Owain Arthur

{{Short description|Welsh actor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Owain Arthur

| image = Owain Arthur at World Premiere London, The Rings of Power 2022.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Arthur in 2022

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|03|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bangor, Wales

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| nationality = Welsh

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| occupation = Actor

| alma_mater = Guildhall School of Music and Drama

| years_active = 1995–present

| known_for =

| notable_works = One Man, Two Guvnors
Rownd a Rownd
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

}}

Owain Arthur (born 5 March 1983) is a Welsh actor, who rose to fame playing Francis Henshall in The National Theatre's production of One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/where-to-guvnor-comedy-star-owain-arthur-almost-became-a-cabbie-8889508.html|title=Where to, Guvnor? Comedy star Owain Arthur almost became a cabbie|date=18 October 2013|work=Evening Standard}}{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/owain-arthur-looks-ahead-life-6539687|title=Owain Arthur looks ahead to life after One Man, Two Guvnors|author=Karen Price|date=24 January 2014|work=walesonline}}

His early years were spent in Bangor, Wales, filming the S4C series Rownd a Rownd, whilst attending the performing arts school, Ysgol Glanaethwy. Arthur then trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

He has played many roles in the theatre including Romeo and Juliet for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Comedy of Errors at the Royal Exchange Theatre and Birdsong at the Comedy Theatre. He has also worked extensively in UK TV roles.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/actor-owain-arthur-wins-rave-2034250|title=Actor Owain Arthur wins rave reviews after taking James Corden's hit role|author=Aled Blake|date=16 March 2012|work=walesonline}}

He also voiced Lofty in the 2018 video game Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.

Since 2022, he played the Dwarven Prince Durin IV in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.{{Cite magazine|last1=Breznican|first1=Anthony|last2=Robinson|first2=Joanna|date=2022-02-10|title=Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Rises: Inside 'The Rings of Power'|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look|access-date=2022-02-10|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=en-US}} Co-star Morfydd Clark mentioned enjoying speaking in Welsh on-set with Arthur and Trystan Gravelle.{{cite news |url=https://nation.cymru/culture/lord-of-the-rings-star-morfydd-clark-says-she-spoke-more-welsh-in-new-zealand-than-in-london/ |title=Lord of the Rings star Morfydd Clark says she 'spoke more Welsh in New Zealand than in London' |work=Nation.Cymru |date=8 October 2022 |access-date=10 October 2022 }}

In 2023, he played Nathan Detroit in the revival of Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre from July to October before returning to the role in February 2024.