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{{Short description|Welsh actor (born 1975)}}
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{{for|the rugby union player|Kai Owen (rugby union)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Kai Owen
| name = Kai Owen
|image= Kai Owen Fedcon.jpg
| image = Kai Owen Fedcon.jpg
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| caption = Owen in 2012
| image size = 200px
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| caption = Kai Owen at Fedcon in May 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Llanrwst]], [[Conwy]], North [[Wales]]
| birth_place = [[Llanrwst]], [[Conwy]], [[Wales]]
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive=1998 – present
| yearsactive=1998–present
| death_date =
| birth_name =
| othername =
| website = {{url|http://www.kaiowen.com}}
| website = {{url|http://www.kaiowen.com}}
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==Background and personal life==
==Background and personal life==
Owen was born in the town of [[Llanrwst]] in the [[Conwy Valley]] in North Wales, where his family still lives.<ref name="kaioffbiog">{{cite web |title=Kai Owen Biography |accessdate=2010-10-20 |publisher=Kai Owen |url=http://www.kaiowen.com/biography.htm}}</ref> His father Mark is a [[GMB union]] official and his mother Yvonne is a cleaner at the [[British Legion|British Legion Club]].<ref name=BBCWNWHOF /> He was educated at Watling Street Primary School, Llanrwst and [[Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy]].<ref name=BBCWNWHOF>{{cite web|title=Wales NW Hall Of Fame|accessdate=2008-05-14 |publisher=BBC |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/halloffame/showbiz/kaiowen.shtml}}</ref>
Owen was born in the town of [[Llanrwst]] in the [[Conwy Valley]] in North Wales, where his family still lives.<ref name="kaioffbiog">{{cite web |title=Kai Owen Biography |access-date=2010-10-20 |publisher=Kai Owen |url=http://www.kaiowen.com/biography.htm |archive-date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216060107/http://www.kaiowen.com/biography.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> His father Mark is a [[GMB union]] official and his mother Yvonne is a cleaner at the [[British Legion|British Legion Club]].<ref name=BBCWNWHOF /> He was educated at Watling Street Primary School, Llanrwst and [[Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy]].<ref name=BBCWNWHOF>{{cite web|title=Wales NW Hall of Fame|access-date=2008-05-14 |publisher=BBC |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/halloffame/showbiz/kaiowen.shtml}}</ref>
He attended [[Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts|Mountview Theatre School]], London for three years, graduating in 1998.<ref name=BBCWNWHOF/> Owen lived with his actor fiancée Sarah Wilson in
He attended [[Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts|Mountview Theatre School]], London for three years, graduating in 1998.<ref name=BBCWNWHOF/> Owen lived with his actor fiancée Sarah Wilson in
East [[Finchley]], London<ref name=BBCWNWHOF/> and in 2010 moved with son Bobby to [[Warwickshire]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kai moved to Warwickshire|accessdate=2010-09-16 |publisher=Kai Owen |url=http://www.kaiowen.com/biography.htm}}</ref>
East [[Finchley]], London<ref name=BBCWNWHOF/> and in 2010 moved with son Bobby to [[Warwickshire]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kai moved to Warwickshire|access-date=2010-09-16|publisher=Kai Owen|url=http://www.kaiowen.com/biography.htm|archive-date=16 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216060107/http://www.kaiowen.com/biography.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He ran the 2009 [[London Marathon]] for the children's cancer charity [[CLIC Sargent]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Kai enters Flora London Marathon 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-19 |publisher=Kai Owen |url=http://www.kaiowen.com/Marathon2009.htm}}</ref> and also ran the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April 2010.<ref name=Kainews100103>{{cite web |title=Kai News |accessdate=2010-01-03 |publisher=Kai Owen |url=http://www.kaiowen.com/news.htm}}</ref> He is a patron of [[Llandudno]] Youth Musical Theatre.<ref name=Kainews100103 />
He ran the 2009 [[London Marathon]] for the children's cancer charity [[CLIC Sargent]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Kai enters Flora London Marathon 2009 |access-date=2009-04-19 |publisher=Kai Owen |url=http://www.kaiowen.com/Marathon2009.htm}}</ref> and also ran the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April 2010.<ref name=Kainews100103>{{cite web |title=Kai News |access-date=2010-01-03 |publisher=Kai Owen |url=http://www.kaiowen.com/news.htm}}</ref> He is a patron of [[Llandudno]] Youth Musical Theatre.<ref name=Kainews100103 />


==Television career==
==Television career==
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He became first known as Kev, a gay roofer in ''[[Tipyn O Stad]]'', shown on Welsh-language channel [[S4C]]. He was a regular in several series (52 episodes) of this popular gritty Welsh television programme; he also appeared in [[S4C]]'s ''Treflan'' as character Bob Lewis.<ref name=IMDBR>{{cite web|title=IMDB Resumee|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=2008-04-02|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1544523/resume}}</ref> In 2009 he guested as Harri in the second series of ''[[Y Pris]]'' and as violent loan shark Craig Turner in ''[[Pobol Y Cwm]]'' (one episode, broadcast 11 September 2009; he appeared in a similar guest role in the show in August and in October 2012).


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Owen's first appearance on English-language UK television came in 2001, when he appeared as Buster Edwards in the episode ''Dog Dago Afternoon'' of series ''Fun at the Funeral Parlour''.<ref name=FunATFP>{{cite web|title=Fun at the Funeral Parlour |access-date=2008-05-18 |date=2 October 2006 |author=John Toon |url=http://www.ghostglass.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fparlour2.html }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2003 he guested in an episode of
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He became first known as Kev, a gay roofer in ''[[Tipyn O Stad]]'', shown on Welsh-language channel [[S4C]]. He was a regular in several series (52 episodes) of this popular gritty Welsh television programme; he also appeared in [[S4C]]'s ''Treflan'' as character Bob Lewis.<ref name=IMDBR>{{cite web|title=IMDB Resumee|accessdate=2008-04-02|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1544523/resume}}</ref> In 2009 he guested as Harri in the second series of ''[[Y Pris]]'' and as violent loan shark Craig Turner in ''[[Pobol Y Cwm]]'' (one episode, broadcast 11 September 2009; he appeared in a similar guest role in the show in August and in October 2012).
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[[BBC One]] television series ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''<ref name=BBCWNWHOF /> (episode 392, ''Stuck in the Middle With You'', 19 April 2003, as Danny).<ref name=tvcomCasulaty392>{{cite web |title=Casualty Stuck in the Middle With You |access-date=2008-05-14 |website=CNET |url=http://www.tv.com/casualty/stuck-in-the-middle-with-you/episode/245954/summary.html }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2005 he played the character of Dave 'Shiner' Owen in all six episodes of the series ''[[Rocket Man (TV series)|Rocket Man]]'', a BBC One television series about a man trying to launch his dead wife's ashes into space.<ref name=ICrocket>{{cite web |title=Rocket Man: Journey to the stars |access-date=2008-05-18 |date=29 October 2005 |work=Western Mail|author=Rob Driscoll |url=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/whats-on/tm_objectid=16309338&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=rocket-man--journey-to-the-stars-name_page.html }}</ref>


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2006 saw Owen cast as recurring character [[Rhys Williams (Torchwood)|Rhys Williams]] in ''[[Torchwood]]'', a spin-off from the science fiction television series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', a role for which he has become most renowned.<ref name=Custardrocket>{{cite web |title=Coming Up |access-date=2008-05-18 |year=2006 |publisher=The Custard TV |url=http://www.thecustard.tv/comingup_4.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518154555/http://www.thecustard.tv/comingup_4.html |archive-date=18 May 2008}}</ref> He was elevated to star billing for the third series, broadcast on BBC One in summer 2009, reflecting his growing role in the series.<ref name="Press Pack">{{cite press release |publisher= BBC Press Office |title= Cast list and Production team |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/06_june/15/torchwood2.shtml
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Owen's first appearance on English-language UK television came in 2001, when he appeared as Buster Edwards in the episode ''Dog Dago Afternoon'' of series ''Fun at the Funeral Parlour''.<ref name=FunATFP>{{cite web|title=Fun at the Funeral Parlour |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=2 October 2006 |publisher= |author=John Toon |url=http://www.ghostglass.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fparlour2.html }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2003 he guested in an episode of
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|date= 2009-06-18 |access-date= 2009-07-19}}</ref> He reprised his role in the fourth series of ''Torchwood'' - ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'', broadcast during summer 2011.
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[[BBC One]] television series ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''<ref name=BBCWNWHOF /> (episode 392, ''Stuck In The Middle With You'', 19 April 2003, as Danny).<ref name=tvcomCasulaty392>{{cite web |title= Casualty Stuck In The Middle With You |accessdate=2008-05-14 |website=CNET |url= http://www.tv.com/casualty/stuck-in-the-middle-with-you/episode/245954/summary.html}}</ref> In 2005 he played the character of Dave 'Shiner' Owen in all six episodes of the series ''[[Rocket Man (TV series)|Rocket Man]]'', a BBC One television series about a man trying to launch his dead wife's ashes into space.<ref name=ICrocket>{{cite web |title=Rocket Man: Journey to the stars |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=29 October 2005 |publisher=Western Mail |author=Rob Driscoll |url=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/whats-on/tm_objectid=16309338&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=rocket-man--journey-to-the-stars-name_page.html }}</ref>

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2006 saw Owen cast as recurring character [[Rhys Williams (Torchwood)|Rhys Williams]] in ''[[Torchwood]]'', a spin-off from the science fiction television series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', a role for which he has become most renowned.<ref name=Custardrocket>{{cite web |title=Coming Up |accessdate=2008-05-18 |year=2006 |publisher=The Custard TV |author= |url=http://www.thecustard.tv/comingup_4.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518154555/http://www.thecustard.tv/comingup_4.html |archivedate=18 May 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was elevated to star billing for the third series, broadcast on BBC One in summer 2009, reflecting his growing role in the series.<ref name="Press Pack">{{cite press release |publisher= BBC Press Office |title= Cast list and Production team |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/06_june/15/torchwood2.shtml
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|date= 2009-06-18 |accessdate= 2009-07-19}}</ref> He reprised his role in the fourth series of ''Torchwood'' - ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'', broadcast during summer 2011.


Owen appeared in an episode of ''Celebrity [[Ready Steady Cook]]'' with ''Torchwood'' co-star [[Tom Price (actor)|Tom Price]] ([[Andy Davidson (Torchwood)|Andy]]) (recorded 26 August 2009, broadcast 8 January 2010).<ref name=Kainews100103 /><ref>{{cite web |title= Ready Steady Cook, Series 21, Episode 22
Owen appeared in an episode of ''Celebrity [[Ready Steady Cook]]'' with ''Torchwood'' co-star [[Tom Price (actor)|Tom Price]] ([[Andy Davidson (Torchwood)|Andy]]) (recorded 26 August 2009, broadcast 8 January 2010).<ref name=Kainews100103 /><ref>{{cite web |title= Ready Steady Cook, Series 21, Episode 22
|accessdate=2010-01-03 |year=2010 |publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00psqdh}}</ref>
|access-date=2010-01-03 |year=2010 |publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00psqdh}}</ref>


In 2011 Owen appeared in the first episode of the third series of ''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]'' as Bob, leader of a dogging pack.<ref name="BBCbh3_1">{{cite web |publisher= BBC |title= Being Human - Lia (Series 3, episode 1) |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y3756 |year= 2011 |accessdate= 2011-07-13}}</ref> He appears in the 14th episode of the [[List of Waterloo Road episodes#Series 7 .282011.E2.80.9312.29|seventh series]] of long running BBC school drama ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' as former rugby pro Ken Watling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk40/wed.shtml|title=Network TV BBC Week 40: Wednesday 5 October 2011|accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> He appeared in an episode of the 2012 [[Kay Mellor]] drama ''[[The Syndicate (TV series)|The Syndicate]]'', broadcast on [[BBC One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaiowen.com/news.htm|title=Kai Owen news|accessdate=6 December 2011}}</ref>
In 2011, Owen appeared in the first episode of the third series of ''[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]'' as Bob, leader of a dogging pack.<ref name="BBCbh3_1">{{cite web |publisher= BBC |title= Being Human - Lia (Series 3, episode 1) |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y3756 |year= 2011 |access-date= 2011-07-13}}</ref> He appears in the 14th episode of the [[List of Waterloo Road episodes#Series 7 (2011–2012)|seventh series]] of long running BBC school drama ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' as former rugby pro Ken Watling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk40/wed.shtml|title=Network TV BBC Week 40: Wednesday 5 October 2011|access-date=17 September 2011}}</ref> He appeared in an episode of the 2012 [[Kay Mellor]] drama ''[[The Syndicate]]'', broadcast on [[BBC One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaiowen.com/news.htm|title=Kai Owen news|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref>


In 2015 Owen joined the cast of the channel 4 soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' playing Pete, the ex-partner of [[Reenie McQueen]] ([[Zöe Lucker]]) and a perpetrator of child abuse. In preparation for the role he liaised with the [[NSPCC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a640816/hollyoaks-casts-torchwood-star-kai-owen-as-abuser-pete.html#~p9rknHkj6K0bnz|title=Hollyoaks casts Torchwood star Kai Owen as abuser Pete|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=10 April 2015|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=10 April 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, Owen joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' playing [[Pete Buchanan]], the ex-partner of [[Reenie McQueen]] ([[Zöe Lucker]]) and a perpetrator of child abuse. In preparation for the role, he liaised with the [[NSPCC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a640816/hollyoaks-casts-torchwood-star-kai-owen-as-abuser-pete.html#~p9rknHkj6K0bnz|title=Hollyoaks casts Torchwood star Kai Owen as abuser Pete|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=10 April 2015|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> After portraying the role until a year later, he made a brief return in 2018. He is also set to reprise the role in April 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harp |first1=Justin |title=Hollyoaks confirms return for evil Pete Buchanan in Cleo mental health storyline |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a35970198/hollyoaks-spoilers-pete-buchanan-return-cleo-abuse/? |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]] |date=30 March 2021}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

===Television===
===Television===
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| 2006–2011 || ''[[Torchwood]]'' || [[Rhys Williams (Torchwood)|Rhys Williams]] || Recurring cast series 1-2<br/>Main Cast series 3-4
| 2006–2011 || ''[[Torchwood]]'' || [[Rhys Williams (Torchwood)|Rhys Williams]] || Recurring cast series 1-2<br/>Main Cast series 3-4
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|rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]'' || Bob || Episode #3.1 - "Lia"
|rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]'' || Bob || Episode #3.1 - "Lia"
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|''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' || Ken Watling|| Episode #7.14
|''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' || Ken Watling|| Episode #7.14
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| 2012 || ''[[The Syndicate]]'' || Gareth Powell || Episode #1.4
| 2012 || ''[[The Syndicate]]'' || Gareth Powell || Episode #1.4
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| 2015–2016, 2018 || ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' || [[Pete Buchanan]] || Series regular
| 2015 || ''[[Doc Martin]]'' |||| Episode #7.4 - "Education, Education, Education"
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| 2015–2016, 2018, 2021 || ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' || [[Pete Buchanan]] || Series regular
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| 2019 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Mark Albany || 1 episode
| 2019 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Mark Albany || 1 episode
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| 2022 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Sergeant Taylor || 1 episode
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|2024
|Mr Bates vs The Post Office
|Retail Manager
|1 episode
|}
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! Year(s) !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Year(s) !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
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| 2007 || ''Ying Tong: a Walk with the [[The Goons|Goons]]''<ref name=YingTongR4DT>{{cite news |title=Today's TV & radio choices |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=4 April 2007 |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |author=Gillian Reynolds |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/04/04/nosplit/bvtv04.xml}}</ref><ref name=YingTongR4TS>{{cite news |title=Radio review - drama |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=4 April 2007 |newspaper=The Stage |author=Moira Petty |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/16443/radio-review-drama}}</ref> || [[Harry Secombe]] || Radio Play by [[Roy Smiles]]
| 2007 || ''Ying Tong: a Walk with the [[The Goons|Goons]]''<ref name=YingTongR4DT>{{cite news |title=Today's TV & radio choices |access-date=2008-05-18 |date=4 April 2007 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|author=Gillian Reynolds |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/04/04/nosplit/bvtv04.xml}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=YingTongR4TS>{{cite news |title=Radio review - drama |access-date=2008-05-18 |date=4 April 2007 |newspaper=The Stage |author=Moira Petty |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/16443/radio-review-drama}}</ref> || [[Harry Secombe]] || Radio Play by [[Roy Smiles]]
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| 2009 || "[[The Dead Line]]" ||rowspan="2"| [[Rhys Williams (Torchwood)|Rhys Williams]]||rowspan="2"| ''Torchwood'' Radio Plays ([[BBC Radio 4]])
| 2009 || "[[The Dead Line (radio drama)|The Dead Line]]" ||rowspan="2"| [[Rhys Williams (Torchwood)|Rhys Williams]]||rowspan="2"| ''Torchwood'' Radio Plays ([[BBC Radio 4]])
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|rowspan="4"| 2011 || "The Devil and Miss Carew'"
|rowspan="4"| 2011 || "The Devil and Miss Carew'"
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| 2012 || ''Army of One''
| 2012 || ''Army of One''
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|| 2015–Present || ''[[Torchwood (audio drama series)|Torchwood]]'' || Rhys Williams||| [[Big Finish Productions]]
|| 2015–present || ''[[Torchwood (audio drama series)|Torchwood]]'' || Rhys Williams||| [[Big Finish Productions]]
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| 2017 || ''[[Tracks (podcast)|Tracks]]'' || Ifan || [[BBC Cymru Wales]]
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! Year(s) !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1998 || ''[[The Tempest]]''<ref name=Spotlight>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/M55429.html|title=Spotlight profile of Kai Owen|publisher=[[The Spotlight]]|accessdate=22 June 2012}}</ref>|| Ariel || Performed at [[Stafford Castle]]
| 1998 || ''[[The Tempest]]''<ref name=Spotlight>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/M55429.html|title=Spotlight profile of Kai Owen|publisher=[[The Spotlight]]|access-date=22 June 2012}}</ref>|| Ariel || Performed at [[Stafford Castle]]
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| 2005 || ''Life of Ryan... and Ronnie''<ref name=RyanRonnieBBC>{{cite web |title=Ryan and Ronnie relived on stage |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=5 October 2005 |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4311946.stm}}</ref><ref name=RyanRonnieTS>{{cite news |title=Life of Ryan... and Ronnie |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=19 October 2005 |newspaper=The Stage |author=Jon Holliday |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/10084/life-of-ryanand-ronnie}}</ref><ref name=RyanRonnieUAL>{{cite web |title=Life of Ryan...and Ronnie |accessdate=2008-05-18 |year=2005 |publisher=University of the Arts London |url=http://www.arts.ac.uk/events/23103.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522115034/http://www.arts.ac.uk/events/23103.htm |archive-date=22 May 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=RyanRonnieBARN>{{cite web |title=Archif atodiadau theatr bARN ers 1992 |accessdate=2008-05-18 |year=2006 |publisher=Theatre in Wales |url=http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/barn/manylion.asp?barnID=155}}</ref> || [[Ronnie Williams|Ronnie]] ||
| 2005 || ''Life of Ryan... and Ronnie''<ref name=RyanRonnieBBC>{{cite web |title=Ryan and Ronnie relived on stage |access-date=2008-05-18 |date=5 October 2005 |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4311946.stm}}</ref><ref name=RyanRonnieTS>{{cite news |title=Life of Ryan... and Ronnie |access-date=2008-05-18 |date=19 October 2005 |newspaper=The Stage |author=Jon Holliday |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/10084/life-of-ryanand-ronnie}}</ref><ref name=RyanRonnieUAL>{{cite web |title=Life of Ryan...and Ronnie |access-date=2008-05-18 |year=2005 |publisher=University of the Arts London |url=http://www.arts.ac.uk/events/23103.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522115034/http://www.arts.ac.uk/events/23103.htm |archive-date=22 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=RyanRonnieBARN>{{cite web |title=Archif atodiadau theatr bARN ers 1992 |access-date=2008-05-18 |year=2006 |publisher=Theatre in Wales |url=http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/barn/manylion.asp?barnID=155}}</ref> || [[Ronnie Williams (comedian)|Ronnie]] ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''A Chorus Of Disapproval''<ref name=ChorusIC>{{cite web |title=Where the laughs are... |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=10 February 2006 |publisher=icNorthWales
| 2006 || ''A Chorus of Disapproval''<ref name=ChorusIC>{{cite web |title=Where the laughs are... |access-date=2008-05-18 |date=10 February 2006 |publisher=icNorthWales
|author=Gill Isted |url=http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/stage/tm_headline=where-the-laughs-are&method=full&objectid=16689749&siteid=50142-name_page.html}}</ref> || Crispin Usher<ref name=Spotlight/> ||
|author=Gill Isted |url=http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/stage/tm_headline=where-the-laughs-are&method=full&objectid=16689749&siteid=50142-name_page.html}}</ref> || Crispin Usher<ref name=Spotlight/> ||
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=1544523}}
* {{Official website|http://www.kaiowen.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.kaiowen.com}}
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* {{IMDb name|id=1544523}}
* {{YouTube|u=kaiowenactor|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
* {{YouTube|u=kaiowenactor|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}


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[[Category:People educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy]]
[[Category:People educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy]]
[[Category:Welsh-speaking actors]]
[[Category:Welsh-speaking actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Welsh male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Welsh male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Welsh male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Welsh male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Conwy County Borough]]

Latest revision as of 14:40, 7 November 2024

For the rugby union player, see Kai Owen (rugby union).

Kai Owen
Owen in 2012
Born (1975-09-04) 4 September 1975 (age 49)
Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Websitewww.kaiowen.com

Kai Owen (born 4 September 1975) is a Welsh actor of stage and screen, known to Welsh audiences for his numerous roles on Welsh language television and to worldwide audiences for his portrayal of Rhys Williams in Torchwood and Pete Buchanan in Hollyoaks.

Background and personal life

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Owen was born in the town of Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in North Wales, where his family still lives.[1] His father Mark is a GMB union official and his mother Yvonne is a cleaner at the British Legion Club.[2] He was educated at Watling Street Primary School, Llanrwst and Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy.[2] He attended Mountview Theatre School, London for three years, graduating in 1998.[2] Owen lived with his actor fiancée Sarah Wilson in East Finchley, London[2] and in 2010 moved with son Bobby to Warwickshire.[3]

He ran the 2009 London Marathon for the children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent,[4] and also ran the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April 2010.[5] He is a patron of Llandudno Youth Musical Theatre.[5]

Television career

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He became first known as Kev, a gay roofer in Tipyn O Stad, shown on Welsh-language channel S4C. He was a regular in several series (52 episodes) of this popular gritty Welsh television programme; he also appeared in S4C's Treflan as character Bob Lewis.[6] In 2009 he guested as Harri in the second series of Y Pris and as violent loan shark Craig Turner in Pobol Y Cwm (one episode, broadcast 11 September 2009; he appeared in a similar guest role in the show in August and in October 2012).

Owen's first appearance on English-language UK television came in 2001, when he appeared as Buster Edwards in the episode Dog Dago Afternoon of series Fun at the Funeral Parlour.[7] In 2003 he guested in an episode of BBC One television series Casualty[2] (episode 392, Stuck in the Middle With You, 19 April 2003, as Danny).[8] In 2005 he played the character of Dave 'Shiner' Owen in all six episodes of the series Rocket Man, a BBC One television series about a man trying to launch his dead wife's ashes into space.[9]

2006 saw Owen cast as recurring character Rhys Williams in Torchwood, a spin-off from the science fiction television series Doctor Who, a role for which he has become most renowned.[10] He was elevated to star billing for the third series, broadcast on BBC One in summer 2009, reflecting his growing role in the series.[11] He reprised his role in the fourth series of Torchwood - Torchwood: Miracle Day, broadcast during summer 2011.

Owen appeared in an episode of Celebrity Ready Steady Cook with Torchwood co-star Tom Price (Andy) (recorded 26 August 2009, broadcast 8 January 2010).[5][12]

In 2011, Owen appeared in the first episode of the third series of Being Human as Bob, leader of a dogging pack.[13] He appears in the 14th episode of the seventh series of long running BBC school drama Waterloo Road as former rugby pro Ken Watling.[14] He appeared in an episode of the 2012 Kay Mellor drama The Syndicate, broadcast on BBC One.[15]

In 2015, Owen joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks playing Pete Buchanan, the ex-partner of Reenie McQueen (Zöe Lucker) and a perpetrator of child abuse. In preparation for the role, he liaised with the NSPCC.[16] After portraying the role until a year later, he made a brief return in 2018. He is also set to reprise the role in April 2021.[17]

Filmography

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Television

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Year(s) Title Role Notes
2001 Fun at the Funeral Parlour P.C Hertz TV episode - "Death in the Valleys" and "The Jaws of Doom"
2002 Fun at the Funeral Parlour Buster Edwards TV episode - "Dog Dango Afternoon "
2003 Casualty Danny TV episode - "Stuck in the Middle with You"
2003–2006 Tipyn o Stad Kev Evans Series regular; series 2–5
2005 Rocket Man David 'Shiner' Owen Six episodes; main role
2006–2011 Torchwood Rhys Williams Recurring cast series 1-2
Main Cast series 3-4
2011 Being Human Bob Episode #3.1 - "Lia"
Waterloo Road Ken Watling Episode #7.14
2012 The Syndicate Gareth Powell Episode #1.4
2015 Doc Martin Episode #7.4 - "Education, Education, Education"
2015–2016, 2018, 2021 Hollyoaks Pete Buchanan Series regular
2019 Doctors Mark Albany 1 episode
2022 Casualty Sergeant Taylor 1 episode
2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office Retail Manager 1 episode

Narration/Radio

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Year(s) Title Role Notes
2007 Ying Tong: a Walk with the Goons[18][19] Harry Secombe Radio Play by Roy Smiles
2009 "The Dead Line" Rhys Williams Torchwood Radio Plays (BBC Radio 4)
2011 "The Devil and Miss Carew'"
Ghost Train Narrator Torchwood audiobook
Department X
First Born
2012 Army of One
2015–present Torchwood Rhys Williams Big Finish Productions
2017 Tracks Ifan BBC Cymru Wales

Stage

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Year(s) Title Role Notes
1998 The Tempest[20] Ariel Performed at Stafford Castle
2005 Life of Ryan... and Ronnie[21][22][23][24] Ronnie
2006 A Chorus of Disapproval[25] Crispin Usher[20]
2008 Adam & Steve Adam[20]
2012 As You Like It Charles Clwyd Theatr Cymru[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Kai Owen Biography". Kai Owen. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Wales NW Hall of Fame". BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Kai moved to Warwickshire". Kai Owen. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Kai enters Flora London Marathon 2009". Kai Owen. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. ^ a b c "Kai News". Kai Owen. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  6. ^ "IMDB Resumee". IMDb. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
  7. ^ John Toon (2 October 2006). "Fun at the Funeral Parlour". Retrieved 18 May 2008.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Casualty Stuck in the Middle With You". CNET. Retrieved 14 May 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Rob Driscoll (29 October 2005). "Rocket Man: Journey to the stars". Western Mail. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  10. ^ "Coming Up". The Custard TV. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  11. ^ "Cast list and Production team" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  12. ^ "Ready Steady Cook, Series 21, Episode 22". BBC. 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  13. ^ "Being Human - Lia (Series 3, episode 1)". BBC. 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  14. ^ "Network TV BBC Week 40: Wednesday 5 October 2011". Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  15. ^ "Kai Owen news". Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  16. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (10 April 2015). "Hollyoaks casts Torchwood star Kai Owen as abuser Pete". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  17. ^ Harp, Justin (30 March 2021). "Hollyoaks confirms return for evil Pete Buchanan in Cleo mental health storyline". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  18. ^ Gillian Reynolds (4 April 2007). "Today's TV & radio choices". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2008.[dead link‍]
  19. ^ Moira Petty (4 April 2007). "Radio review - drama". The Stage. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  20. ^ a b c d "Spotlight profile of Kai Owen". The Spotlight. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  21. ^ "Ryan and Ronnie relived on stage". BBC. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  22. ^ Jon Holliday (19 October 2005). "Life of Ryan... and Ronnie". The Stage. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  23. ^ "Life of Ryan...and Ronnie". University of the Arts London. 2005. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  24. ^ "Archif atodiadau theatr bARN ers 1992". Theatre in Wales. 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  25. ^ Gill Isted (10 February 2006). "Where the laughs are..." icNorthWales. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
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