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.Owen was born in
the town of Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in North Wales, where his
family still lives. His father Mark is a GMB union official and his
mother Yvonne is a cleaner at the British Legion Club. He was educated
at Watling Street Primary School, Llanrwst and Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy. He
attended Mountview Theatre School, London for three years, graduating
in 1998. Owen lived with his actor fiancée Sarah Wilson in East
Finchley, London and in 2010 moved with son Bobby to Warwickshire.He
ran the 2009 London Marathon for the children's cancer charity CLIC
Sargent, and also ran the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April 2010. He
is a patron of Llandudno Youth Musical Theatre.
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.Owen was born in
the town of Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in North Wales, where his
family still lives. His father Mark is a GMB union official and his
mother Yvonne is a cleaner at the British Legion Club. He was educated
at Watling Street Primary School, Llanrwst and Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy. He
attended Mountview Theatre School, London for three years, graduating
in 1998. Owen lived with his actor fiancée Sarah Wilson in East
Finchley, London and in 2010 moved with son Bobby to Warwickshire.He
ran the 2009 London Marathon for the children's cancer charity CLIC
Sargent, and also ran the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April 2010. He
is a patron of Llandudno Youth Musical Theatre.
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