Rufus Jones
Skuespiller, Manusforfatter, Produsent
17. mai 1975 (50 år)
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]
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]
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Filmography
| 2025 | Christmas Karma · as Rupert Holly |
| 2025 | How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) · as Graham Holsten |
| 2025 | I Fought the Law (2025) · as Lord Goldsmith |
| 2025 | Cleaner · as Geoffrey Milton |
| 2024 | Rivals (2024) · as Paul Stratton |
| 2024 | Boarders · as George Tramley |
| 2023 | Wonka · as Jenkins |
| 2023 | Hijack · as Felix Staton |
| 2023 | FDR · as Theodore Roosevelt |
| 2023 | Black Ops (2023) · as Inspector Scholes |
| 2023 | Beyond Paradise · as Terrence Witham |
| 2022 | Funny Woman (2023) · as Mr. Magic |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding · as Tom |
| 2022 | Theodore Roosevelt · as Theodore Roosevelt |
| 2022 | Jacqueline Wilson's Little Darlings · as Mike |
| 2022 | Dodger · as Matthew Marshall |
| 2022 | Four Lives · as John Pape |
| 2021 | Silent Night · as Tony |
| 2021 | Whitstable Pearl · as Theo |
| 2021 | Creation Stories · as Bank Manager |
| 2019 | Frayed · as Wilko |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Home (2019) · as Peter |
| 2019 | Flack · as Mark |
| 2018 | Stan & Ollie · as Bernard Delfont |
| 2018 | Robozuna · as Vermis |
| 2018 | Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! · as Flying Scotsman (uk & Us) |
| 2018 | Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! · as Flying Scotsman (voice) |
| 2018 | Backstage At Live Aid · as Elton John |
| 2017 | Eric, Ernie and Me · as John Ammonds |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | The Foreigner · as Ian Wood |
| 2017 | Loaded (2017) · as Miles |
| 2017 | 101 Dalmatian Street · as Constantin |
| 2017 | Urban Myths · as Elton John |
| 2016 | The Ghoul · as Coulson |
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race · as The Flying Scotsman (voice) |
| 2016 | Camping · as Tom |
| 2016 | Stag · as Cosmo |
| 2016 | Tracey Ullman's Show · as Headteacher |
| 2015 | Bill · as Sir Walter Raleigh |
| 2015 | The Casual Vacancy · as Miles Mollison |
| 2014 | Paddington · as Third Geographer |
| 2014 | Trying Again · as Businessman 2 |
| 2014 | W1A · as David Wilkes |
| 2014 | Edge Of Heaven · as Prop Maartie |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 · as Charles |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | The Wrong Mans · as D.s. Brick |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | It's Kevin · as Various |
| 2013 | Bob Servant Independent · as Nick Edwards |
| 2013 | Common Ground · as Bill |
| 2012 | Hunderby · as Dr. Foggerty |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Lapland · as Julian |
| 2011 | Comedy Blaps · as Ralph Michaels |
| 2011 | Holy Flying Circus · as Terry Jones |
| 2011 | Fresh Meat · as MacauleyPå Plex |
| 2011 | Episodes · as Anthony Powner Smith |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Mongrels · as Nelson (voice) |
| 2010 | Rock & Chips · as Golden Egg Waiter |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret · as Dr. Professor Tigle |
| 2008 | Crooked House · as Niggs |
| 2008 | Dani's House · as Adam Twittfield |
| 2008 | Thank God You're Here (UK) · as Ensemble Cast |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Katy Brand's Big Ass Show · as Cast |
| 2007 | National Geographic: Situation Critical · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Little Princess · as Narrator |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Losing It · as Dr. Hall |
| 2005 | Secret Smile · as DavidPå Plex |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told · as Doctor |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Extras · as Journalist |
| 2005 | According To Bex · as Bridegroom |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple · as Horace Bindler |
| 2004 | Honorable Men · as Tyrone Powers |
| 2003 | Peep Show · as PeterPå Plex |
| 2002 | White Teeth · as Crispin |
| 2001 | Messiah · as Tv Reporter |
| 2000 | My FamilyPå Plex |
| 2000 | Doctors · as Giles Hamilton-Knight |
| 1998 | Comedy Lab · as Various |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders · as Talk Show HostPå Plex |
| 1984 | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends · as Flying Scotsman (uk & Us)På Plex |
| 1980 | Mystery! · as Horace Bindler |
| 2013 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 |
| 2019 | Home (2019) · as Associate Producer |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Home (2019) · as Written By |
| 2012 | Cardinal Burns · as Additional Material |
| 2009 | The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson · as Written By |
| 1998 | Comedy Lab · as Written By |