
Celyn Jones
Biography
Celyn Jones is a Welsh actor born and raised in Holyhead on the island of Anglesey. His father was a sailor and mother a baker. Aged 15 Celyn attended the Manchester Youth Theatre where he gained life long creative & personal relationships. At 18 he won a scholarship to the prestigious Oxford School of Drama where he received a strong classical training. Since graduating he has secured a reputation as a very talented and versatile character actor. On TV & Film he has worked with some of the most talented and respected Directors & Actors around. Throughout his career he's returned to the Theatre and achieved critical success with each performance be it playing a "Definitive" Tony Lumpkin in "She Stoops to Conquer" or in cutting edge new plays like Gary Owen's "Ghost City" which played in Cardiff, London and New York or in Kaite O'Reilly's powerful "The Almond and the Seahorse" where his performance was described as "Superb" "Brilliant" "Captivating and Masterful".
Filmography

Endeavour
2013 · 8.1

Shameless
2004 · 7.5

Born a King
2019 · 7.4

Torchwood
2006 · 7.3

A Touch of Cloth
2012 · 7.2

Shackleton
2002 · 7.2

Say My Name
2018 · 7.2

Manhunt
2019 · 7.1

Law & Order: UK
2009 · 7.0

Above Suspicion
2009 · 7.0
The Bench
2001 · 7.0

On the Sea
2025 · 6.9

Mr. Jones
2019 · 6.7

A Christmas Gift from Bob
2020 · 6.7

Chuck Chuck Baby
2024 · 6.7

The Current War
2018 · 6.7

The Librarians: The Next Chapter
2025 · 6.6

The Last Bus
2021 · 6.5

Lassie
2005 · 6.4

Jo
2013 · 6.3

Hearts of Gold
2003 · 6.3

Casualty
1986 · 6.2

Leaving
2012 · 6.2

Six Minutes to Midnight
2020 · 6.2

Castles in the Sky
2014 · 6.0

Joe's Palace
2007 · 5.9

Set Fire to the Stars
2014 · 5.6

Submergence
2018 · 5.5

A Poet in New York
2014 · 5.1

The Almond and the Seahorse
2022 · 4.9

Swede Caroline
2024 · 4.9

Chasing Robert Barker
2015 · 4.0

Acrimonious
2020 · 0.0
The White Room
— · 0.0

Black Church Bay
2026 · 0.0

Mine for a Moment
— · 0.0
A Visit to Grandpa’s
— · 0.0

Venice at Dawn
2022 · 0.0
In Hope of Nothing
— · 0.0

The Red Line
2014 · 0.0