010
When Harvey Met Bob
as Paul McCartney
2005
Hellraiser: Deader
as Winter
Murder in Rome
as Cicero
2003
The Deal
as Peter Mandelson
Otherworld
as Lord Pwyll (voice)
2002
Food of Love
as Richard Kennington
2001
From Hell
as Dr. Ferral
The Innocent
as David Pastorov
1999
Love Lies Bleeding
as Jonathan
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Chopin
1998
King Lear
as Edgar
1995
The Haunting of Helen Walker
as Edward Goffe
Nina Takes a Lover
as Photographer
1994
The Healer
as Dr. John Lassiter
1992
Chaplin
as Sydney Chaplin
Rebecca's Daughters
as Anthony Raine
1991
Becoming Colette
as Chapo
1990
Vincent & Theo
as Theodore 'Theo' Van Gogh
102 Boulevard Haussmann
as Amable Massis
1988
Tumbledown
as Hugh MacKessac
The Heroes
as Ivan Lyon
1987
Lionheart
as Mayor of the Underground City
1986
Absolute Beginners
as Dean Swift