Russell Jones (actor)
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Russell Jones is an actor. He was educated at Ysgol Y Creuddyn and Aberystwyth University's Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies.

He embarked on an acting career in 1999 with various roles in small scale theatre all over the UK. In 2001 he landed one of the lead roles in the Welsh language drama series Tipyn o Stad playing the shady Laurence "Stud" Williams for S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...

, a role he played for 4 years.

He has since been seen in the UK horror film The Zombie Diaries
The Zombie Diaries
The Zombie Diaries is a 2006 British independent horror film written, produced and directed by Kevin Gates and first-time feature film maker Michael Bartlett.The film was shot in a hand-held documentary format on DV and split into three separate parts....

playing the character Goke as well as playing Tom in the crime thriller NightDragon
Nightdragon
NightDragon is a 2009 thriller film co-written, produced & directed by British Filmmaker Tim Biddiscombe. The film stars Alan Ford, Imogen Church, Annette Kellow, James Fisher, Scott Thomas....

. Zombie Diaries has since developed a small cult following and is well known amongst zombie fan circles.

Other appearances include Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...

 (episode 407, Can't Let Go, 18 October 2003, playing "Max Hart") and as a policeman in an episode of Torchwood
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...

, other roles include Roger in Caerdydd
Caerdydd
Caerdydd is a Welsh language television programme set in Cardiff made by Fiction Factory for Welsh public service television station S4C...

for S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...

 as well as various short films, productions and radio plays.

It was recently announced that the sequel to The Zombie Diaries
The Zombie Diaries
The Zombie Diaries is a 2006 British independent horror film written, produced and directed by Kevin Gates and first-time feature film maker Michael Bartlett.The film was shot in a hand-held documentary format on DV and split into three separate parts....

will be released soon under the title World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries: The Saga Continues.

Musical Career

In late 2010 Rusell Jones redirected his energies into his musical talents and became a founding member for the indie band Cherry White. The band of four regularly play gigs throughout central London and have made a recent debut on the airways on BBC Wales.

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