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name: "Rhys Yates"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:48.452973+00:00"
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# Rhys Yates

Actor. Born in North London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor

## Biography

Rhys Yates is a British actor. He grew up in a working-class area of North West London and first became involved in the arts through the National Youth Theatre's Playing Up programme. He trained at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, graduating with a BA in Acting in 2015, and was selected for BAFTA Elevate.

His screen credits include the role of Julius in the series *Britannia* (2018), Tom 'Tom Cat' Hancock in *Guy Ritchie's The Covenant* (2023), Jay Royce in *Unforgotten* (2023), Smiler in *The Outlaws* (2021–2024), and Beck in the film *Bird* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, bafta.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bird* (2024), Fi1m 73, as Beck — [page](https://film.one/film/bird.md)

## Also known for

- *Guy Ritchie's The Covenant* (2023), Tom 'Tom Cat' Hancock
- *Britannia* (2018), Julius
- *Unforgotten* (2015), Jay Royce
- *The Kitchen* (2023), Police Officer Jay
- *The Outlaws* (2021), Smiler
- *Stan Lee's Lucky Man* (2016), Jake
- *Plebs* (2013), Artemis
- *Postcards from London* (2018), 1st Teenager

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