Rufus Jones (actor)

Rufus Jones (b. London, England 1975) is an English actor, comedy and writer.

Rufus is a member of the British comedy sketch group The Dutch Elm Conservatoire, They were nominated for the Perrier award at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Rufus studied at Cambridge University( 1994-97 ). His acting background included early appearances with the Cambridge Footlights, and more recently "Major Barbara" (Royal Exchange Manchester) and Ben-Hur (BAC London). His TV credits include "Secret Smile" (ITV), "Bedsitcom" (Channel 4), Messia III (BBC), White Teeth (Channel 4), "My Family" (BBC), Much Ado About Nothing (BBC), Love Soup, Extras (BBC2) and "Losing it" (ITV). Rufus played several roles in the BBC Radio 4 series "Deep Trouble". More recently he has built up writing credits including the BBC Radio 4 comedy show "The Bearded Ladies".

For 2008 Rufus can be seen in the forthcoming series of "Comedy Cuts" on ITV2 and Paul Mertons impro sketch show for ITV1 "Thank God you're here". He is also working on a television sketch show with "The dutch elm conservatoire" for ITV2.

External links

* [http://www.dutchelm.co.uk official dutch elm conservatoire website]
* [http://www.amandahowardassociates.co.uk/Photo.asp?Client=RufusJones AHA-Talent agent]
* [http://www.paramountcomedy.com/shortcuts/ Paramount comedy short-cuts website]