Mark Lewis Jones
Welsh actor (born 1964)
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Mark Lewis Jones (born 1964 or 1965) is a Welsh actor. He has played roles in a number of Welsh TV series, as well as other roles in a range of TV series and films. He is known for playing Rob Morgan in the comedy-drama series Stella (2012-2017), Steve Baldini in Keeping Faith (2017-2020) and King Charles III's Welsh teacher Edward Millward in the Netflix series The Crown. He also played First Order Captain Moden Canady in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). He has also had many stage roles, and is a voice actor on radio and video games.
Mark Lewis Jones | |
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| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 61–62) |
| Education | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Awards | BAFTA Cymru award for Best Actor in The Passing / Yr Ymadawiad |
Early life and education
Mark Lewis Jones was born in 1964 or 1965 in Rhosllannerchrugog, near Wrexham in Wales.[1][2]
He began acting as a teenager with the Clwyd Youth Theatre[3][1] and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.[4][1]
Career
Jones has acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company,[5] and at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.[1]
In the 1990s, he was given roles in TV series The Bill, Casualty, Soldier Soldier, and A Mind to Kill.[1] Other television roles include appearances in This Life, Holby City, Spooks, Murphy's Law, Waking the Dead, Torchwood. He played Detective Inspector Russell Bing in the police drama 55 Degrees North (2004).[citation needed] Jones played Detective Sergeant Ray Lloyd in police drama Murder Prevention in 2004.[6]
In 2001, Jones portrayed Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur and second husband of Igraine, in the American TV miniseries The Mists of Avalon.[7] In 2003 and 2004 he had roles in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Troy respectively.[8] From 2005 until 2008 he played Irfon in S4C's Con Passionate.[citation needed]
In 2006 he played Josi Evans in Stan Barstow and Diana Griffiths' film adaptation of the novel by Sian James, Calon Gaeth (Small country), shot in Welsh and English, and filmed on location in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecon, Glamorgan, and Oxford.[8] and, in 2007, Bryan Jones in Y Pris.[9]
In 2015, he had a lead role in The Passing (Yr Ymadawiad).[1]
Jones auditioned for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) but did not get the part. However, he was later offered the part of Captain Canady for the sequel, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). He appears prominently in the opening sequences and says he played the part with "a posh Welsh accent".[10]
He played Rob Morgan in the comedy-drama Stella (2012–2017), and Steve Baldini in the 2018 drama series Keeping Faith (2017–2020).[1]
Jones played prominent 1960s Welsh nationalist activist Dr Edward Millward in The Crown; Iwan Bevan in Jack Thorne's 2019 drama miniseries The Accident; and Tom Christie in the 6th series of Outlander. He had roles in Chernobyl (2019), Game of Thrones, and BBC's Welsh drama made-for-TV film Men Up.[1]
Other media appearances
In 2009, Jones was a guest in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, broadcast on 11 June on BBC Two Wales.[11]
Awards and nominations
In 2016, Jones won a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Actor in the 2015 film The Passing / Yr Ymadawiad.[1]
BAFTA Cymru Best Actor award nominations include: 2013 Awards for Stella; 2017 Awards for The Lighthouse; 2018 Awards for Keeping Faith; and in 2021 for Gangs of London.[citation needed]
Jones was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in June 2022.[citation needed]
In 2025, Jones was inducted to the Gorsedd at a ceremony during the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Wrexham.[12]
Personal life
Jones has four children. As of 2025[update] he is living in Cardiff.[1]
In 2014, Jones took part in the Marathon des Sables, in the Sahara Desert, with fellow Welsh actor Richard Harrington.[13] In April 2018, he ran the inaugural Wales Marathon held in Newport.[14]
Jones was one of the athletes taking part in IronMan Wales[15] on 3 September 2023 to raise money for Head for Change,[16] which will go direct to the education, care and support and potential treatments in rugby.
Jones is an ambassador for Believe Organ Donor Support,[17] Marie Curie UK,[18] and Cerebral Palsy Cymru.[19]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Morons from Outer Space | Godfrey | Credited as Mark Jones |
| 1986 | Valhalla | Voice of Odin | English version |
| 1989 | The Angry Earth | Guto | |
| 1990 | Paper Mask | Dr. Lloyd | |
| 1999 | Solomon & Gaenor | Crad Rees | |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Mr. Hogg | |
| The Measure of My Days | Escapee | Short | |
| 2004 | Troy | Tecton | |
| 2006 | Little White Lies | James, Dr. | |
| Hydra | Jones | Short | |
| Daddy's Girl | Eisner | ||
| Calon Gaeth | Josi | ||
| 2007 | Olas de verano | Steve Baldini | Short |
| 2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Brandon | |
| Caught in the Act | Alan Williams | ||
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Stone Mason Longstride | |
| The Cursed Mirror | Sir Oswallt | Short[citation needed] | |
| 2013 | A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day | Aethelwulf | |
| 2014 | Sniper: Legacy | Major Shope | Direct-to-video film |
| 2015 | Queen of the Desert | Frank Lascelles | |
| Just Jim | Donald | ||
| Child 44 | Tortoise | ||
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - A Night to Remember | Letho of Gulet (voice) | Short. English version | |
| Yr Ymadawiad | Stanley | Also English version: The Passing [20] | |
| 2016 | The Lighthouse | Thomas Griffiths | |
| Trespass Against Us | P.C. Pollock | ||
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Captain Moden Canady | |
| 2018 | Gwen | Mr. Wynne | |
| Apostle | Quinn | ||
| Partridge in a Bear Tree | Bear | Short | |
| 2019 | The Good Liar | Bryn | |
| 2020 | Rebecca | Inspector Welch | |
| 2021 | The Phantom of the Open | Cliff | |
| Munich – The Edge of War | Sir Osmund Cleverly | ||
| 2022 | Murmur | Roy | Short[citation needed] |
| 2023 | Bolan's Shoes | Geraint | [citation needed] |
| Y Sŵn | William Whitelaw | ||
| Sweetland | Moses Sweetland | ||
| 2024 | Portraits of Dangerous Women | Jon | [21] |
| 2025 | Madam | Father Donaghy | Short |
| 2026 | Box of Frogs | Patrick | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Shell Seekers | Danus | TV film |
| 1989, 1991 | The Play on One | Constable Davies / Ieuan | Two roles |
| 1991 | The Bill | Doctor | 1 episode |
| Heroes II: The Return | Royal Marine Maj. | ||
| 1992 | Between the Lines | P.C. Terry Gilzean | |
| 1995 | Casualty | Allsop | |
| A Mind to Kill | Geraint Humphries | ||
| 1996 | Soldier Soldier | Capt. Jonathan Bell | |
| Dangerfield | DI Dicky Sutton | ||
| 1996–1997 | This Life | Dale Jones | Recurring role |
| 1997 | Bride of War | Platoon Commander | 1 episode |
| 1999 | The Knock | David Ancrom | 4th series; main role |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Brian Price | |
| Jason and the Argonauts | Mopsus | Mini-series | |
| 2001 | The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells | Arthur Brownlow | Main role |
| Tales from Pleasure Beach | Dunk | Mini-series | |
| The Mists of Avalon | King Uther Pendragon | ||
| Score | Tony | TV film | |
| 2001–2002 | The Bench | Des Davies | Series regular |
| 2002 | A Mind to Kill | Gethin Purse | |
| Y Tŷ | Jim | Series regular | |
| Holby City | Reece King | ||
| Lenny Blue | DC Huw Morgan | TV film | |
| 2003 | Spooks | Mark Whooley | |
| Red Cap | Sgt. Gary Jennings | ||
| Triongl | Dewi | S4C drama | |
| 2004 | Murder Prevention | DS Ray Lloyd | |
| Lie with Me | Paul Stebbings | TV film | |
| Murphy's Law | Simpson | ||
| The Welsh in Shakespeare | Various | TV film[citation needed] | |
| 2005 | Waking the Dead | Tom McQueen | |
| 55 Degrees North | DI Russell Bing | Main role | |
| 2005–2008 | Con Passionate | Irfon | Series regular |
| 2006 | Torchwood | John Ellis | Episode "Out of Time" |
| Torchwood Declassified | Self / John Ellis | TV series[citation needed] | |
| Cravings | Eisner | ||
| Calon Gaeth | Josi Evans | ||
| Stick or Twist | Russ | Series regular | |
| Little White Lies | Dr. James | Series regular | |
| 2007–2008 | The Commander | DI/DCI Doug James | 4 episodes |
| 2007–2009 | Y Pris | Chief Constable Bryan Jones | Main role |
| 2008 | The Passion | Apostle Marcus | |
| 2009 | Zig Zag Love | Paul Carmichael | TV film[citation needed] |
| Law and Order UK | Mark Powell | Episode: "Love and Loss" | |
| Framed | Dafydd Hughes | TV film | |
| Crash | Mr. Hill | Episode: #1.6 | |
| Merlin | King Olaf | 1 episode | |
| A Child's Christmases in Wales | Geraint Rhys | TV film | |
| Welsh Greats | Himself - Presenter | [22] | |
| Top of the Cops | Himself / DCI Doug James | TV film[citation needed] | |
| Merlin: Secrets & Magic | Himself | TV series[citation needed] | |
| 2010 | Pen Talar | Max | Episode: #1.6 |
| Bouquet of Barbed Wire | Simon Clark | ||
| 2011 | Baker Boys | Pete | Series regular; 2 series |
| Game of Thrones | Shagga | 2 episodes | |
| Making of Game of Thrones | Shagga | Video[citation needed] | |
| Being Human | Richard Hargreaves | ||
| Silent Witness | D.I. Frank Skipper | ||
| 2012 | Silk | Sergeant Major Chris Pierce | 1 episode |
| Casualty | Caleb Flack | ||
| Titanic | David Evans | ||
| Sinbad | Azdi | Episode: "Eye of the Tiger" | |
| 2012–2013, 2015–2017 | Stella | Rob Morgan | Main role; series 1–2, 4–6 |
| 2013 | Talking to the Dead | DCI Owen Jackson | |
| Atlantis | Mac | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | 37 Days | David Lloyd George | |
| Under Milk Wood | Neighbour | TV film | |
| Puppy Love | Dave Wilson | ||
| 2015 | Hinterland | John Bell | 1 episode |
| Father Brown | Arnold Francis | ||
| 2016 | National Treasure | Gerry | Series regular |
| 2016–2018 | Byw Celwydd | Dylan Williams | Series regular; 3 series |
| 2017 | The Machine | Thompson | TV film |
| 2017–2020 | Keeping Faith | Steve Baldini | 3 series[23] |
| 2018 | Hidden | Endaf Elwy | 2 episodes |
| Flex Lewis: Superstar Bodybuilder | Himself - Narrator | TV film[citation needed] | |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | General Vladimir Pikalov | Mini-series; 2 episodes |
| Carnival Row | Magistrate Flute | Recurring role; series 1 | |
| The Accident | Iwan Bevan | 4 episodes | |
| The Crown | Dr. Edward Millward | "Tywysog Cymru" episode 6 | |
| 2020 | Gangs of London | Kinney Edwards | Main role; 5 episodes |
| Cyswllt (Mewn COVID) | Daf | S4C drama | |
| The Third Day | Jason | Mini-series; 6 episodes & 1 special | |
| 2021 | It's My Shout (I Am One) | Ron | Short Films from Wales[citation needed] |
| The Pact | Father Martin | 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Tuckers | Mad Malcom | Series 3, episode 1: "Hard Man"[citation needed] |
| Henry House | Dafydd Roberts | Pilot episode | |
| 2022–2023 | Outlander | Tom Christie | Season 6 & 7: 9 episodes |
| 2022, 2026 | Dal Y Mellt | Mici | S4C drama - aka Rough Cut. Series 1 & 2; 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Men Up | Eddie O'Connor | TV film[citation needed] |
| The Cleaner | Richard | Series 2, episode 6: "The Dead End" | |
| The Reckoning | Charles Hullighan | 3 episodes[24] | |
| Bodies | Andrew Morley | 3 episodes[citation needed] | |
| Men Up | Eddie O'Connor | TV film | |
| 2024 | The Way | Glynn | 3 episodes |
| Baby Reindeer | Gerald Dunn | Mini-series; 3 episodes | |
| The Red King | Gruffudd Prosser | 5 episodes[25] | |
| 2025 | Out There | Caleb Williams | Mini-series; 6 episodes |
| In the Room | General Livingston | Mini-series; 4 episodes | |
| The Light in the Hall | Rhys | Series 2; 6 episodes | |
| 2026 | Waiting for the Out | Matthew Hall | Episode: #1.6 |
| Agatha Christie's Seven Dials | Sir Oswald Coote | Mini-series; 3 episodes | |
| Death Valley | Gareth Merwin | Episode: #2.2 |
Theatre
- Aston, The Caretaker, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, 1990
- 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
- JB Feller in The Man Who Had All the Luck by Arthur Miller at The Donmar Warehouse, 28 February – 5 April 2008
- Sergeant-Major Reg Drummond in Privates on Parade by Peter Nichols at Noël Coward Theatre, 1 December 2012 – 2 March 2013
Video games
| Year | Title | Role (voice) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Risen | Master Pallas / Alvaro / Cormac / Ilumar / Nelson | English version |
| 2011 | Dragon Age II | Ser Emeric / Veld / Paivel / additional voices | |
| The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition | Letho of Gulet | English version | |
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine | Nemeroth / Thrax | ||
| Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | Kublai | English version | |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | Colonel Vrain / Darth Andru / additional voices | ||
| 2013 | Puppeteer | General Dog | |
| 2014 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Guido / Cleric / Scientist / Soldier | |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Letho of Gulet | English version |
| 2025 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition | Nemeroth / Thrax |
Radio
- Appeared in radio broadcasts of Cadfael and Cocaine[26]
- Samson in Julian Simpson's The Listener[27]