Rupert Penry-Jones
Rupert Penry-Jones
Rupert William Penry-Jonesis an English actor, known for his role as Adam Carter in the BBC One spy drama series Spooks, as Clive Reader QC in BBC One legal drama Silk and policeman DI Joseph Chandler in the ITV murder mystery series Whitechapel...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 September 1970
thinking parent rejection
My parents didnt want me to be an actor. They didnt think I could take the rejection, and I have to say they were probably right.
thinking hair want
I'm worried about losing my hair. I think if I lost my hair, I'd lose a lot of parts. And I don't want to get fat. I'm always worried about that.
crush dying enjoy female meet party
What I really enjoy is when someone who I used to have a crush on, a female from my industry, comes up to me at a party and says, 'Oh, I've been dying to meet you. I've had such a crush on you.'
hard
Working hard as an actor means you're doing what you want to do.
boxed boxing difficult incredibly life sports training
I've never boxed before in my life. I've had one day's training at a boxing gym, and it's an incredibly difficult sport.
jogging machines means pool produces swim waves
Our pool is outdoors, but it's heated, and I've got one of those machines that produces waves you have to swim against; like a jogging treadmill, really, only it's in water. Basically, it means you can have a small pool, swim for miles, and get nowhere.
nice careers matter
Being rejected is not nice, and it never gets any easier no matter where you are in your career.
friday night hair
Friday is my night for letting my hair down, and once a month a group of my old male friends will come down and stay at our house in Hampshire.
earning nannies pay
I pay our nanny more than Im earning.
believe reality world
The ability to suspend reality and go into a make-believe world can be really, really difficult if there's something really big going on.
theatre world radio
I know one thing - if I didn't have TV and theatre and radio, the world would be a much more boring place.
taken exercise term
I've always taken a lot of exercise - I get a bit depressed if I don't. In terms of food, I'm a bit of a grazer.
play mad able
To be able to play Jack Kerouac or Sal Paradise, it's mad to me.
children ideas people
I get very few nasty letters. A few from people who disapprove of the fact that I'm getting naked on television yet again. I don't know why - I suppose they don't like the idea that I'm doing that while I'm married with children.