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Jason Hughes (actor)

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Jason Hughes
Bornc. 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
SpouseNatasha Dahlberg
Children3

Jason Hughes (born circa 1971/1972)[1][2] is an actor known for playing lawyer Warren Jones in the BBC TV series This Life from 1996 to 1997 (and the 2007 special), and as Detective Sergeant Ben Jones in Midsomer Murders between 2005 and 2013.

Early life

Hughes was raised in Porthcawl, Wales, and was a member of the National Youth Theatre, in Cardiff, where in 1987 he befriended fellow actor Michael Sheen.[3][2] He on to study drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art,[4] and shared a house with Sheen and actor Hywel Simons, a mutual friend.[2]

Hughes' maternal grandfather, Raldo Carpinini, was the son of an Italian immigrant to Wales from Bardi, Italy, who settled in the Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, area and eventually joining the police force and moving to Porthcawl. Hughes has two half-sisters, Kayleigh and Rhian.[5]

Personal life

Hughes and his wife, actress turned jewelry designer Natasha Dahlberg,[1] have three children, Molly, Max, and Carys.[1][6]

Film

Television

Theatre

Radio

  • Green Baize Dream (1995)
  • Cadfael: "Dead Man’s Ransom" (1995)
  • A Clockwork Orange (1998)
  • Cold Calling (2003)
  • Time for Mrs. Milliner (2003)
  • Bubble (2004)
  • The Guest Before You (2004)
  • School Runs (2006)
  • Inspector Steine (2007)
  • Gite a la Mer (2007)
  • The Pale Horse (2017)

Audio books

  • Framed (2006)

References

  1. ^ a b c Shearer, Geoff (24 February 2012). "TV: Always a Midsomer sidekick". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia: News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020. Hughes, 40...
  2. ^ a b c Jacques, Adam (3 November 2013). "How we met: Jason Hughes & Michael Sheen". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2020. Jason Hughes, 43
  3. ^ a b Rees, Jasper (24 August 2015). "10 Questions for Actor Jason Hughes". TheArtsDesk.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Alumni". London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Jason Hughes risks his life in Midsomer Murder". Wales Online. 15 October 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Marcella star Jason Hughes on fitness, fatherhood and Midsomer Murders". The Irish Times. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jason Hughes: Cast - On Bear Ridge". National Theatre Wales. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.