Lloyd Owen

Marcus Richard Lloyd Owen (born 14 April 1966) is an English actor. Trained at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, he is known for portraying Indiana Jones's father Professor Dr. Henry Jones Sr. in George Lucas's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles between 1992 and 1993 and Paul Bowman-MacDonald in the BBC Scotland series Monarch of the Glen from 2002 to 2005. He starred as solicitor William Heelis in the film Miss Potter and commander Nathan Walker in Apollo 18 (2011). He plays the role of Elendil in the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–present).

Early life Owen was born on 14 April 1966 at the Charing Cross Hospital in Westminster, London. He was brought up in London, although both of his parents were Welsh – his father, actor Glyn Owen (1928–2004), was from Caernarfon, while his mother, actress Patricia Mort, was from Swansea. Despite being born in England, Owen considers himself Welsh. His sister is the actress Cathy Owen (b. 1968).

Owen said he grew up around "a mob of entertaining, troublesome, fascinating" actors involved in challenging the Lord Chamberlain during some of the most exciting days of a very controversial Royal Court Theatre. When he was at Highgate School, because his father was an actor, his teachers thought that he should be able to act, too. However, at first he was not interested. "I was always made to read plays at school but I never wanted to. Then I was made to take part in a school play and I didn't want to do that either but I started to get approval for my acting. I was reasonably academic, good at sport, but somehow with the acting, people said 'that was fantastic'. So I thought, 'maybe that's what I'll do then".

At 16, Owen went straight from school to the National Youth Theatre, and subsequently received formal training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, after which he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. While at RADA he managed to get an acting job and an Equity card, but when he told the principal he needed a term off, the request was denied and he was expelled from the Academy after just a year. Fortunately, Owen landed a job with Cheek by Jowl and followed the theatre company on tour around the world performing Shakespeare plays.

Career Owen's breakthrough role was Professor Henry Jones Sr., father of Indiana Jones, in eight episodes of the American TV series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in 1992 and 1993. In real life, Owen is six months younger than Sean Patrick Flannery, who played the adolescent/young adult Indiana Jones in the series. Owen was heavily made up to look like a man in his late-40s when he filmed his scenes with Flannery. Subsequently, he portrayed the lead role of Paul Bowman-MacDonald in 28 episodes of the popular BBC Scotland series Monarch of the Glen between 2002 and 2005. He also played Professor Jon Ford in the BBC Northern Ireland series The Innocence Project (2006–2007). In 2014, Owen appeared in the second season of The CW's supernatural show The Originals as Ansel, Klaus's father. He also had a recurring role of the U.S. President Farrell in 2015 comedy series You, Me and the Apocalypse. In 2019, he played Dominic Swanson in the ITV drama Cleaning Up. In 2020, it was announced that Owen joined the cast of the Amazon Prime Video fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022), where he plays the role of Elendil.

Owen's film career has included appearances in short films, and supporting roles in The Republic of Love (2003) (as Peter), which was based on a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carol Shields, and in Miss Potter (2006) (as a solicitor named William Heelis who married children's author Beatrix Potter). In 2011, he starred in sci-fi film Apollo 18 as Commander Nathan "Nate" Walker. He also played officer John Clive in the 2018 Hindi film Thugs of Hindostan.

However, Owen's first love has always been the theatre. Early in his professional career he was involved in the Cheek by Jowl productions of Philoctetes and the Shakespeare plays Macbeth, The Tempest and Twelfth Night. Owen's break on stage was playing Nick in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, directed by Howard Davies, at the Almeida Theatre in London in 1996. Owen studied the play during his A-levels, and it is his favourite play. Other highlights of his stage career include playing Dan in Closer by Patrick Marber in 1998 and George in The York Realist by Peter Gill in 2002. and "superb, richly voiced", and called him "a fast-rising star".

Personal life Owen is married to actress and artist Juliette Mole. Together they have two children, Maxim (b. 1990) and Mimi (b. 1998).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 1999 Between Dreams Stephen Tredre Short film 2002 The Seasons Alter Oberon Short film 2003 The Republic of Love Peter Confused Johnny Short film 2004 Get the Picture Jake Wells Short film 2006 Miss Potter William Heelis 2011 Apollo 18 Nathan Walker 2013 Free Ride The Captain 2017 The Man with the Iron Heart Commandant Schuster 2018 Thugs of Hindostan John Clive 2022 Bounce Surgeon Short film; director and producer 2023 Wonderwell Adam

Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 Boon Pete Blisset Series 3, episode 7: "Honourable Service" 1991 The Chief PC Farrell Series 2, episode 3: "Jack and Jill" 1992 Forever Green Paul Sherringham Series 2, episode 4 Science Fiction Lord Byron Series 2, episode 6: "The Story of Frankenstein" 1992–1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Professor Henry Jones, Sr. 8 episodes 1993 Stay Lucky Gerry Cook Series 4, episode 3: "A Quick Killing" All in the Game Darren Matthews 1994 The Cinder Path Charlie MacFell 1996 The Bill David Seabrook Series 12, episode 24: "Boy Meets Girl" Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. Television film 1998 Get Real Adam 1999 Casualty Jack Chandler 2 episodes: "Calm Before the Storm" 2000 Harbour Lights Inspector Nick Preston Series 2, episode 2: "Thicker Than Water" 2001 Gypsy Girl Jack Series 1, episode 1 Hearts and Bones James Norton 2001–2002 Des del balcó Patrick O'Brien 2002 Coupling James 3 episodes Dead Gorgeous Vic Television film Wire in the Blood Spencer Watts 2 episodes: "Justice Painted Blind" Monarch of the Glen Paul Bowman-MacDonald The Vice Delaney Series 5, episode 5: "Outcast" Dragons Alive Narrator Documentary 2005 The Ghost Squad DI Bryce Series 1, episode 1: "One of Us" 2006–2007 The Innocence Project Professor Jon Ford 2007 Viva Laughlin Ripley Holden 2008 Inseparable Justin / Clyde Television film 2009 Taking the Flak Jack Series 1, episode 1: "Bigfooting" Inside the Box Kenneth Donnegan Television film 2012 Fairly Legal Robin Archer 2 episodes 2013 National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage Tony Blair Television film; segment "Stuff Happens" 2014 The Originals Ansel 2 episodes 2015 Midsomer Murders Louis Paynton Series 17, episode 4: "A Vintage Murder" You, Me and the Apocalypse U.S. President Farrell 6 episodes Tom Ward Television film 2016 Death in Paradise Dr Sam Blake Series 5, episode 1: "The Complex Murder" Silent Witness Det Supt Mitchell 2 episodes: "Life Licence" 2019 Cleaning Up Dominic Swanson 2022–present The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Elendil

Stage Year Title Role Venue As You Like It Charles / William Wolsey Theatre The Passport Young Vic The Parquet Floor Young Vic 1987 Twelfth Night Sebastian Cheek by Jowl / Swan Theatre 1998 Closer Dan Lyric Theatre, West End 1999 Morphic Resonance Wallace Donmar Warehouse 2000 The Way of the World Mirabell Royal Exchange Theatre Julius Caesar Brutus Young Vic 2001 Edward II Mortimer the Younger Crucible Theatre 2001–2002 The York Realist George The Lowry / Bristol Old Vic / Royal Court Theatre / Strand Theatre, West End 2003 Iphigenia Agamemnon Crucible Theatre 2004 Clouds Owen Shorter Cambridge Arts Theatre / Yvonne Arnaud Theatre 2005 Paul Peter Royal National Theatre / Cottesloe Theatre 2010 Blood and Gifts Jim Warnock Royal National Theatre / Lyttelton Theatre 2011 Loyalty Nick Beeching Hampstead Theatre 2012–2013 The Bodyguard Frank Farmer Adelphi Theatre, West End 2014 Good People Mike Hampstead Theatre / Noël Coward Theatre, West End 2016 The End of Longing Joseph Playhouse Theatre, West End 2019–2020 Noises Off Lloyd Dallas Garrick Theatre, West End 2024 The New Real Larry Yeates The Other Place 2026 ROI (Return On Investment) Paul Hampstead Downstairs

Radio Year Title Role Notes 2001 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Soranzo BBC Radio 3 2007 Keep Your Pantheon Lupus Albus BBC Radio 4 2009 The Man in the Wooden Hat Terry BBC Radio 4 2010 Goldfinger Felix Leiter BBC Radio 4 The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckold Valére L.A. Theatre Works 2011 The Rivals Captain Jack Absolute L.A. Theatre Works England, Their England Pendragon BBC Radio 4 2012 Uncle Fred in the Springtime Horace Pendlebury-Davenport BBC Radio 4 2014 On Her Majesty's Secret Service Franklin BBC Radio 4 2015 Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre Performer BBC Radio 4 2020 The Man with the Golden Gun Chief-of-Staff BBC Radio 4 Leave It to Psmith Sebastian Beach BBC Radio 4 2025 Casino Royale Head of Staff BBC Radio 4

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Various characters 2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Ted Faro / Jarm 2022 Horizon Forbidden West Ted Faro