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'''Ken Bones''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] actor best known for his television, film and stage appearances. He is a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref name=nat>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/35938/company-members/ken-bones.html] Bones on the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] website</ref> |
'''Ken Bones''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] actor best known for his television, film and stage appearances. He is a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref name=nat>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/35938/company-members/ken-bones.html] Bones on the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] website</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Bones first television appearance was in 1980 in an episode of ''[[Fox (TV series)|Fox]]'' as Kemble. Bones played Sergeant Parkes in an episode of ''[[Spearhead (TV series)|Spearhead]]'' (1981), Paul Roussillon in ''[[Bergerac]]'' (1988), and a Superintendent in ''[[London's Burning]]'' (1988). Also in 1988 Bones played [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Mediumship|medium]] [[Robert James Lees]] in [[ITV]]'s ''[[Jack the Ripper (1988 TV series)|Jack the Ripper]]'' starring [[Michael Caine]].<ref name=imdb>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094297/] Bones on the ''[[Internet Movie Database]]''</ref> |
Bones first television appearance was in 1980 in an episode of ''[[Fox (TV series)|Fox]]'' as Kemble. Bones played Sergeant Parkes in an episode of ''[[Spearhead (TV series)|Spearhead]]'' (1981), Paul Roussillon in ''[[Bergerac]]'' (1988), and a Superintendent in ''[[London's Burning]]'' (1988). Also in 1988 Bones played [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Mediumship|medium]] [[Robert James Lees]] in [[ITV]]'s ''[[Jack the Ripper (1988 TV series)|Jack the Ripper]]'' starring [[Michael Caine]].<ref name=imdb>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094297/] Bones on the ''[[Internet Movie Database]]''</ref> |
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In [[London]]'s [[West End theatre|West End]] Bones has appeared in ''[[You Never Can Tell (play)|You Never Can Tell]]'', ''[[Communicating Doors]]'', ''[[Saint Joan (play)|Saint Joan]]'', ''[[Becket]]'', ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]'' and ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''; and for other theatres ''[[Design for Living]]'', ''[[Relative Values (play)|Relative Values]]'', ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[Sir Thomas More (play)|Sir Thomas More]]''.<ref name=nat/> |
In [[London]]'s [[West End theatre|West End]] Bones has appeared in ''[[You Never Can Tell (play)|You Never Can Tell]]'', ''[[Communicating Doors]]'', ''[[Saint Joan (play)|Saint Joan]]'', ''[[Becket]]'', ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]'' and ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''; and for other theatres ''[[Design for Living]]'', ''[[Relative Values (play)|Relative Values]]'', ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[Sir Thomas More (play)|Sir Thomas More]]''.<ref name=nat/> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Death Train (2005)]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:00, 20 January 2010
Ken Bones is a British actor best known for his television, film and stage appearances. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.[1]
Biography
Bones first television appearance was in 1980 in an episode of Fox as Kemble. Bones played Sergeant Parkes in an episode of Spearhead (1981), Paul Roussillon in Bergerac (1988), and a Superintendent in London's Burning (1988). Also in 1988 Bones played Victorian medium Robert James Lees in ITV's Jack the Ripper starring Michael Caine.[2]
In 1995 Bones played Toussant in the film Cutthroat Island, and in 1998 made appearances in Dangerfield and Cold Feet. He played Admiral Bill Wilson in the 1999 film Wing Commander, and in 2001 he played Banquo in a made for television film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Macbeth which starred Antony Sher as Macbeth. The film was the televised version of a stage show which had an enormously successful run in England, Japan and the USA.[2]
In 2002 Bones played Keith Burns in an episode of Spooks and in 2003 appeared in Casualty as Robbie. His 2004 roles include Hippasus in the film Troy starring Brad Pitt, Mr Mansell in Heartbeat and Assistant Commissioner Bob Mullen in New Tricks.[2]
In recent years Bones has appeared in Doctors (2007), Holby City (2008) and The Bill (1987 - 2009) as DCI Ted Ackroyd as well as in the film Perfect Hideout (2008) starring Billy Zane. In 2009 he played Erasmus in Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant.[2]
His stage appearance include roles in The Revenger's Tragedy for the National Theatre, and, for the Royal Shakespeare Company, he has appeared in Antony and Cleopatra, The Tempest, Othello, The Duchess of Malfi, Macbeth, The Winter's Tale, Cyrano de Bergerac, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Tamburlaine, Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear among others.[1]
In London's West End Bones has appeared in You Never Can Tell, Communicating Doors, Saint Joan, Becket, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Antony and Cleopatra; and for other theatres Design for Living, Relative Values, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sir Thomas More.[1]