

Acting
Paul Rhys (born 19 December 1963) is a Welsh actor with an extensive career in theatre, radio, television and film. Rhys was born in Neath to working-class Catholic parents, Kathryn Ivory and Richard Charles Rhys, a labourer. He is of part-Irish descent on his mother's side. From the age of ten, he bred and trained horses, becoming a highly accomplished rider. A committed punk during his youth, Rhys sang in several bands. His first acting job was playing Liverpudlian judo expert Ralph in John Godber's hit play Bouncers, before leaving for London, where he qualified for his Equity card by...
Highest rated appearances

“Wuthering Heights”
as Heathcliff's Father

Love Lies Bleeding
as Jonathan

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Chopin

King Lear
as Edgar

The Haunting of Helen Walker
as Edward Goffe

Nina Takes a Lover
as Photographer

The Healer
as Dr. John Lassiter

Chaplin
as Sydney Chaplin

Rebecca's Daughters
as Anthony Raine

Becoming Colette
as Chapo

Vincent & Theo
as Theodore 'Theo' Van Gogh

102 Boulevard Haussmann
as Amable Massis