Here's another in our new series of birthday posts for attractive British actors. Showing at least a bit of restraint, I am limiting this to actors who have appeared in a number of literary adaptations. Today's birthday wish goes out to Rupert Penry Jones. RPJ might not be quite as well known in the states as some of his British brethren, but he meets our demanding criteria for inclusion in the British actors birthday posts. He is British. He is hot. He has appeared in a zillion literary adaptations, including Persuasion, Jane Eyre, Casanova, The Four Feathers, Cold Comfort Farm and Hilary and Jackie. For those who might not be familiar with him, here's a short clip of his work as Captain Frederick Wentworth from Jane Austen's Persuasion...
Although he is not my fave Capt. Wentworth (cough, Ciaran Hinds, cough, cough), he was certainly the best thing about this production of Persuasion.
Awww. Happy bday, RPJ! Agree -- best thing about Persuasion. But -- blasphemy alert -- I actually like him better than Ciaran Hinds. But Amanda Root is way, way better than Sally Hawkins.
ReplyDeleteJen, I can forgive the blasphemy, since I know RPJ is special to you. He really was a good Wentworth, just not the best Wentworth:) Sally was dreadful though with all the trembly, shaking and fishmouth stuff.
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