Paul Rhys

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Paul Rhys
Born December 19, 1963
Neath

Paul Rhys (born December 19, 1963) is a Welsh actor, best known for his television work.

Rhys was born in Neath and studied at RADA. While there, he obtained his first major screen role, in Absolute Beginners (1986). The following year he appeared in the BBC serialisation of My Family and Other Animals. Since then he has seldom been off UK television screens. In 1995, he portrayed Simon Templar (aka "The Saint") for a series of radio plays. In 1998 he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his performance in King Lear.

He had a relationship with Australian actress Arkie Whiteley, with whom he appeared in Gallowglass; she died in 2001.

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