Career
Originally from Anglesey, [2] Jones lives in Nantgaredig. [3] A fluent Welsh speaker, he has appeared on various productions on the Welsh-language channel S4C, including as a presenter of a popular fishing programme Sgota. [4]
In 2010, he appeared in an episode of the TV series The Tudors . [5] Also in 2010 he appeared on British TV series Spooks (US title MI-5) as Russian spy Viktor Barenshik in Season 9, Episode 3. [6] From 2012 to 2016 he appeared in the Sky One drama-comedy series Stella as Karl Morris, and in an episode of the BBC Two drama-comedy series Ambassadors in 2012. [7] In 2012, he played a CIA operative in the Kathryn Bigelow film Zero Dark Thirty . [8]
Jones portrayed Atlan, King of Atlantis, in the superhero film Justice League (2017) [9] [10] [11] and the director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). [12]
In April 2022, it was announced that he had been cast as Bayle Domon in the second season of The Wheel of Time . [13] The same year, Jones appeared as Boremund Baratheon in the HBO series House of the Dragon . [14] [15]
In 2024, it was announced that Jones had been cast in the four-part BBC One thriller The Guest. [16] He will also appear in the upcoming Sky television series Under Salt Marsh . [17]
Political views
In January 2018, Jones called for more investment in local Welsh film and television projects. [18] The same year, Jones addressed the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee to reiterate that call. [19] Jones is a supporter of Welsh independence, joining YesCymru in June 2020. [20]