Owain Sebastian Yeoman is a Welsh actor born in Oxford, UK to parents Michael and Hilary Yeoman. He has one sister Ailsa. An honors English graduate of Brasenose College (1996-99), Oxford University Owain also graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London with the distinction of being The Henry Marshall Shield Winne...
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Owain Sebastian Yeoman is a Welsh actor born in Oxford, UK to parents Michael and Hilary Yeoman. He has one sister Ailsa. An honors English graduate of Brasenose College (1996-99), Oxford University Owain also graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London with the distinction of being The Henry Marshall Shield Winner.(2003) His First audition was for the Warner Bros epic "Troy" starring Brad Pitt in which director Wolfgang Petersen immediately cast Owain as Lysander, the Captain of the Trojan army. A veteran of over a dozen stage plays in London's West End theaters and two Edinburgh international Stage/Film festivals Owain re-located to Los Angeles in 2004 where he was cast in TV projects including "The Friendlies", the lead role in Mark Burnett's "Commando Nanny" and played the T-888 main terminator in the pilot of the Terminator franchise series "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2007). Owain played leading series regular roles in the 2006 Fox comedy "Kitchen Confidential" opposite Bradley Cooper, directed by Darren Starr and "The Nine" from "Without A Trace" creator Hank Steinberg for ABC.In 2008 Owain played the role of Sgt. Eric Kocher in the HBO award winning biopic "Generation Kill" from the creators of "The Wire" Ed Burns and David Simon. Owain is probably best known to TV audiences for his leading role as CBI detective Wayne Rigsby in the CBS international hit series "The Mentalist" in which he has starred for over 6 years. in 2012 Owain was cast as the lead detective KING in the independent horror feature "Laid to Rest 2" and as the lead in the festival short movie "Absolutsin". in 2015 Owain will be re-united with Bradley Cooper when he stars in "American Sniper" in which he was cast by Clint Eastwood. He is also slated to appear in the titular role of "Henry" in the independent feature "My big brother Henry" set for release in the same year.He is an avid animal rights supporter and works closely with PETA and The Humane Society of The United States. Owain lives in Los Angeles with his wife Gigi and their French Bulldog Cash. Show less «
I love a challenge, and I love challenging people's preconceptions.
I love a challenge, and I love challenging people's preconceptions.
A friend of mine is a chef in Bali, and another friend said, 'God, he's like Brad Pitt,' and I said,...Show more »
A friend of mine is a chef in Bali, and another friend said, 'God, he's like Brad Pitt,' and I said, 'Yeah, I think he's more like arm Pitt,' 'cause, you know, 'Brad Pitt' would be a bit of an overstatement. Show less «
I think from an actor's point of view, you always want something to play that's dramatic or somethin...Show more »
I think from an actor's point of view, you always want something to play that's dramatic or something that feels like it could be very bold in choice. And of course, the boldest possible choice you could play at the end of a character's life is death. Show less «
Since I finished on 'The Mentalist,' I didn't need to be so near to the studio, so we decided to mov...Show more »
Since I finished on 'The Mentalist,' I didn't need to be so near to the studio, so we decided to move a bit further out where you can get more house for your money, too. It definitely feels more like home. Show less «
Gigi is my perfect partner. She's my best friend. She's the most fun of anyone I know, and she's als...Show more »
Gigi is my perfect partner. She's my best friend. She's the most fun of anyone I know, and she's also the kindest and most tolerant person. Show less «
I'm a voracious reader, and I love to throw myself into it.
I'm a voracious reader, and I love to throw myself into it.
I love Wales, and Cardiff is great, but if I could just have the weather we have in California, it w...Show more »
I love Wales, and Cardiff is great, but if I could just have the weather we have in California, it would be perfect. Show less «
I didn't want to be an accountant; I found myself being a banker, which was a bit different. I went ...Show more »
I didn't want to be an accountant; I found myself being a banker, which was a bit different. I went to university, and I was going to do a Ph.D. in the States, but I didn't get the funding for it, so I had two years where I had a bit of a wobble and didn't really know what I wanted to do, and I ended up working as a banker. Show less «
My mom was a history teacher, so I couldn't really avoid history when I was growing up. But we're ve...Show more »
My mom was a history teacher, so I couldn't really avoid history when I was growing up. But we're very light on American history. We don't really have great opportunities to study both the Civil War and the Revolution. Show less «
I was doing a scene in a medical tent in 18th-century battle dress, pantaloons and a ripped shirt, a...Show more »
I was doing a scene in a medical tent in 18th-century battle dress, pantaloons and a ripped shirt, and the guy from the crew kept asking me if I was OK, if I was too cold. I told him, 'Are you kidding? I'm from Wales!' Show less «
The nature of an ensemble means when you're a supporting character and not the lead character, you g...Show more »
The nature of an ensemble means when you're a supporting character and not the lead character, you get little tidbits here and there, but you're usually there to provide bits of comic relief and little bits of action or something. Show less «
If the day comes where I can have my own action figure... I defy any actor to say that's not a good ...Show more »
If the day comes where I can have my own action figure... I defy any actor to say that's not a good day. Show less «
I will say the scope of the 'Supergirl' pilot was incredible. I've personally never been involved in...Show more »
I will say the scope of the 'Supergirl' pilot was incredible. I've personally never been involved in something with such a huge production value and scope. Show less «
From an actor's point of view, you never really like to hope that anything will go beyond the pilot....Show more »
From an actor's point of view, you never really like to hope that anything will go beyond the pilot. I'd always say to my agent every time I filmed a pilot, 'Great! Well, I'll see you at pilot season.' Show less «
I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a ...Show more »
I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have. Show less «
I've done all the table reads for Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow for all the pirate movies, because he'...Show more »
I've done all the table reads for Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow for all the pirate movies, because he's just been doing other stuff, and I just love the whole Jack Sparrow thing he's got going on; it is just genius, and I just think he has so much fun with it. Show less «
Oh my goodness me, Daniel Day-Lewis - huge, huge fan of his. I've always loved his philosophy on act...Show more »
Oh my goodness me, Daniel Day-Lewis - huge, huge fan of his. I've always loved his philosophy on acting: he always talks about returning to a state of play. Show less «
Being typecast is the enemy of any actor, so if you can try to do something that flips on the head p...Show more »
Being typecast is the enemy of any actor, so if you can try to do something that flips on the head peoples' ideas of who you are or what you can do, that's my biggest aim. Show less «
I went from working with Spielberg to working with Clint Eastwood - I might as well just retire.
I went from working with Spielberg to working with Clint Eastwood - I might as well just retire.
