Mark Lewis Jones
Mark Lewis Jones | |
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| File:Wiki-225x339.jpg Mark Lewis Jones at Clywd Theatr Cymru, October 2, 2009 | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985-Present |
Mark Lewis Jones (born 1964) is a Welsh actor, whose roles include that of a police inspector in BBC drama series, 55 Degrees North, a whaler in the movie, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Tecton, soldier Tecton in Troy, and Rob Morgan in the Sky One series Stella.
Life and career
Mark Lewis Jones was born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, Wales. He began acting as a teenager with the Clwyd Youth Theatre[1] and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.[2] He has acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company,[3] and at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
Lewis Jones has made notable appearances in a number of television productions including This Life, Holby City, Spooks, Murphy's Law, Waking the Dead and Torchwood. Perhaps his most significant role for BBC television, however, has been as Detective Inspector Russell Bing in the police drama 55 Degrees North in which role he played an outspoken, opinionated, and at times humorous police officer, in a complex and intricately crafted series.
He also played Detective Sergeant Ray Lloyd in police drama, Murder Prevention.[4] His two most renowned appearances in Hollywood blockbusters were as Hogg the Whaler in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and Tecton, a soldier in Troy.[5]
In 2001 he also portrayed Igraine's second husband Uther Pendragon in the American TV mini series The Mists of Avalon. He played Irfon in S4C's Con Passionate, Josi in Sian James' Calon Gaeth,[6] and Bryan Jones in Y Pris.[7]
In 2009 he was a special guest in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, broadcast on 11 June on BBC Two (Wales only).
On 28 July 2009 he was the workshop leader at The Actors Cut in Cardiff.
Roles
Mark Lewis Jones has appeared in theatrical productions:
- Godfrey in Morons from Outer Space (1985)
- Guto in The Angry Earth (1989)
- Dr. Lloyd in Paper Mask (1991)
- Mopsus in Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
- Crad Rees in Solomon and Gaenor (1999)
- Mr. Hogg in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
- Tecton in Troy (2004)
- Brandon in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
- Alan Williams in Caught in the Act (2008)[8]
Mark Lewis Jones has appeared as police officers in a number of productions:
- Police Constable Terry Gilzean in Between The Lines (1992)
- Detective Inspector Dicky Sutton in Dangerfield (1996)
- Detective Constable Huw Morgan in Lenny Blue (2002)
- Detective Sergeant Ray Lloyd in Murder Prevention (2004)
- Detective Inspector Russell Bing in 55 Degrees North (2004–2005)
- Chief Constable, Bryan Jones in Y Pris[9]
- Detective Inspector Doug James in The Commander (2008)[10]
- Detective Inspector Frank Skipper in Silent Witness (2011)
Mark Lewis Jones has played the role of a doctor in a few productions:
- Dr. Lloyd in Paper Mask (1990)
- Dr. James in Little White Lies (2006)
- Mike Hill, an A&E Consultant at the Hospital in Crash (2009)
Mark Lewis Jones has made three appearances as an army officer, at various ranks:
- Royal Marine Major Reggie Ingleton in Heroes II: The Return (1992)
- Captain Jonathan Bell in Soldier Soldier (1995)
- Sergeant Gary Jennings in Redcap (2003)
Others
- Voice of Odin in Valhalla (1986)
- Des Davies, a solicitor, in BBC Wales drama The Bench (2001)
- Arthur Brownlow in The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
- King Uther Pendragon in The Mists of Avalon (2001)
- Josi Evans, a farmer, in Calon Gaeth (2006)
- In March 2009, he examined the life of Welsh actor and writer Emlyn Williams in a BBC One (Wales only) broadcast]
- Paul Carmichael, the protective father, in Zig Zag Love (2009)
- Voice of Master Pallas in the video game Risen (2009)
- Daffyd Hughes in Framed (2009)
- Mark Powell, the heartbroken father, in Law & Order: UK - "Love and Loss" (2009)
- King Olaf for BBC Wales in Merlin (2009)
- Dad in A Child's Christmases in Wales (2009)
- Thomas Longstride, Robin Hood's father in Robin Hood (2010)
- Shagga in HBO's Game of Thrones (2010)
Stage
- Lord Grey and Henry (Earl of Richmond), Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, London, 1993
- Leontes, The Winter's Tale, Globe Theatre, London, 1997
- Milantius, The Maid's Tragedy, Globe Theatre, 1997
- Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Globe Theatre, 1999
- Taurus, Diomedes, and Sextus Pompeius, Antony and Cleopatra, Globe Theatre, 1999
- Appeared as Billy, Cardiff East, as Willy Nilly, Under Milk Wood, and as Bonario, Volpone, all National Theatre, London; as Costard, Love's Labour's Lost, as Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice, and as Ferdinand, The Tempest, all Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England; as Tristram, Morte d'Arthur, and as Florizel and Antigonas, The Winter's Tale, both Lyric Theatre, London; as a pioneer, Ingolstadt, Gate Theatre; and as Danton and father, Snow Palace, Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, Yorkshire, England
- Aston, The Caretaker, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, 1990
- JB Feller in The Man Who Had All the Luck by Arthur Miller at The Donmar Warehouse,[11] Feb 28 - Apr 5, 2008
Radio
- Appeared in radio broadcasts of Cadfael and Cocaine.
- Samson in The Listener - Julian Simpson Radio Broadcast, August 22, 2008.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Stella | Rob Morgan | Regular, Series 1 |
| 2011 | Baker Boys | Pete | Series Regular |
| Silent Witness | D.I. Frank Skipper | 2 Episodes: "A Guilty Mind: Part I" and "A Guilty Mind: Part 2" | |
| 2010 | Game of Thrones | Shagga | 2 Episodes: "Baelor" and "The Pointy End" |
| Pen Talar | Max | Episode: "Episode #1.6" | |
| The Cursed Mirror | Sir Oswalt | Short film[12] | |
| Robin Hood | Thomas Longstride | Film | |
| A Bouquet of Barbed Wire[13] | Simon Clark | TV - ITV | |
| 2009 | A Child's Christmases in Wales | Dad | Made-for-TV Movie |
| Merlin | King Olaf | Episode: "Sweet Dreams" | |
| Crash UK | Mr. Hill | Episode: "Episode #1.6" | |
| Risen | Master Pallas | Video Game (voice only) | |
| Framed | Daffyd Hughes | Made-for-TV Movie | |
| Law and Order: UK | Mark Powell | Episode: "Love and Loss" | |
| Top of the Cops[14] | as himself - DCI Doug James | TV | |
| Zig Zag Love[15] | Paul Carmichael | Made-for-TV Movie | |
| Welsh Greats[16] | Presenter - as himself | Episode: "Emlyn Williams" | |
| 2008 | The Commander | DCI Doug James | Episode: "Abduction" |
| The Passion | Apostle Marcus | 3 Episodes: "Episode #1.1," "Episode #1.2," and "Episode #1.3" | |
| The Other Boleyn Girl[citation needed] | Brandon | Film | |
| Caught in the Act[17] | Alan Williams | Film | |
| 2007 | The Commander | DCI Doug James | 3 Episodes: "Fraudster," "Windows of the Soul," and "The Devil You Know" |
| Y Pris | Chief Constable Bryan Jones | 5 Episodes: "Parti yn y Parc (Party in the Park)," "Gêm/Dêt (Game/Date)," "Parch (Respect)," "Y Fwled Gynta (The First Bullet)," and "Y Dechre (The Beginning) | |
| 2006 | Torchwood | John Ellis | Episode: "Out of Time" |
| Torchwood Declassified | as himself | Episode: "Out of Time" | |
| Daddy's Girl[18] | Eisner | "Cravings" (DVD USA Title) | |
| Calon Gaeth[19] | Josi Evans | "Small Country" (USA Festival Title) | |
| Stick or Twist[20] | Russ | Series Regular | |
| Hydra[21] | Jones | Short Film | |
| Little White Lies[22] | Dr. James | Series Regular | |
| 2005 | Waking the Dead | Tom McQueen | Episode: "Cold Fusion" |
| 55 Degrees North | DI Russell Bing | 7 Episodes: "Episode #2.2," "Episode #2.3," "Episode #2.4," "Episode #2.5," "Episode #2.6," "Episode #2.7," and "Episode #2.8" | |
| Con Passionate | Irfon | Series Regular | |
| 2004 | Murder Prevention | DS Ray Lloyd | 3 Episodes: "Judgement Day," "False Prophet," and "Last Man Out" |
| Lie With Me[23] | Paul Stebbing | Made-for-TV Movie | |
| Murphy's Law | Simpson | Episode: "Go Ask Alice" | |
| Troy | Tecton | Film | |
| 2003 | The Measure of My Days[24] | Escapee | Short Film |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Mr. Hogg, Whaler | Film | |
| Spooks | Mark Whooley | Episode: "I Spy Apocalypse" | |
| Red Cap | Sgt. Gary Jennings | Episode: "H-Hour" | |
| 2002 | A Mind to Kill | Gethin Purse | Episode: "The Little House in the Forest" |
| Y Ty[25] | Jim | Series Regular | |
| Holby City | Reece King | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" | |
| Lenny Blue[26] | DC Huw Morgan | Made-for-TV Movie | |
| 2001 | The Bench | Des Davies | Series Regular |
| The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells | Arthur Brownlow | Television Miniseries | |
| Tales from Pleasure Beach | Dunk | Television Miniseries | |
| The Mists of Avalon | King Uther Pendragon | Television Miniseries | |
| Score[27] | Tony | Made-for-TV Movie | |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Brian Price | Episode: "Getting Better" |
| Jason and the Argonauts | Mopsus | Made-for-TV Movie | |
| 1998-1999 | Solomon & Gaenor | Crad Rees | Film |
| The Knock | David Ancrom | 6 Episodes: "Episode #4.1," "Episode #4.2," "Episode #4.3," "Episode #4.4," "Episode #4.5," and "Episode #4.6" | |
| 1996-1997 | This Life | Dale | 6 Episodes: "He's Leaving Home," "Unusual Suspect, "Let's Get It On," "Just Sext," "Brief Encounter," and "Family Outing" |
| Soldier, Soldier | Capt Jonathan Bell | Episode: "Delayed Action" | |
| Dangerfield | DI Dicky Sutton | Episode: "Trial" | |
| 1995 | Casualty | Alison | Episode: "Trials and Tribulations" |
| A Mind to Kill | Geraint Humphries | Episode: "Son of His Works" | |
| 1992 | Between the Lines | P.C. Terry Gilzean | Episode: "A Watch & Chain of Course" |
| 1991 | Heroes II: The Return[28] | Royal Marine Maj. Reggie Ingleton | Television Miniseries |
| 1990 | Paper Mask | Dr. Lloyd | Film |
| 1989 | The Shell Seekers | Danus | Made-for-TV Movie |
| Heartland[29] | Ieuan | Made-for-TV Movie | |
| The Angry Earth[30] | Guto | TV | |
| 1986 | Valhalla | Voice of Odin | Film |
| 1985 | Morons from Outer Space | Godfrey (as Mark Jones) | Film |
References
- ^ Clwyd Theatr Cymru
- ^ Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
- ^ Royal Shakespeare Company
- ^ Murder Prevention
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ Green Bay Media Limited
- ^ S4/C-Y Pris
- ^ Caught in the Act website
- ^ S4/C-Y Pris
- ^ ITV.com - The Commander
- ^ Donmar Warehouse
- ^ The Cursed Mirror on Youtube
- ^ ITV.com - Filming Begins on A Bouquet of Barbed Wire
- ^ Internet Movie Database
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- ^ Welsh Greats Emlyn Williams
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