Paul Rhys (December 19, 1963), is a Welsh actor, best known for his television work.

Rhys was born in Neath, and studied at RADA. While there, he obtained his first major screen role, in Absolute Beginners (1986). The following year he appeared in the BBC serialisation of My Family and Other Animals. Since then he has seldom been off UK television screens. In 1995, he portrayed Simon Templar (aka "The Saint") for a series of radio plays. In 1998 he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his performance in King Lear.

He had a relationship with Australian actress Arkie Whiteley, with whom he appeared in Gallowglass; she died in 2001.

Filmography

• Vincent & Theo (1990)
• Rebecca's Daughters (1992)
• Chaplin (1992)
• From Hell (2001)
• Food of Love (2002)

Television

• Tumbledown (1989)
• Gallowglass (1992)
• Blood and Water (1995)
• A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
• King Lear (1998)
• Anna Karenina (2000)
• The Cazalets (2001)
• I Saw You (2002)
• The Deal (2003) (as Peter Mandelson)
• Beethoven (2005)
• The Ten Commandments (2006)

Theatre

• Hamlet (Young Vic)
• King Lear (as Edgar) (National Theatre)
• Long Day's Journey Into Night (Young Vic)
• Design for Living (Donmar Warehouse)
• Paul by Howard Brenton (National Theatre)
• Measure for Measure (National Theatre)
• The Invention of Love (National Theatre)

External links

• Paul Rhys at the Internet Movie Database