
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
June 4, 1979 (age 46)
Place of Birth
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Also Known As
Cel Jones
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".
Known For

TV
Casualty
Rob Hamley
1986

TV
Endeavour
Jenkins
2013

TV
Shameless
Joss
2004

TV
Torchwood
Gary
2006

TV
Law & Order: UK
Ellis Bevan
2009

TV
Manhunt
Levi Bellfield
2019

TV
Above Suspicion
DS Paul Barolli
2009

TV
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
Cupid
2025

TV
A Touch of Cloth
Villager 2
2012

TV
Shackleton
Perce Blackborow
2002

TV
Jo
Normand
2013
TV
The Bench
Rowan Kelly
2001

Film
Lassie
Snickers
2005

Film
The Current War
Sherman Quincy
2018

TV
Leaving
Hugh
2012

Film
Mr. Jones
Matthew
2019

Film
Six Minutes to Midnight
Corporal Willis
2020

Film
The Last Bus
Dr Martin
2021

Film
Submergence
Thumbs
2017

Film
A Christmas Gift from Bob
Mick
2020
Filmography
2025FilmA Magnificent Lifeas (voice)2025FilmOn the Seaas Dyfan2025TVThe Librarians: The Next Chapteras Cupid2024FilmChuck Chuck Babyas Gary2024FilmSwede Carolineas Willy2022FilmThe Almond and the Seahorseas Joe2022FilmVenice at Dawnas Detective Symonds2021FilmThe Last Busas Dr Martin2020FilmA Christmas Gift from Bobas Mick2020FilmSix Minutes to Midnightas Corporal Willis2020FilmAcrimoniousas Shaun2019FilmMr. Jonesas Matthew2019FilmBorn a Kingas Winston Churchill2019TVManhuntas Levi Bellfield2018FilmSay My Nameas Kipper Jones2018FilmThe Current Waras Sherman Quincy2017FilmSubmergenceas Thumbs2015FilmChasing Robert Barkeras Blonde man2014FilmSet Fire to the Starsas Dylan Thomas2014FilmThe Red Line2014FilmCastles in the Skyas Edward 'Taffy' Bowen2014FilmA Poet in New Yorkas Felix Gertsman2013TVEndeavouras Jenkins2013TVJoas Normand2012TVLeavingas Hugh2012TVA Touch of Clothas Villager 22009TVLaw & Order: UKas Ellis Bevan2009TVAbove Suspicionas DS Paul Barolli2007FilmJoe's Palaceas Whittle2006TVTorchwoodas Gary2005FilmLassieas Snickers2004TVShamelessas Joss2003FilmHearts of Goldas Trevor Lewis2002TVShackletonas Perce Blackborow2001TVThe Benchas Rowan Kelly1986TVCasualtyas Rob Hamley—FilmThe White Roomas Father Marcus—FilmIn Hope of Nothingas Lenard—FilmBlack Church Bay