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Rufus Jones

Rufus Jones

Acting1975 London, England, UK

Biography

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). Jones began his career as one fifth of the comedy group Dutch Elm Conservatoire.

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.

His 2013 role as Nick Edwards, the slimy opposing candidate to Bob Servant, brought him recognition in the cult BBC Four Neil Forsyth comedy Bob Servant.

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.

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.

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. A second series was broadcast in February and March 2020.[13]

Acting History

2025
Christmas Karma
as Rupert Holly
Cleaner
as Geoffrey Milton
I Fought the Law
TVas Lord Goldsmith
2024
Whitstable Pearl
TVas Theo1 eps
Rivals
TVas Paul Stratton8 eps
2023
Wonka
as Jenkins
FDR
TVas Theodore Roosevelt3 eps
Beyond Paradise
TVas Terrence Witham1 eps
Hijack
TVas Felix Staton1 eps
2022
2021
Creation Stories
as Bank Manager
2019
Home
TVas Peter
Flack
TVas Mark
Frayed
TVas Wilko
2018
Stan & Ollie
as Bernard Delfont
Inside No. 9
TVas Charles1 eps
Urban Myths
TVas Elton John1 eps
2017
The Foreigner
as Ian Wood
The Ghoul
as Coulson
Eric, Ernie and Me
as John Ammonds
2016
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
as The Flying Scotsman (voice)
Camping
TVas Tom
Stag
TVas Cosmo
2015
Bill
as Sir Walter Raleigh
The Casual Vacancy
TVas Miles Mollison3 eps
2014
Honeysuckle
as Simon
Paddington
as Third Geographer
Episodes
TVas Anthony Powner Smith1 eps
W1A
TVas David Wilkes
Edge of Heaven
TVas Prop Maartie
2013
Bob Servant
TVas Nick Edwards
Agatha Christie's Marple
TVas Horace Bindler1 eps
The Wrong Mans
TVas D.S. Brick
It's Kevin
TVas Various
2012
Hunderby
TVas Dr. Foggerty
2011
Lapland
as Julian
Holy Flying Circus
as Terry Jones
Fresh Meat
TVas Macauley
Comedy Blaps
TVas Ralph Michaels
2009
Peep Show
TVas Peter1 eps
2008
Midsomer Murders
TVas Talk Show Host1 eps
Crooked House
TVas Niggs
2007
National Geographic: Situation Critical
TVas Narrator (voice) / Narrator (Voice)
2006
Losing It
as Dr. Hall
Extras
TVas Journalist1 eps
2004
Honorable Men
as Tyrone Powers
2001
Messiah
TVas TV Reporter

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/17/1975(50 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK