SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Rupert Penry-Jones

Born: 22 September 1970 (54 years old)
Gender: Male

Rate:

7.3

Add to Actor Favourites

Bio

Rupert Penry-Jones is an English actor best known for his role as Adam Carter in the crime drama television series Spooks, from 2004-2008.

He currently stars as DI Joseph Chandler in the crime drama television series Whitechapel, since 2009. He also stars as Clive Reader in Silk, since 2011.

Other television series he has had significant roles in include North Square (2000), Cambridge Spies (2003) and Casanova (2005).

He has also made guest appearances on numerous shows including French and Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous, Kavanagh QC, Cold Lazarus, Agatha Christie's Poirot and Burn Up.

Penry-Jones has also acted in several television movies including Fatherland, Cold Comfort Farm, The Ring, The Moth, Jane Eyre, The Prince of Hearts, Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction, Joe's Palace, The 39 Steps and Treasure Island.

He married actress Dervla Kirwan in August 2007 after a three-year engagement. The couple met in a theatre production, Dangerous Corner, in 2001 and have two children; Florence (born 1 May, 2004) and Peter (born 8 April, 2006).


Television Roles

Show

Character

Thomas Hamilton

Thomas Hamilton

Lt. Ralph Kinross

Clive Reader

Clive Reader

Clive Reader

Adam Carter

Adam Carter

Adam Carter

Adam Carter

Adam Carter

Mr. Quinlan

Mr. Quinlan

Mr. Quinlan

Himself

Squire Trelawney

DI Joe Chandler

DI Joe Chandler

DI Joe Chandler


LATEST ARTICLES

New on TV today: Saturday 19 July 2025

Mockumentary comedy St. Denis Medical debuts on M-Net and Dark Side of the Ring returns to eReality.


On Carte Blanche: fake cremation ashes of loved ones

It's one of our worst fears and something we've always been suspicious of. How do you know ashes are legit?


Scandal! Teasers - August 2025

Mthunzi has to accept the deal on the table but then he strikes gold and all bets are off.


Yosef Teasers - August 2025

Yosef gets saved by a stranger and Sultan has a cunning plan to get rid of Kiraz.


New on TV today: Friday 18 July 2025

The only new show today is a run of Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast on Disney+.


Skemergrond character portrait: Denver Vraagom as Dominee Wayne Ackerman

Seven years sober and Denver's taking on the role of Mr Hallelujah.


Soulmates Teasers - August 2025

Chiti secretly films Sachin, framing him as a drunk driver, and the vid goes viral.


New on TV today: Thursday 17 July 2025

SA is featured in Surf Girls International on Prime Video and M-Net unpacks an Anatomy of Lies.


2025 Emmy Awards Popcorn Pack

The headline nominees, other interesting ones, overall tallies and a giggle.


Anupama Teasers - August 2025

Prem and Rahi host a fun cricket match, bringing both families together for a joyful time.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.