Portrait of Rupert Penry-Jones

Rupert Penry-Jones

Acting

Biography

​Rupert William Penry-Jones  (born 22 September 1970) is an English actor, the son of Welsh actor Peter Penry-Jones and English actress Angela Thorne. He is best known for his role as Adam Carter in the BBC spy drama Spooks, as well as other television roles such as Silk, Whitechapel and Black Sails.

Born: September 22, 1970

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

2025
The Feud

as John Barnett

2024
2022
Our House

as Toby

2022
The Batman

as Mayor Don Mitchell, Jr.

2021
2020
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as Lancelot (voice)

2020
Love Sarah

as Matthew

2020
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

as First Lieutenant Jonathon Lofthouse

2019
The Commons

as Dom Boulay

2019
Vita & Virginia

as Harold Nicolson

2016
Stan Lee's Lucky Man

as Samuel Blake

2015
Crown for Christmas

as Maximillian

2015
Life In Squares

as Duncan Grant

2015
A Little Chaos

as Antoine Lauzun

2014
The Strain

as Mr. Quinlan

2014
Black Sails

as Thomas Hamilton

2013
2013
2012
2012
Red Tails

as Campbell

2012
Treasure Island

as Squire John Trelawney

2012
Treasure Island

as Squire John Trelawney

2011
Silk

as Clive Reader

2009
Whitechapel

as DI Joseph Chandler

2008
The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

2008
Burn Up

as Tom

2007
Joe's Palace

as Richard Reece

2007
Persuasion

as Captain Wentworth

2006
Krakatoa: The Last Days

as Willem Beijerinck

2005
Match Point

as Henry

2005
Casanova

as Grimani

2003
Cambridge Spies

as Donald Maclean

2002
Top Gear

as Self

2002
The Four Feathers

as Tom Willoughby

2002
Spooks

as Adam Carter

2001
Charlotte Gray

as Peter Gregory

2000
North Square

as Alex Hay

1998
Hilary and Jackie

as Piers Du Pré

1998
The Student Prince

as The Prince

1998
Still Crazy

as Young Ray

1998
The Tribe

as Dietrich

1997
Bent

as Guard on Road

1997
Food of Love

as Head office

1997
Jane Eyre

as St John Rivers

1997
The Moth

as Stanley Thorman

1997
The Moth

as Stanley Thorman

1996
The Ring

as Gerhard von Gotthard

1996
The Ring

as Gerhard von Gotthard

1996
Cold Lazarus

as Policeman

1996
Cold Lazarus

as Militiaman

1995
Kavanagh Q.C.

as Lt. Ralph Kinross

1995
Cold Comfort Farm

as Dick Hawk-Monitor

1994
Fatherland

as Jost

1994
Black Beauty

as Wild-Looking Young Man

1992
Absolutely Fabulous

as Boy at Party

1989
1988
1987
French & Saunders

as Stage Manager

1983
Natural World

as Narrator

1964
Horizon

as Himself - Narrator