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
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.
good people suddenly time
You just worry that your time is up. It's not that people suddenly go, 'Oh, actually they're not very good any more,' but sometimes, well, your time is up. There are a lot of actors out there who just disappear.
people
It's always nice to have people say you're good-looking. But I do get told I'm not right for parts because I'm too good-looking.
hard
Working hard as an actor means you're doing what you want to do.
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.'
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.
I always felt like acting was something I could just do if I wanted, which was wrong.
My parents didn't want me to be an actor. They didn't think I could take the rejection, and I have to say they were probably right.
career love loves
I have two beautiful children, a wife who loves me very much and who I love - and my career is going well, too.
nice careers matter
Being rejected is not nice, and it never gets any easier no matter where you are in your career.
hate feelings stuff
I hate feeling full, so Christmas is about the only time I really stuff myself.
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.
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.
earning nannies pay
I pay our nanny more than Im earning.