Kai Owen (Rhys Williams)

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Kai Owen (4 September 1975, Llanrwst, Conwy, North Wales) is a Welsh actor. 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. Kai lives with his actor fiancée Sarah Wilson in East Finchley, London. He has been running the London Marathon 2009 for children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent, and will run the 2010 Virgin London Marathon on 25 April. He is a patron of Llandudno Youth Musical Theatre

Owen is best known outside of Wales for playing recurring character Rhys Williams in Torchwood, a spin-off from the science fiction television series Doctor Who. He also appeared as David 'Shiner' Owen in 2005 TV series Rocketman and guested on Casualty (episode 392, Stuck In The Middle With You, 19 April 2003, as Danny) and Fun at the Funeral Parlour (episode Dog Dago Afternoon, as Buster Edwards).

He became first known as Kev, a gay roofer in Tipyn O Stad, shown on Welsh-language channel S4C. He was a regular in several series (52 episodes) of this popular gritty Welsh television programme; he also appeared in S4C's Treflan as character Bob Lewis. In 2009 he guested as Harri in the second series of Y Pris and as violent loan shark Craig Turner in Pobol Y Cwm (one episode, broadcast 11 September 2009). Kai starred in an episode of Celebrity Ready Steady Cook with Torchwood co-star Tom Price (recorded 26 August 2009, broadcast 8 January 2010).

Owen continues his stage and radio career. Notable productions include:

* as Ronnie in Life of Ryan... and Ronnie by Meic Povey, 2005.
* A Chorus Of Disapproval by Alan Ayckbourn, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 2006
* as Harry Secombe in Ying Tong: a Walk with the Goons by Roy Smiles, BBC Radio 4, 4 April 2007
* Adam & Steve by John Cusworth and Paul Telfer, 2008