Kai Owen
Kai Owen (* 4. September 1975 in Llanrwst , Conwy , North Wales as Matthew Mark Stevens ) is a Welsh film and theater actor . He became known locally for various Welsh film and theater roles. He gained worldwide fame through the role of Rhys Williams in the television series Torchwood .
Life
Kai Owen comes from Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in North Wales, where his family lives. His father Mark is a GMB union official and his mother Yvonne is a cleaning specialist in a British Legion Club . He attended Watling Street Primary School in Llanrwst and the Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy School. He then attended the Mountview Theater School in London for three years , from which he graduated in 1998. Owen lived in East Finchley , London with his wife, actress Sarah Annis . In 2010 they moved to Warwickshire with their son . In 2011, Owen lived in West Hollywood , California for the filming of Torchwood's fourth season, Miracle Day .
He ran the 2009 London Marathon for the CLIC Sargent Children's Cancer Foundation and the 2010 Virgin London Marathon . He is a supporter of the Llandudno Youth Musical Theater . and several charities that work for children with cancer and people who are HIV positive.
Career
Kai Owen's television career began on Welsh television station S4C and became known as Kev in Tipyn O Stad . In more than 52 guest appearances on various series on Welsh television, he was still known as Bob Lewis in Treflan . In 2001 he made his first appearance on British television on BBC One as Buster Edwards in the episode Dog Dago afternoon of the series Fun at the Funeral Parlor . It was followed by other appearances in the television series Casualty and Rocket Man .
In 2006 he got the role of Rhys Williams in the British science fiction series Torchwood , a spin-off from the popular BBC series Doctor Who . As Rhys Williams he discussed radio plays as an audiobook and radio plays for Torchwood .
Filmography
- 2001: Fun at the Funeral Parlor (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2003: Casualty (TV series, episode 17x32)
- 2005: Rocket Man (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2006–2011: Torchwood (TV series, 35 episodes)
- 2011: Being Human (TV series, episode 3x01)
- 2011: Waterloo Road (TV series, episode 7x14)
- 2012: The Syndicate (TV series, episode 1x04)
- since 2015: Hollyoaks (soap opera)
Radio / audio
- 2007: Ying Tong: a Walk with the Goons as Harry Secombe
- 2009: Torchwood - The Dead Line as Rhys Williams (radio)
- 2011: Torchwood - The Devil and Miss Carew (Audiobook)
- 2011: Torchwood - Ghost Train (Audiobook)
- 2011: Torchwood - Department X (Audiobook)
- 2011: Torchwood - First Born (Audiobook)
- 2012: Torchwood - Army of One (Audiobook)
theatre
- 1998: The storm
- 2005: Life of Ryan ... and Ronnie
- 2006: A Chorus Of Disapprova
- 2008: Adam & Steve
- 2012: As you like it
Web links
- Kai Owen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Kai Owen
- Kai Owen TV Channel on You Tube
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC Torchwood Rhys Williams , viewed August 19, 2012
- ^ Biography Kai Owen , viewed August 19, 2012
- ^ Wales NW Hall Of Fame, " viewed August 19, 2012
- ^ Moved to Warwickshire , sighted August 19, 2012.
- ↑ On the set of Torchwood: Miracle Day , viewed Aug. 19, 2012
- ↑ London Marathon 2009 , viewed August 19, 2012
- ^ Official website Kai Owen 'News' , viewed August 19, 2012
- ↑ Kai Owen Charity , viewed August 19, 2012
- ^ Owen's career , viewed August 19, 2012
- ↑ BBC Casting Torchwood , viewed Aug. 19, 2012
- ^ Radio review - drama , viewed August 19, 2012
- ↑ Kai Owen on Stage , viewed August 19, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Owen, Kai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stevens, Matthew Mark (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh film and stage actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Llanrwst |