Rory Jennings

Rory Jennings (born 20 July 1983)[1] is a British actor and poker player.[2] He played Craig Dixon in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 27 July to 7 September 2007.

For the British rugby player, see Rory Jennings (rugby union).
Rory Bartholomew Jennings
Born (1983-07-20) 20 July 1983
Kilburn, London, England
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
OccupationActor
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)

Early life

Jennings was born in London, England. He has been acting since the age of 10. As a child actor he trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School; he took a break from acting in 2001 to study Politics at the University of Liverpool.[3]

Acting career

Theatre
Year Title Role Theatre
2004 Gong Donkeys[4] David Bush Theatre
? Transgression Royal National Theatre
Heaven Eyes Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Television
Source [5]
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Magic Grandad Ned S2.E1 Famous People: Elizabeth I
1994, 2006, 2010 Casualty Danny Miller,

Kevin Bingham, Ashley

 S9.E9,

S21.E1, S24.E32

1995–1997 The Fast Show Toby, Boy in Village 11 Episodes
2000 Urban Gothic Eustace S1.E10 Pineapple Chunks
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Daniel Gill S1.E3 The Best Years of Your Death
2005 All About George Russell 6 Episodes
Jericho (British TV series) Edmund Swettenham
2006 Doctor Who Tommy Connolly S2.E7 The Idiot's Lantern
2007 EastEnders Craig Dixon 15 Episodes
2007–2008 The Bill Jimmy Cunningham, Danny Stepney S23.E22

S24.E71[6]

2008 Harry & Paul Darren (HSBC Post Employee) S2.E3
2014 Glue Tim S1.E2 James/Janine

Film
Source:[5]
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Young Victor
Fatherland Pili [7][8]
1995 The Affair David Leyand
1998 Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess Prince Harry [9]
1999 Tom's Midnight Garden James (12 years)
2008 Cass Young Freeman
Shifty Otis

Music Videos
Year Artist Song
2007 The Chemical Brothers The Salmon Dance

Commercials

'The People's Post Office' advert for the Post Office, directed by Armando Iannucci.[10]

References
  1. "Rory Jennings". Tya-talented.tripod.com. 20 July 1983. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. "Rory Jennings' profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. "Liverpool universities' famous students". Liverpool Echo. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. "Hilarity edged by horror". The Daily Telegraph. London. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  5. "Rory Jennings". IMDb. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. "The Bill | Ep631 First Strike Wk41 – ITV Press Centre". Itv.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  7. O'Connor, John J. (25 November 1994). "TV WEEKEND; Awkward Questions After the Nazis Won". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  8. "Lewiston Morning Tribune – Google News Archive Search".
  9. "The Telegraph-Herald – Google News Archive Search".
  10. Mark Sweney (12 October 2007). "Joan Collins stars in Post Office ad | Media". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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