---
name: "Owen Teale"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/owen-teale"
fi1m_id: "owen-teale"
imdb_id: "nm0853583"
tmdb_id: 58654
wikidata_id: "Q361536"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 May 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T16:25:16.284732+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Owen Teale

## Identity

Owen Teale

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/owen-teale
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** owen-teale
- **IMDb ID:** nm0853583
- **TMDB ID:** 58654
- **Wikidata ID:** Q361536
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Teale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361536, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853583/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58654

Actor. Born 20 May 1961 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 May 1961, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- **Active:** 1997–2012
- **Also known as:** 오웬 틸
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 66 (1), 2000s 73 (3), 2010s 78 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 70 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 3, Mystery 3, Action & Adventure 2, History 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Teale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361536, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853583/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58654

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Murphy's Law*](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md) (63)

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## Biography

Owen Teale is a Welsh actor. Born on 20 May 1961 in North Cornelly, Glamorgan, he trained at the Guildford School of Acting and made his television debut in 1984. His early screen roles included appearances in *Doctor Who* (1985) as Maldak, *Robin Hood* (1991) as Will Scarlet, and *War Requiem* (1989).

Teale is known for roles such as Ser Alliser Thorne in *Game of Thrones* (2011–2016), Peter Knox in *A Discovery of Witches* (2018–2022), and Philip Osborne in *Line of Duty* (2012). He played Paul Allison in *Murphy's Law* (2001) and has appeared in films including *King Arthur* (2004), *The Last Legion* (2007), and *Tolkien* (2019). In 1997 he won a Tony Award for his performance in a Broadway production of *A Doll's House*. He is married to actress Sylvestra Le Touzel.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, watch.plex.tv, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Line of Duty* (2012), Fi1m 79, as Philip Osborne — [page](https://film.one/tv/line-of-duty.md)
- *The Hollow Crown* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Captain Fluellen — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Alliser Thorne — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Silk* (2011), Fi1m 71, as Brian Frogett — [page](https://film.one/tv/silk.md)
- *Torchwood* (2006), Fi1m 73, as Ewan Sherman — [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *Conspiracy* (2001), Fi1m 83, as Roland Freisler — [page](https://film.one/film/conspiracy.md)
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), Fi1m 63, as Paul Allison — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, as Little Mal Kirby — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Something Pointless* (2026), as Aldous Evans
- *The Physician II* (2025), as Godwin
- *Sandokan* (2025), series, as Lord Guillonk
- *Death Valley* (2025), series, as Michael Mallowan
- *Tales of the Tardis* (2023), series, as Maldak
- *Wolf* (2023), series, as Oliver Anchor-Ferrers
- *Blue* (2023), as Lucy's Dad
- *The Rig* (2023), series, as Lars Hutton
- *Save the Cinema* (2022), as Darek
- *From A Strange Land* (2021), as Michael Crown
- *Dream Horse* (2021), as Brian Vokes
- *Salt Water Town* (2021), as Glenn
- *The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Gameshow Killer* (2021), Actor
- *The Pembrokeshire Murders* (2021), series, as Gerard Elias QC
- *Tolkien* (2019), as Headmaster Gilson
- *A Discovery of Witches* (2018), series, as Peter Knox
- *Pulse* (2017), series, as Chad Berger
- *National Theatre Live: No Man's Land* (2016), as Briggs
- *Nocturne* (2016), as Murray
- *Houdini & Doyle* (2016), series, as Professor Havensling
- *River* (2015), series, as Marcus McDonald
- *Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience* (2015), as Alliser Thorne
- *Under Milk Wood* (2014), as Dai Bread
- *The Fold* (2014), as Edward Ashton
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, as Felix Hackman — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *The Hollow Crown* (2012), series, as Captain Fluellen — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md)
- *Line of Duty* (2012), series, as Philip Osborne, CI Osborne, CI Philip Osborne — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/line-of-duty.md)
- *Stella* (2012), series, as Dai Kosh
- *Hunky Dory* (2011), as Davey's Dad
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Alliser Thorne — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Silk* (2011), series, as Brian Frogett — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/silk.md)
- *It's Alive* (2009), as Sgt. Perkins
- *The Children* (2008), series, as Peter
- *Inconceivable* (2008), as Richard Newman
- *The Dead Peasants Society* (2007), as Tom Cornell
- *The Last Legion* (2007), as Vatrenus
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Nicky Turnbull
- *Tsunami: The Aftermath* (2006), series, as James Peabody
- *Torchwood* (2006), series, as Ewan Sherman — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *Marian, Again* (2005), as Bernie Sullivan
- *Murder in Rome* (2005), as Erucius
- *Island at War* (2004), series, as PC Wilf Jonas
- *King Arthur* (2004), as Pelagius (uncredited)
- *Judas* (2004), as Flavius
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Robert Morgan — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Ted and Alice* (2002), series, Actor
- *The Search for John Gissing* (2001), as Giles Hanagan
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), series, as Paul Allison — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md)
- *Conspiracy* (2001), as Roland Freisler — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/conspiracy.md)
- *Belonging* (2000), series, Actor
- *Beast* (2000), series, as Mr. Head
- *Cleopatra* (1999), series, as Grattius
- *The Cherry Orchard* (1999), as Lopahin
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Little Mal Kirby — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon* (1997), as Adolph
- *Wilderness* (1996), series, as Dan Somers
- *Ballykissangel* (1996), series, as Conor Devlin
- *Death of a Salesman* (1996), as Happy
- *Wilderness* (1996), as Dan Somers
- *The Thin Blue Line* (1995), series, as Gary
- *Dangerous Lady* (1995), series, as Terry Patterson
- *The Vacillations of Poppy Carew* (1995), as Edmund Platt
- *The Hawk* (1993), as Ken Marsh
- *Robin Hood* (1991), as Will Scarlett
- *The Fifteen Streets* (1989), as John O'Brien
- *Great Expectations* (1989), series, as Mr Drummle
- *War Requiem* (1989), as The Unknown Soldier
- *Strife* (1988), as Youth
- *The Ruth Rendell Mysteries* (1987), series, as Bob North
- *David Copperfield* (1986), series, as Ham Peggotty
- *Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos* (1985), as Maldak
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Ken Marsh
- *Timewatch* (1982), series, as Erucius
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Maldak — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *Monolith*, as Cary
- *No Man's Land*, as Briggs
- *Panic*, as Thomas

## Gallery

- ![Owen Teale](https://film.one/media/person/474005/gallery-bac1ae064cf5.jpg) Owen Teale — Sam from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Owen_Teale_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Owen Teale in Whitehall, London, England. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/474005/gallery-567d2f41978b.jpg) Owen Teale in Whitehall, London, England. (2013) — Ian Haskins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Owen_Teale_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Owen Teale in Whitehall, London, England. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/474005/gallery-6196f625e712.jpg) Owen Teale in Whitehall, London, England. (2013) — Ian Haskins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Owen_Teale.jpg/1280px-Owen_Teale.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Click here to see all the photos from the trip. :) (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/474005/gallery-d69dcae82b38.jpg) Click here to see all the photos from the trip. :) (2016) — Josefine Stenudd from Uppsala, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Owen_Teale_4.jpg/1280px-Owen_Teale_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Owen Teale at stage door of BAM Harvey Theater with me on May 16th (closing day of 'Creditors'). Please attribute to Monica Gonzalez, if used. Thank you! (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/474005/gallery-61737703ade7.jpg) Owen Teale at stage door of BAM Harvey Theater with me on May 16th (closing day of 'Creditors'). Please attribute to Monica Gonzalez, if used. Thank you! (2010) — Monica, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Owen_Teale_3.jpg/1280px-Owen_Teale_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1997: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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