{{Short description|Welsh actor, director and writer}} '''Celyn Jones''' is a Welsh actor, director and writer. He trained as an actor at the Manchester Youth Theatre where he won a scholarship to the Oxford School of Drama. In 2019, Jones won a BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actor, for his performance of a real life serial Killer in Manhunt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celyn Jones {{!}} United Agents |url=https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/celyn-jones |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=www.unitedagents.co.uk}}</ref> In 2013, Jones founded the UK based independent Film and TV Production Company, Mad as Birds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2024-05-14 |title=British Indie Mad as Birds Unveils Cannes Film Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/mad-as-birds-slate-cannes-film-market-celyn-jones-1236000385/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2023-05-15 |title=UK Indie Mad As Birds Lands Seven-Figure Private Investment And Heads To Cannes Market With Multi-Picture Slate |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/mad-as-birds-seven-figure-private-investment-multi-picture-slate-cannes-market-1235366743/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Director !Writer !Producer !Notes |- |2014 |Set Fire to the Stars |No |Yes |Yes | |- |2018 |The Vanishing |No |Yes |Yes | |- |2019 |Poms |No |No |Yes | |- |2020 |Six Minutes to Midnight |No |Yes |Yes | |- |2022 |The Almond and the Seahorse |Yes |No |Yes | |- |2026 |Madfabulous |Yes |No |Yes | |}
=== Acting roles === '''Television''' {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2002 |Shackleton |Perce Blacborow |TV Mini series |- |2002 |The Bench |Rowan Kelly | |- |2004 |Grange Hill |Mr. Green |13 Episodes |- |2006 |Torchwood |Gary | |- |2007 |Joe`s Place |Whittle |TV Movie |- |2010 |The Bill |Nigel Wren | |- |2010 |Law & Order: UK |Ellis Bevan | |- |2007-2001 |Casualty |Multiple | |- |2010-2012 |Above Suspicion |DS Paul Barolli |2010-2012 |- |2012 |Leaving |Hugh |TV Mini Series |- |2013 |Jo |Nick Normand | |- |2013 |Shameless |Joss | |- |2013 |Marple |Sergeant Keene | |- |2014 |Inspector George Gently |Francis Walsh | |- |2014 |Endeavor |Jenkins | |- |2013-2014 |Da Vinci`s Demons |Fabrizio | |- |2014 |A Touch of Cloth |Villager | |- |2014-2015 |Stella |Brother Alan | |- |2017 |Catastrophe |Aeron | |- |2019 |Manhunt |Levi Bellfield |Won a BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actor <ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-13 |title=Bafta Cymru: Gabrielle Creevy and Celyn Jones win awards |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50036013 |access-date=2026-03-10 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2025 |The Librarians: The Next Chapter |Cupid | |}
'''Film''' {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Director !Notes |- |2003 |Hearts of Gold |Trevor Lewis |Richard Laxton |TV Movie |- |2005 |Lassie |Snickers |Charles Sturridge | |- |2007 |Honey and Razor Blade |Mark |Tinge Krishnan | |- |2014 |Set Fire to The Stars |Dylan Thomas |Andy Goddard | |- |2015 |Chasing Robert Barker |Blonde Man |Daniel Florencio | |- | |The White Room |Father Marcus |James Erskine | |- |2017 |Maryline |Jacky Conwell |Guillaume Gallienne | |- |2017 |The Current War |Sherman Quincey |Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | |- |2017 |Submergence |Thumbs |Wim Wenders | |- |2018 |Say My Name |Kipper |Jay Stern | |- |2019 |Mr Jones |Matthew |Agnieszka Holland | |- |2019 |Born A King |Winston Churchill |Agustí Villaronga | |- |2020 |In Hope of Nothing |Lenard |Peter Hamblin | |- |2020 |Six Minutes to Midnight |Corporal Willis |Andy Goddard | |- |2020 |A Christmas Gift From Bob |Mick |Charles Martin Smith | |- |2021 |The Last Bus |Dr Martin |Gillies McKinnon | |- |2022 |Venice at Dawn |Detective Symonds |Jamie Adams | |- |2022 |The Almond and the Seahorse |Joe |Celyn Jones | |- |2023 |Chuch Chuck Baby |Gary |Janis Pugh | |- |2024 |Swede Caroline |Willy |Finn Bruce & Brook Driver | |- |2025 |On the Sea |Dyfan |Helen Walsh | |- | |Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol |Fernandel |Sylvain Chomet | |- | |Black Church Bay |Andrews |Rhys Marc Jones | |- | |A Visit to Grandpa`s |Mr. Griff |D.J. Caruso | |}
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