Rufus Jones (actor)
Rufus Jones | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Jones in 2011 | |
| Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[1] London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Notable work | Hunderby Camping W1A Home |
Rufus Jones (born 1975) is an English actor known for his appearances on television which include David Wilkes in W1A, Dr. Foggerty in Hunderby, Tom in Camping, and Peter in Home (which he also wrote).
Early life
[edit]Jones was born in London, and educated at Latymer Upper School and the University of Cambridge, where he studied English.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Jones began his career as one fifth of the comedy group Dutch Elm Conservatoire.[5][4]
On television, he is known for playing Doctor Foggerty in Julia Davis's award-winning dark comedy Hunderby, producer David Wilkes in W1A, and Miles Mollison in the BBC television mini series The Casual Vacancy. He also played Terry Jones in the BBC Four BAFTA-nominated Holy Flying Circus, Cosmo in comedy-drama Stag, and Tom in Julia Davis's Camping. In 2006, Jones appeared as the journalist in series 2 episode 3 of the BBC comedy Extras.
Other credits include Mongrels (in which he voiced Nelson the fox), William & Sinclair for Sky Atlantic's Common Ground season, Episodes, It's Kevin, The Wrong Mans, Fresh Meat (series 2), Toast of London, House of Fools, Extras, Lead Balloon, Peep Show, Crooked House, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Love Soup, Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, Green Green Grass, My Family, Losing It, Secret Smile, White Teeth, and Edge of Heaven. In 2011, Jones starred in the one-off BBC Christmas show Lapland.[6]
His 2013 role as Nick Edwards, the slimy opposing candidate to Bob Servant, brought him recognition in the cult BBC Four[7] Neil Forsyth comedy Bob Servant.[8]
Jones has written for Angelos Epithemiou, Mitchell & Webb, the MTV series Fur TV, Jon Culshaw and many others. He was script consultant on E4's Cardinal Burns.
In 2012, he began portraying entrepreneur James Reed in adverts for reed.co.uk.[9]
As a voiceover artist, Jones has worked on numerous commercials, as well as games such as Fable III, Killzone and Xenoblade Chronicles. In 2016, he joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends, as the voice of Flying Scotsman. Most recently, he has voiced Vermis in Robozuna for ITV/Netflix, various characters in Sadie Sparks for Disney, Constantin in 101 Dalmatian Street for Disney, and is the narrator for the Little Princess.
In 2016, he played Coulson in the BAFTA nominated psychological thriller The Ghoul (directed by Gareth Tunley), and starred as Richard in the West End production of Dead Funny at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.[10]
More recent film work includes Paddington and Woody in The Foreigner with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan. He also played Bernard Delfont in Stan & Ollie with Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly, released in January 2019.
In 2018, Jones starred with Anna Paquin in Flack for Pop/W channel, released in February 2019. He also filmed Home, a 6 part series for Channel 4, that he also wrote, which began airing in March 2019.[11][12] A second series was broadcast in February and March 2020.[13]
Awards and nominations
[edit]In 2005, Jones was nominated for the Perrier Award with sketch group Dutch Elm Conservatoire.[14]
Other work
[edit]Rufus has appeared on a number of podcasts including The QuaranTea Break Podcast[15] with Simon Ward, Box of Delights,[16] Rule Of Three[17] and the Pilot TV Podcast.[18]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Honorable Men | Tyrone Powers | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Cut and Paste | Dr. Murray Sachs | Short film |
| 2014 | The Cunning Woman | Matt (voice) | Short film |
| Channel M | Various | Short film | |
| Gutpunch | Roddy | Short film | |
| Paddington | Third Geographer | ||
| 2015 | Honeysuckle | Simon | Short film |
| Bill | Sir Walter Raleigh | ||
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Flying Scotsman (voice) | UK/US versions |
| The Ghoul | Coulson | ||
| 2017 | The Foreigner | Ian Wood | |
| 2018 | Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! | Flying Scotsman (voice) | UK/US versions |
| Stan & Ollie | Bernard Delfont | ||
| 2021 | Silent Night | Tony | |
| Creation Stories | Bank Manager | ||
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Tom | |
| 2023 | Wonka | Jenkins | |
| 2025 | Cleaner | Geoffrey Milton | Post-production |
| TBA | Christmas Karma | TBA | In production[19] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | White Teeth | Crispin | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Messiah: The Promise | TV Reporter | 2 episodes |
| 2004, 2006 | My Family | Gay Guy / Delegate | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | According to Bex | Bridegroom | Episode: "The Time Warp" |
| ShakespeaRe-Told | Doctor | Episode: "Much Ado About Nothing" | |
| Secret Smile | David | Episode #1.1 | |
| 2006 | Extras | Journalist | Series 2 episode 3 |
| Losing It | Dr. Hall | Television film | |
| 2006, 2010 | Comedy Lab | Various | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Under One Roof | Various | Television film |
| Lead Balloon | Brendan Carter / Vince | Episode: "Idiot" | |
| The Green Green Grass | Adrian | Episode: "Fifteen Minutes" | |
| Sold | Chris | Episode #1.6 | |
| 2007–2009 | Katy Brand's Big Ass Show | 11 episodes | |
| 2008 | Doctors | Giles Hamilton-Knight | Episode: "Witness to a Wedding" |
| Midsomer Murders | Talk Show Host | Episode: "Talking to the Dead" | |
| Thank God You're Here | Ensemble Cast | 6 episodes | |
| Love Soup | Andy | Episode: "The Menaced Assassin" | |
| Crooked House | Niggs Johnson | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Peep Show | Peter | Episode: "Jeremy in Love" |
| 2010 | Pete versus Life | Anna's Brother | Episode: "Eco Warrior" |
| Dani's House | Adam Twittfield | Episode: "Chat Show" | |
| 2010–2011 | Mongrels | Nelson (voice) | 17 episodes |
| 2011 | Rock & Chips | Golden Egg Waiter | Episode: "The Frog and the Pussycat" |
| Holy Flying Circus | Terry Jones / Jones the Wife / Bishop | Television film | |
| Lapland | Julian | Television film | |
| 2012 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Dr. Professor Tigle | Episode: "How the Liver and the Salad Conspired to Ruin Todd's Good Deed" |
| Pixelface | Pilot | Episode: "Come Fly with Me" | |
| Fresh Meat | Macauley | Episode #2.3 | |
| 2012–2015 | Hunderby | Dr. Foggerty | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Edge of Heaven | Prop Maartie | 5 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | Episodes | Anthony Powner Smith | 2 episodes |
| W1A | David Wilkes | Series 1: Supporting Series 2–3: Main | |
| 2018 | Thomas & Friends | Flying Scotsman (voice) | UK/US versions Episode: "Confusion Without Delay" |
| 2019 | Home | Peter | Series 1 |
| 2018–2019 | Robozuna | Vermis, Sergeant Farrago, Luca (voices) | [20] |
| 2019–2020 | 101 Dalmatian Street | Hugo, Constantin, Cuddles (voices) | 9 episodes |
| 2022 | Four Lives | John Pape | |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore Roosevelt | 2 episodes[21][22][23] | |
| Dodger | Matthew Marshall | Episode: "Train" | |
| 2023 | FDR | Theodore Roosevelt | |
| Funny Woman | Mr Magic | Episode #1.3 | |
| Beyond Paradise | Terrance Witham | Episode #1.3 | |
| Black Ops | Inspector Scholes | Episode #1.1 | |
| Hijack | Felix Staton | Episode: "Comply Slowly" | |
| 2024 | Rivals | Paul Stratton | 8 episodes[24] |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Killzone 2 | Helghast | [20] |
| 2011 | Killzone 3 | Helghast | [20] |
| 2011 | Xenoblade Chronicles | Dunban | [20] |
| 2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Dunban | Archive audio |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Dunban | Archive audio |
| 2021 | Bravely Default II | Sir Sloan | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ McGarrigle, Clyde (10 March 2019). "Rufus Jones: 'The 2007 crisis was partly my fault'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Latymer Upper Leads Local Tributes to Alan Rickman". actonw3.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Rufus Jones interview - Home". British Comedy Guide. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b McGarrigle, Clyde (10 March 2019). "Rufus Jones: 'The 2007 crisis was partly my fault'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Rufus Jones Interview". henryarlington.com. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Lapland – Christmas Special". The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "BBC 4 Bob Servant website". Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Bob Servant – Official Site". Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Reed.co.uk rockets team to space in 'Love Mondays' spot". Campaign. 28 September 2012.
- ^ "The Dead Funny Play London, Tickets and Everything About Show". vaudeville-theatre.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Rufus Jones reveals why he had to tackle the "terrifying" challenge of writing Channel 4's refugee sitcom Home". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Rufus Jones on why now's time for a comedy about the refugee crisis". inews.co.uk. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Home series and episodes list". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ McGarrigle, Clyde (10 March 2019). "Rufus Jones: 'The 2007 crisis was partly my fault'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "The QuaranTea Break Podcast: Ep 2: Rufus Jones – talking Channel 4's Home series 3, getting naked on TV and lockdown home schooling on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Box of Delights: Rufus Jones' Home on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Rule Of Three: Rufus Jones on Midnight Run on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Pilot TV Podcast #74: I Am Not Okay With This, Altered Carbon, And Flesh And Blood. Ft. guest host Rufus Jones". Empire. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Lattila, Maria (18 April 2024). "Kunal Nayyar to lead the ensemble cast for Gurinder Chadha's Christmas Karma". filmstories.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Rufus Jones (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 28 February 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Theodore Roosevelt Two-Night Event Premieres Memorial Day at 8/7c". history.com.
- ^ Jeffrey, Andrew (11 February 2022). "History sets air date for presidential miniseries on Theodore Roosevelt". Realscreen. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ White, Peter (7 May 2020). "'Lincoln' & 'Theodore Roosevelt' Miniseries Lead History Slate As A+E Networks Expands Relationship With Leonardo DiCaprio & Doris Kearns Goodwin". Deadline. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Victoria Smurfit and Aidan Turner star in adaptation of racy Jilly Cooper novel". Independent.ie. 21 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Rufus Jones at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- Living people
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- English male comedians
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- English male voice actors
- Male actors from London
- People educated at Latymer Upper School
- 1970s births
- Comedians from London