Robert Rhodes (actor)

Robert Rhodes
Born1993 (age 32–33)
London, England
OccupationActor

Robert Rhodes (born circa 1993[1]) is an English actor. He is known for playing Jimmy Jimmy in 28 Years Later and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and Silver Denys in House of the Dragon.

Personal life

Rhodes was born in London, and moved to Northampton at the age of eight.[2][3] He was born with a rare birthmark known as a congenital meanocytic nevus, which was removed due to fears it could turn cancerous. By the time he was seventeen, he had undergone nearly fifty surgeries, resulting in scarring around the left side of his face and hairline.[4][3]

Rhodes is an ambassador for the charity Changing Faces, which advocates and supports those with visible differences.[5] He featured prominently in their "I Am More Than Just Your Villain" campaign.[6]

Rhodes is openly queer.[4]

Career

Rhodes decided to pursue an acting career after being cast as Link Larkin in a school production of Hairspray.[3] After appearing in theatre roles such as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame,[7][8] he made his screen debut in Why Didn't They Ask Evans?.[3]

After appearing in an episode of House of the Dragon, Rhodes gained attention for his performance in 28 Years Later and, more prominently, its sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. He portrayed Jimmy Jimmy, a sadistic member of a Jimmy Savile-inspired cult.[9]

In 2026, Rhodes guest-starred in an episode of Silent Witness,[10] and is part of the cast for the upcoming series The Rapture,[11] which is expected to air the same year.

Filmography

Film

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Clubhammer The Muse Short film
2025 28 Years Later Jimmy Jimmy
Wasteman Scrawny Prisoner
2026 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Jimmy Jimmy

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2022 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Ben BritBox Episode 2
2024 Masters of the Air Orderly #1 Apple TV+ 3 episodes
House of the Dragon Silver Denys HBO Episode: "The Red Sowing"
2025 Reunion Dexter BBC One Episode 1
2026 Silent Witness Ross BBC One Episode: "The Enemy Within: Part 2"
The Rapture Simon 'Sonic' Keegan BBC One 5 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Bilderbeck, Poppy (2 August 2024). "House of the Dragon actor speaks out after fans make insulting comments on his birthmark". UNILAD.
  2. ↑ "Hit TV show actor corrects facial scarring language". BBC. 6 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Rhodes, Robert (22 May 2022). "If I catch you staring at my scars, prepare for me to ask you why". Metro.
  4. 1 2 "Pride: Growing up as an LGBTQIA+ person with a visible difference". Changing Faces. 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Our ambassadors". Changing Faces. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "I Am Not Your Villain: Equal representation of visible difference in film". Changing Faces. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH…ROBERT RHODES". Love London Love Culture. 25 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Jo Good, Robert Rhodes, Andy Scott and Heather Bandenberg". BBC Radio London. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Silent Witness season 29 cast: New and returning characters in BBC crime drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "India Amarteifio joins Ruth Madeley in new BBC drama The Rapture". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.