Paul Rhys

Infobox actor
name = Paul Rhys


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birthdate = birth date and age|1967|12|19
birthplace = Neath

Distinguished British film and theatre actor . Know for his intense and often volatile work .Rhys was born in Neath and studied at RADA. While there, he obtained his first major screen role, in "Absolute Beginners" (1986). The following year he appeared in the BBC serialisation of "My Family and Other Animals". Since then he has seldom been off UK television screens and his first US exposure was when legendary director Robert Altman cast him as Theo in " Vincent and Theo " when he was leaving RADA . A broad range of international film and theatre credits followed . In 1995, he portrayed Simon Templar (aka "The Saint") for a series of radio plays. In 1998 he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his performance in "King Lear". He played a sensational " Hamlet " at The Young Vic in London in 2000 for which he received several awards .

He had a relationship with Australian actress Arkie Whiteley, with whom he appeared in "Gallowglass"; she died in 2001.

Filmography

*"Vincent & Theo" (1990)
*"Rebecca's Daughters" (1992)
*"Chaplin" (1992)
*"Nina Takes a Lover" (1995)
*"From Hell" (2001)
*"Food of Love" (2002)

Television

*"Tumbledown" (1989)
*"Gallowglass" (1992)
*"Blood and Water" (1995)
*"A Dance to the Music of Time" (1997)
*"King Lear" (1998)
*"Anna Karenina" (2000)
*"The Cazalets" (2001)
*"I Saw You" (2002)
*"The Deal" (2003) (as Peter Mandelson)
*"Beethoven" (2005)
*"The Ten Commandments" (2006)
*"Bonekickers" (2008)

Theatre

*"Hamlet" (Young Vic)
*"King Lear" (as Edgar) (National Theatre)
*"Long Day's Journey Into Night" (Young Vic)
*"Design for Living" (Donmar Warehouse)
*"Paul" by Howard Brenton (National Theatre)
*"Measure for Measure" (National Theatre)
*"The Invention of Love" (National Theatre)

External links

*imdb name|id=0722631|name=Paul Rhys