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Owen Teale
Actor

Owen Teale

20 May 1961Born
65Age
78Credits
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UKBirthplace

Biography

Owen Teale (born 20 May 1961) is a Welsh actor.

Trained at the Guildford School of Acting, Teale made his television debut in The Mimosa Boys in 1984. He later appeared in Knights of God (1989), Great Expectations (1989), Waterfront Beat (1990) and Boon (1990) before being cast as Will Scarlet in the 1991 TV movie Robin Hood. He went on to appear in such series as Dangerfield, Ballykissangel and the long-running Belonging, and later Spooks and Murphy's Law. In 2005, he played a lead role in Marian, Again—opposite Stephen Tompkinson, Samantha Beckinsale and Kelly Harrison—in which he was the abusive husband of Harrison's eponymous character.

His film debut was in War Requiem in 1989.

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He later appeared as Lophakin in the 1999 adaptation of The Cherry Orchard, opposite Charlotte Rampling as Ranevskaya and Alan Bates as Gayev. His appearance in King Arthur, as Pelagius, was relegated to the DVD extended edition. He played Nazi Judge Roland Freisler in the HBO film Conspiracy. In 2006 he appeared in the Torchwood episode "Countrycide"; in 1985, he had appeared in the Doctor Who serial Vengeance on Varos as "Maldak". In 2006 he had a role in the HBO UK TV movie Tsunami: The Aftermath. In 2007, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio drama The Mind's Eye. In the same year, he starred in The Last Legion. In 2011, appeared as Ser Alliser Thorne in the HBO TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin's novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, called Game of Thrones.

Teale has been married twice: to Dilys Watling and then to Sylvestra Le Touzel.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAPanicFilm: Thomas
  2. TBANo Man's LandFilm: Briggs
  3. TBAMonolithFilm: Cary
  4. 2026Something PointlessFilm: Aldous Evans
  5. 2025The Physician IIFilm: Godwin
  6. 2025SandokanSeries: Lord Guillonk (8 episodes)
  7. 2025Death ValleySeries: Michael Mallowan (2 episodes)
  8. 2023Tales of the TardisSeries: Maldak (1 episode)
  9. 2023WolfSeries: Oliver Anchor-Ferrers (6 episodes)
  10. 2023BlueFilm: Lucy's Dad
  11. 2023The RigSeries: Lars Hutton (12 episodes)
  12. 2022Save the CinemaFilm: Darek
  13. 2021From A Strange LandFilm: Michael Crown
  14. 2021Dream HorseFilm: Brian Vokes
  15. 2021Salt Water TownFilm: Glenn
  16. 2021The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Gameshow KillerFilm
  17. 2021The Pembrokeshire MurdersSeries: Gerard Elias QC (1 episode)
  18. 2019TolkienFilm: Headmaster Gilson
  19. 2018A Discovery of WitchesSeries: Peter Knox (17 episodes)
  20. 2017PulseSeries: Chad Berger (8 episodes)
  21. 2016National Theatre Live: No Man's LandFilm: Briggs
  22. 2016NocturneFilm: Murray
  23. 2016Houdini & DoyleSeries: Professor Havensling (1 episode)
  24. 2015RiverSeries: Marcus McDonald (6 episodes)
  25. 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceFilm: Alliser Thorne
  26. 2014Under Milk WoodFilm: Dai Bread
  27. 2014The FoldFilm: Edward Ashton
  28. 2012Ripper StreetSeries: Felix Hackman (1 episode)
  29. 2012The Hollow CrownSeries: Captain Fluellen (1 episode)
  30. 2012Line of DutySeries: Philip Osborne, CI Osborne, CI Philip Osborne (7 episodes)
  31. 2012StellaSeries: Dai Kosh (20 episodes)
  32. 2011Hunky DoryFilm: Davey's Dad
  33. 2011Game of ThronesSeries: Alliser Thorne (19 episodes)
  34. 2011SilkSeries: Brian Frogett (2 episodes)
  35. 2009It's AliveFilm: Sgt. Perkins
  36. 2008The ChildrenSeries: Peter (3 episodes)
  37. 2008InconceivableFilm: Richard Newman
  38. 2007The Dead Peasants SocietyFilm: Tom Cornell
  39. 2007The Last LegionFilm: Vatrenus
  40. 2007LewisSeries: Nicky Turnbull (1 episode)
  41. 2006Tsunami: The AftermathSeries: James Peabody (2 episodes)
  42. 2006TorchwoodSeries: Ewan Sherman (1 episode)
  43. 2005Marian, AgainFilm: Bernie Sullivan
  44. 2005Tales from the Green ValleySeries: Narrator (12 episodes)
  45. 2005Murder in RomeFilm: Erucius
  46. 2004Island at WarSeries: PC Wilf Jonas (6 episodes)
  47. 2004King ArthurFilm: Pelagius (uncredited)
  48. 2004JudasFilm: Flavius
  49. 2002SpooksSeries: Robert Morgan (1 episode)
  50. 2002Ted and AliceSeries (3 episodes)
  51. 2001The Search for John GissingFilm: Giles Hanagan
  52. 2001Murphy's LawSeries: Paul Allison (6 episodes)
  53. 2001ConspiracyFilm: Roland Freisler
  54. 2000BelongingSeries (1 episode)
  55. 2000BeastSeries: Mr. Head (1 episode)
  56. 1999CleopatraSeries: Grattius (2 episodes)
  57. 1999The Cherry OrchardFilm: Lopahin
  58. 1997Midsomer MurdersSeries: Little Mal Kirby (1 episode)
  59. 1997Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharonFilm: Adolph
  60. 1996WildernessSeries: Dan Somers (3 episodes)
  61. 1996BallykissangelSeries: Conor Devlin (2 episodes)
  62. 1996Death of a SalesmanFilm: Happy
  63. 1996WildernessFilm: Dan Somers
  64. 1995The Thin Blue LineSeries: Gary (1 episode)
  65. 1995Dangerous LadySeries: Terry Patterson (4 episodes)
  66. 1995The Vacillations of Poppy CarewFilm: Edmund Platt
  67. 1993The HawkFilm: Ken Marsh
  68. 1991Robin HoodFilm: Will Scarlett
  69. 1989The Fifteen StreetsFilm: John O'Brien
  70. 1989Great ExpectationsSeries: Mr Drummle (2 episodes)
  71. 1989War RequiemFilm: The Unknown Soldier
  72. 1988StrifeFilm: Youth
  73. 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesSeries: Bob North (2 episodes)
  74. 1986David CopperfieldSeries: Ham Peggotty (5 episodes)
  75. 1985Doctor Who: Vengeance on VarosFilm: Maldak
  76. 1985Screen TwoSeries: Ken Marsh (1 episode)
  77. 1982TimewatchSeries: Erucius (1 episode)
  78. 1963Doctor WhoSeries: Maldak (2 episodes)

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