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Owain Yeoman

Owain Yeoman

Highest Rated: 73% Save the Cinema (2022)

Lowest Rated: 11% Brahms: The Boy II (2020)

Birthday: Jul 2, 1978

Birthplace: Chepstow, Wales, UK

Owain Yeoman was a Welsh actor who was best known for playing Wayne Rigsby on CBS's "The Mentalist" (2008-2015). Born and raised in Wales, Yeoman grew up in a highly intellectual household. His father was a nuclear physicist, and promoted the importance of higher education to his children. Although Yeoman always had a desire to act, he took his father's advice and attended Brasenose College in Oxford, where he studied English Literature. Yeoman had every intent on continuing his studies and becoming a professional academic, but after failing to receive an educational grant, Yeoman decided to put the academic world aside and pursue acting. He then enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and soon began appearing on stage in various plays on London's prestigious West End. Yeoman landed his first film role in 2003 in the Oscar-nominated historical drama, "Troy." Although his part was small, the experience inspired Yeoman to leave the theater world behind and relocate to Los Angeles, where the promise of film and TV work was far more abundant. He quickly landed a role on the short-lived NBC series, "Kitchen Confidential" (2005-06), but the show was cancelled after only 13 episodes. Undeterred, Yeoman continued auditioning for TV roles and in 2008 nabbed the part of Sgt. Eric Kocher on the HBO mini-series, "Generation Kill." That same year, Yeoman appeared as Wayne Rigsby on CBS's "The Mentalist." He played the part of Rigsby on all seven seasons of the Golden Globe-nominated series. When "The Mentalist" ended its run in 2105, Yeoman picked up right where he left off by nabbing the part of Benedict Arnold on the AMC historical series, "TURN: Washington's Spies" (2014- ). He began appearing on the AMC period drama during its second season.

Highest rated movies

73% 67% Save the Cinema
54% 40% The Belko Experiment 50% 62% SAS: Rise of the Black Swan 11% 44% Brahms: The Boy II

Filmography

Movies

Credit
73% 67% Save the Cinema David Evans (Character) - 2022
50% 62% SAS: Rise of the Black Swan Oliver Lewis (Character) - 2021
11% 44% Brahms: The Boy II Sean (Character) $12.6M 2020
54% 40% The Belko Experiment Terry Winters (Character) $10.2M 2016
No Score Yet 33% Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 Detective King (Character) - 2011

TV

Credit
94% 82% Emergence Benny Gallagher (Character) 2019-2020
91% 79% The Blacklist Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
81% 92% TURN: Washington's Spies Benedict Arnold (Character) 2015-2017
95% 89% Elementary Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
88% 47% Supergirl Vartox (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 89% The Mentalist Wayne Rigsby (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2008-2015
77% 62% Extant Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 64% The Cleveland Show Narrator (Guest Voice) 2011
85% 86% Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
100% No Score Yet The Nine Lucas Dalton (Character) 2006-2007
65% No Score Yet Kitchen Confidential Steven Daedalus (Character) 2005
No Score Yet 87% Midsomer Murders Henry Charlton (Character) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Commando Nanny Unknown (Character) 2004