Rory Jennings | |
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Born | Kilburn, London, England | 20 July 1983
Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Youtuber |
Rory Jennings (born 20 July 1983) [1] is a British actor, poker player and football pundit. [2] He played Craig Dixon in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 27 July to 7 September 2007. .
Jennings was born in London, England. He has been acting since the age of 10. As a child actor he trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School; he took a break from acting in 2001 to study a BA in politics at the University of Liverpool where he attained a first class honours degree. [3]
He is a Chelsea F.C. supporter and has a YouTube channel with over 300,000 subscribers.
Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
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2004 | Gong Donkeys | David | Bush Theatre [4] |
? | Transgression[ citation needed ] | Royal National Theatre | |
Heaven Eyes[ citation needed ] | Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Magic Grandad | Ned | S2.E1 "Famous People: Elizabeth I" |
1994, 2006, 2010 | Casualty | Danny Miller, Kevin Bingham, Ashley | S9.E9, S21.E1, S24.E32 |
1995–1997 | The Fast Show | Toby, Boy in Village | 11 Episodes |
2000 | Urban Gothic | Eustace | S1.E10 "Pineapple Chunks" |
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Daniel Gill | S1.E3 "The Best Years of Your Death" | |
2005 | All About George | Russell | 6 Episodes |
Jericho | Edmund Swettenham | ||
2006 | Doctor Who | Tommy Connolly | S2.E7: "The Idiot's Lantern" |
2007 | EastEnders | Craig Dixon | 15 Episodes |
2007–2008 | The Bill | Jimmy Cunningham, Danny Stepney | S23.E22 S24.E71 [6] |
2008 | Harry & Paul | Darren (HSBC Post Employee) | S2.E3 |
2014 | Glue | Tim | S1.E2 "James/Janine" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Young Victor | |
Fatherland | Pili | [7] [8] | |
1995 | The Affair | David Leyand | |
1998 | Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess | Prince Harry | [9] |
1999 | Tom's Midnight Garden | James (12 years) | |
2008 | Cass | Young Freeman | |
Shifty | Otis |
Year | Artist | Song |
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2007 | The Chemical Brothers | "The Salmon Dance" |
'The People's Post Office' advert for the Post Office, directed by Armando Iannucci. [10]
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