Rufus Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1975 (age 51)
- Birthplace
- 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]
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Filmography
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
Movie · as Richard Move
Rivals: The Official Podcast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cleaner
Movie · as Geoffrey Milton
Christmas Karma
Movie · as Rupert Holly
I Fought the Law
TV · as Lord Goldsmith · 2 eps
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom
Movie · as Self / Dad
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom (The Actual Sitcom)
Movie · as Dad
Rivals
TV · as Paul Stratton · 20 eps
Boarders
TV · as George Tramley · 2 eps
Wonka
Movie · as Jenkins
FDR
TV · as Theodore Roosevelt · 3 eps
Hijack
TV · as Felix Staton · 1 ep
Beyond Paradise
TV · as Terrence Witham · 1 ep
Little Darlings
Movie · as Mike
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Movie · as Tom
Four Lives
TV · as John Pape · 3 eps
Theodore Roosevelt
TV · as Theodore Roosevelt · 2 eps
Silent Night
Movie · as Tony
Creation Stories
Movie · as Bank Manager
Whitstable Pearl
TV · as Theo · 1 ep
Frayed
TV · as Wilko · 1 ep
Sadie Sparks
TV · 59 eps
Flack
TV · as Mark · 12 eps
Home
TV · as Peter · 12 eps
101 Dalmatian Street
TV · as Constantin, Hugo, Godfrey · 52 eps
Stan & Ollie
Movie · as Bernard Delfont
Backstage At Live Aid
Movie · as Elton John
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
Movie · as The Flying Scotsman (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
Movie · as Flying Scotsman (voice)
The Ghoul
Movie · as Coulson
The Foreigner
Movie · as Ian Wood
Eric, Ernie and Me
Movie · as John Ammonds
Urban Myths
TV · as Elton John · 1 ep
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
Movie · as The Flying Scotsman (voice)
Camping
TV · as Tom · 6 eps
Stag
TV · as Cosmo · 3 eps
Bill
Movie · as Sir Walter Raleigh
The Casual Vacancy
TV · as Miles Mollison · 3 eps
Honeysuckle
Movie · as Simon
Paddington
Movie · as Third Geographer
Edge of Heaven
TV · as Prop Maartie · 6 eps
House of Fools
TV · 2 eps
W1A
TV · as David Wilkes · 14 eps
Original Comedy Shorts
TV · 1 ep
Inside No. 9
TV · as Charles · 1 ep
The Wrong Mans
TV · as D.S. Brick · 2 eps
Up the Women
TV · 1 ep
The Wright Way
TV · 1 ep
Toast of London
TV · 1 ep
Bob Servant
TV · as Nick Edwards · 6 eps
It's Kevin
TV · as Various · 2 eps
Hunderby
TV · as Dr. Foggerty · 10 eps
Holy Flying Circus
Movie · as Terry Jones
Lapland
Movie · as Julian
Episodes
TV · as Anthony Powner Smith · 1 ep
Comedy Blaps
TV · as Ralph Michaels · 1 ep
Fresh Meat
TV · as Macaulay · 1 ep
Rock & Chips
Movie · as Golden Egg Waiter
Mongrels
TV · as Nelson (voice) · 17 eps
Pete versus Life
TV · 1 ep
Rock & Chips
TV · 1 ep
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
TV · as Dr. Professor Tigle · 1 ep
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
TV · 1 ep
Crooked House
TV · as Niggs · 1 ep
Sold
TV · 1 ep
National Geographic: Situation Critical
TV · as Narrator · 13 eps
Losing It
Movie · as Dr. Hall
Lead Balloon
TV · 1 ep
Love Soup
TV · 1 ep
Extras
TV · as Journalist · 1 ep
The Green Green Grass
TV · as Adrian · 1 ep
Honorable Men
Movie · as Tyrone Powers
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Horace Bindler · 1 ep
Bedsitcom
TV · 8 eps
Peep Show
TV · as Peter · 1 ep
Messiah
TV · as TV Reporter · 2 eps
My Family
TV · 2 eps
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Talk Show Host · 1 ep