Wikipedia / Mark Lewis Jones
Wikipedia / Mark Lewis Jones
Mark Lewis Jones (born ) is a Welsh actor. He has played roles in a number of Welsh TV series, as well as other roles in a range of TV series and films. He is known for playing Rob Morgan in the comedy-drama series Stella (2012-2017), Steve Baldini in Keeping Faith (2017-2020) and King Charles III's Welsh teacher Edward Millward in the Netflix series The Crown. He also played First Order Captain Moden Canady in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). He has also had many stage roles, and is a voice actor on radio and video games.
Early life and education
Mark Lewis Jones was born in in Rhosllannerchrugog, near Wrexham in Wales.
He began acting as a teenager with the Clwyd Youth Theatre and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Career
Jones has acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
In the 1990s, he was given roles in TV series The Bill, Casualty, Soldier Soldier, and A Mind to Kill. Other television roles include appearances in This Life, Holby City, Spooks, Murphy's Law, Waking the Dead, Torchwood. He played Detective Inspector Russell Bing in the police drama 55 Degrees North (2004). Jones played Detective Sergeant Ray Lloyd in police drama Murder Prevention in 2004.
In 2001, Jones portrayed Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur and second husband of Igraine, in the American TV miniseries The Mists of Avalon. In 2003 and 2004 he had roles in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Troy respectively. From 2005 until 2008 he played Irfon in S4C's Con Passionate.
In 2006 he played Josi Evans in Stan Barstow and Diana Griffiths' film adaptation of the novel by Sian James, Calon Gaeth (Small country), shot in Welsh and English, and filmed on location in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecon, Glamorgan, and Oxford. and, in 2007, Bryan Jones in Y Pris.
In 2015, he had a lead role in The Passing (Yr Ymadawiad).
Jones auditioned for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) but did not get the part. However, he was later offered the part of Captain Canady for the sequel, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). He appears prominently in the opening sequences and says he played the part with "a posh Welsh accent".
He played Rob Morgan in the comedy-drama Stella (2012–2017), and Steve Baldini in the 2018 drama series Keeping Faith (2017–2020).
Jones played prominent 1960s Welsh nationalist activist Dr Edward Millward in The Crown; Iwan Bevan in Jack Thorne's 2019 drama miniseries The Accident; and Tom Christie in the 6th series of Outlander. He had roles in Chernobyl (2019), Game of Thrones, and BBC's Welsh drama made-for-TV film Men Up.
He plays Caleb in the 2025 ITVX thriller Out There.
Jones will voice the character Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, which is to be dubbed into Welsh for the first time as the film prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2027.
Other media appearances
In 2009, Jones was a guest in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, broadcast on 11 June on BBC Two Wales.
Awards and nominations
In 2016, Jones won a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Actor in the 2015 film The Passing / Yr Ymadawiad.
BAFTA Cymru Best Actor award nominations include: 2013 Awards for Stella; 2017 Awards for The Lighthouse; 2018 Awards for Keeping Faith; and in 2021 for Gangs of London.
Jones was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in June 2022.
In 2025, Jones was inducted to the Gorsedd at a ceremony during the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Wrexham.
Personal life
Jones has four children. he is living in Cardiff.
In 2014, Jones took part in the Marathon des Sables, in the Sahara Desert, with fellow Welsh actor Richard Harrington. In April 2018, he ran the inaugural Wales Marathon held in Newport.
Jones was one of the athletes taking part in IronMan Wales on 3 September 2023 to raise money for Head for Change, which will go direct to the education, care and support and potential treatments in rugby.
Jones is an ambassador for Believe Organ Donor Support, Marie Curie UK, and Cerebral Palsy Cymru.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1985 | Godfrey | Credited as Mark Jones | |
1986 | Voice of Odin | English version | |
1989 | The Angry Earth | Guto | |
1990 | Dr. Lloyd | ||
1999 | Crad Rees | ||
2003 | Mr. Hogg | ||
The Measure of My Days | Escapee | Short | |
2004 | Tecton | ||
2006 | Little White Lies | James, Dr. | |
Hydra | Jones | Short | |
Daddy's Girl | Eisner | ||
Calon Gaeth | Josi | ||
2007 | Olas de verano | Steve Baldini | Short |
2008 | Brandon | ||
Caught in the Act | Alan Williams | ||
2010 | Stone Mason Longstride | ||
The Cursed Mirror | Sir Oswallt | Short | |
2013 | A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day | Aethelwulf | |
2014 | Major Shope | Direct-to-video film | |
2015 | Frank Lascelles | ||
Donald | |||
Tortoise | |||
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - A Night to Remember | Letho of Gulet (voice) | Short. English version | |
Stanley | Also English version: The Passing | ||
2016 | Thomas Griffiths | ||
P.C. Pollock | |||
2017 | Captain Moden Canady | ||
2018 | Mr. Wynne | ||
Quinn | |||
Partridge in a Bear Tree | Bear | Short | |
2019 | Bryn | ||
2020 | Inspector Welch | ||
2021 | Cliff | ||
Sir Osmund Cleverly | |||
2022 | Murmur | Roy | Short |
2023 | Geraint | ||
Moses Sweetland | |||
2024 | Portraits of Dangerous Women | Jon | |
2025 | Madam | Father Donaghy | Short |
2026 | Box of Frogs | Patrick | Short |
Welsh dub of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1989 | Danus | TV film | |
1989, 1991 | The Play on One | Constable Davies / Ieuan | Two roles |
1991 | Doctor | 1 episode | |
Royal Marine Maj. | |||
1992 | P.C. Terry Gilzean | ||
1995 | Allsop | ||
Geraint Humphries | |||
1996 | Capt. Jonathan Bell | ||
DI Dicky Sutton | |||
1996–1997 | Dale Jones | Recurring role | |
1997 | Bride of War | Platoon Commander | 1 episode |
1999 | David Ancrom | 4th series; main role | |
2000 | Brian Price | ||
Mopsus | Mini-series | ||
2001 | Arthur Brownlow | Main role | |
Dunk | Mini-series | ||
King Uther Pendragon | |||
Score | Tony | TV film | |
2001–2002 | Des Davies | Series regular | |
2002 | Gethin Purse | ||
Jim | Series regular | ||
Reece King | |||
Lenny Blue | DC Huw Morgan | TV film | |
2003 | Mark Whooley | ||
Sgt. Gary Jennings | |||
Triongl | Dewi | S4C drama | |
2004 | DS Ray Lloyd | ||
Lie with Me | Paul Stebbings | TV film | |
Simpson | |||
The Welsh in Shakespeare | Various | TV film | |
2005 | Tom McQueen | ||
DI Russell Bing | Main role | ||
2005–2008 | Irfon | Series regular | |
2006 | John Ellis | Episode "Out of Time" | |
Self / John Ellis | TV series | ||
Cravings | Eisner | ||
Josi Evans | |||
Stick or Twist | Russ | Series regular | |
Little White Lies | Dr. James | Series regular | |
2007–2008 | DI/DCI Doug James | 4 episodes | |
2007–2009 | Chief Constable Bryan Jones | Main role | |
2008 | Apostle Marcus | ||
2009 | Zig Zag Love | Paul Carmichael | TV film |
Mark Powell | Episode: "Love and Loss" | ||
Dafydd Hughes | TV film | ||
Mr. Hill | Episode: #1.6 | ||
1 episode | |||
Geraint Rhys | TV film | ||
Welsh Greats | Himself - Presenter | ||
Top of the Cops | Himself / DCI Doug James | TV film | |
Merlin: Secrets & Magic | Himself | TV series | |
2010 | Max | Episode: #1.6 | |
Simon Clark | |||
2011 | Pete | Series regular; 2 series | |
2 episodes | |||
Making of Game of Thrones | Shagga | Video | |
Richard Hargreaves | |||
D.I. Frank Skipper | |||
2012 | Sergeant Major Chris Pierce | 1 episode | |
Caleb Flack | |||
David Evans | |||
Azdi | Episode: "Eye of the Tiger" | ||
2012–2013, 2015–2017 | Rob Morgan | Main role; series 1–2, 4–6 | |
2013 | DCI Owen Jackson | ||
Mac | 1 episode | ||
2014 | |||
Under Milk Wood | Neighbour | TV film | |
Puppy Love | Dave Wilson | ||
2015 | John Bell | 1 episode | |
Arnold Francis | |||
2016 | Gerry | Series regular | |
2016–2018 | Dylan Williams | Series regular; 3 series | |
2017 | The Machine | Thompson | TV film |
2017–2020 | Steve Baldini | 3 series | |
2018 | Endaf Elwy | 2 episodes | |
Flex Lewis: Superstar Bodybuilder | Himself - Narrator | TV film | |
2019 | General Vladimir Pikalov | Mini-series; 2 episodes | |
Magistrate Flute | Recurring role; series 1 | ||
Iwan Bevan | 4 episodes | ||
"Tywysog Cymru" episode 6 | |||
2020 | Kinney Edwards | Main role; 5 episodes | |
Cyswllt (Mewn COVID) | Daf | S4C drama | |
Jason | Mini-series; 6 episodes & 1 special | ||
2021 | It's My Shout (I Am One) | Ron | Short Films from Wales |
Father Martin | 3 episodes | ||
2022 | The Tuckers | Mad Malcom | Series 3, episode 1: "Hard Man" |
Henry House | Dafydd Roberts | Pilot episode | |
2022–2023 | Tom Christie | Season 6 & 7: 9 episodes | |
2022, 2026 | Dal Y Mellt | Mici | S4C drama - aka Rough Cut. Series 1 & 2; 8 episodes |
2023 | Men Up | Eddie O'Connor | TV film |
Richard | Series 2, episode 6: "The Dead End" | ||
Charles Hullighan | 3 episodes | ||
Andrew Morley | 3 episodes | ||
Eddie O'Connor | TV film | ||
2024 | Glynn | 3 episodes | |
Gerald Dunn | Mini-series; 3 episodes | ||
Gruffudd Prosser | 5 episodes | ||
2025 | Caleb Williams | Mini-series; 6 episodes | |
In the Room | General Livingston | Mini-series; 4 episodes | |
Rhys | Series 2; 6 episodes | ||
2026 | Matthew Hall | Episode: #1.6 | |
Sir Oswald Coote | Mini-series; 3 episodes | ||
Gareth Merwin | Episode: #2.2 |
Theatre
Aston, The Caretaker, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, 1990
Lord Grey and Henry (Earl of Richmond), Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, London, 1993
Leontes, The Winter's Tale, Globe Theatre, London, 1997
Milantius, The Maid's Tragedy, Globe Theatre, 1997
Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Globe Theatre, 1999
Taurus, Diomedes, and Sextus Pompeius, Antony and Cleopatra, Globe Theatre, 1999
Appeared as Billy, Cardiff East, as Willy Nilly, Under Milk Wood, and as Bonario, Volpone, all National Theatre, London; as Costard, Love's Labour's Lost, as Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice, and as Ferdinand, The Tempest, all Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England; as Tristram, Morte d'Arthur, and as Florizel and Antigonas, The Winter's Tale, both Lyric Theatre, London; as a pioneer, Ingolstadt, Gate Theatre; and as Danton and father, Snow Palace, Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, Yorkshire, England
JB Feller in The Man Who Had All the Luck by Arthur Miller at The Donmar Warehouse, 28 February – 5 April 2008
Sergeant-Major Reg Drummond in Privates on Parade by Peter Nichols at Noël Coward Theatre, 1 December 2012 – 2 March 2013
Video games
Year | Title | Role (voice) | Notes |
2009 | Master Pallas / Alvaro / Cormac / Ilumar / Nelson | English version | |
2011 | Ser Emeric / Veld / Paivel / additional voices | ||
Letho of Gulet | English version | ||
Nemeroth / Thrax | |||
Kublai | English version | ||
Colonel Vrain / Darth Andru / additional voices | |||
2013 | General Dog | ||
2014 | Guido / Cleric / Scientist / Soldier | ||
2015 | Letho of Gulet | English version | |
2025 | Nemeroth / Thrax |
Radio
Appeared in radio broadcasts of Cadfael and Cocaine
Samson in Julian Simpson's The Listener
References
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