
Celyn Jones
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".
38 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 38

Casualty
1986

Endeavour
2013

Shameless
2004

Torchwood
2006

Law & Order: UK
2009

Above Suspicion
2009

The Librarians: The Next Chapter
2025

A Touch of Cloth
2012

Jo
2013

Manhunt
2019

Shackleton
2002
The Bench
2001

Leaving
2012

The Current War
2018

Mr. Jones
2019

Submergence
2018

Lassie
2005

The Last Bus
2021

A Christmas Gift from Bob
2020

Six Minutes to Midnight
2020

Born a King
2019

On the Sea
2025

Hearts of Gold
2003

Set Fire to the Stars
2014

The Almond and the Seahorse
2022

Joe's Palace
2007

A Poet in New York
2014

Castles in the Sky
2014

Chuck Chuck Baby
2024

Swede Caroline
2024

Say My Name
2018
Black Church Bay
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The White Room
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Venice at Dawn
2022

Acrimonious
2020

Chasing Robert Barker
2015
In Hope of Nothing
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The Red Line
2014
