Rhys Parry Jones is a

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actor best known for his role as Llew Matthews in ', in the

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children's series ' and as Rhacsyn from the children's series ''Rhacsyn a’r Goeden Hud.'' Jones has also featured in episodes of '' EastEnders'', Tracy Beaker and the

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sitcom '' High Hopes'' as well as providing the voices of Patrick, Mr Krabs, Painty The Pirate, Mermaid Man, and Larry in

's Welsh dubbing of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. In late 2007, he appeared in ''

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'', a Welsh horror film co-starring

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and

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. Based in Cardiff, Jones appears in the films ' and ''

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'' by

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, the latter set in , which premiered at the

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on 10 June 2010. in 2011, he became one of four voice actors in S4C’s Welsh dub of SpongeBob SquarePants, along side Dewi Rhys Williams, Richard Elfyn and Siân Naomi. he provided the voices of Patrick, Mr Krabs, Painty The Pirate, Mermaid Man, and Larry. In 2018, he portrayed John Le Mesurier in Amazon's '' A Very English Scandal''. In 2019, he appeared in the

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series ''

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'', in the

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episode "Aberfan".

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External links

Rhys Parry Jones
at the

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