Owain Arthur

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Owain Arthur
Owain Arthur at World Premiere London, The Rings of Power 2022.jpg
Arthur in 2022
Born (1983-03-05) 5 March 1983 (age 41)
Bangor, Wales
Nationality Welsh
Alma mater Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation Actor
Years active1995–present
Notable work One Man, Two Guvnors
Rownd a Rownd
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Owain Arthur (born 5 March 1983) is a Welsh actor, who rose to fame playing Francis Henshall in The National Theatre's production of One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. [1] [2]

His early years were spent in Bangor, Wales, filming the S4C series Rownd a Rownd , whilst attending the performing arts school, Ysgol Glanaethwy. Arthur then trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

He has played many roles in the theatre including Romeo and Juliet for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Comedy of Errors at the Royal Exchange Theatre and Birdsong at the Comedy Theatre. He has also worked extensively in UK TV roles. [3]

He also voiced Lofty in the 2018 video game Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom .

Since 2022, he played the Dwarven Prince Durin IV in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. [4] Co-star Morfydd Clark mentioned enjoying speaking in Welsh on-set with Arthur and Trystan Gravelle. [5]

In 2023, he played Nathan Detroit in the revival of Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre from July to October before returning to the role in February 2024.

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References

  1. "Where to, Guvnor? Comedy star Owain Arthur almost became a cabbie". Evening Standard. 18 October 2013.
  2. Karen Price (24 January 2014). "Owain Arthur looks ahead to life after One Man, Two Guvnors". walesonline.
  3. Aled Blake (16 March 2012). "Actor Owain Arthur wins rave reviews after taking James Corden's hit role". walesonline.
  4. Breznican, Anthony; Robinson, Joanna (10 February 2022). "Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Rises: Inside 'The Rings of Power'". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. "Lord of the Rings star Morfydd Clark says she 'spoke more Welsh in New Zealand than in London'". Nation.Cymru . 8 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.