Good times with… Rupert Penry-jones

Actor Rupert lives in Hampshire with his wife, Dervla Kirwan, and their two children, Florence, 17, and Peter, 15.

 The last great film you saw…

I had a bit of a Mads Mikkelsen fest recently and watched Another Round and Riders Of Justice, both of which were amazing. I also saw Dune, which was wonderful; I felt enveloped in a new world.

 The film you could watch over and over… There are two Leonardo Dicaprio movies: The Revenant and Django Unchained.

 The performance that made

you cry… In 1989, I went to see the play Shadowlands, starring Nigel Hawthorne and Jane Lapotaire, with my mum and grandmother. It was just after my grandfather died; when it finished, we couldn’t leave because we were crying so much.  The one you’d tell everyone to see… I loved Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List, and Rolf Lassgård in A Man Called Ove. I can’t get those performances out of my head.

 The podcast you loved… I listen

to Americast religiously. I also like Dear Joan And Jericha; it’s disgustingly funny.  The last boxset you binged on…

Lovecraft Country, a supernatural series about racial injustice. Just when you think it can’t get any more outrageous, it does.

 Top of your must-watch list…

The third series of Succession.

 The album you loved… Sun Leads Me On by Half Moon Run. It’s the perfect album to listen to when I’m out riding my bike.

 The one you want to hear…

An unheard album by The Beatles.  The best recommendation you received… Any Human Heart by William Boyd, which is now my favourite book.

 The ticket you’d love to get

your hands on… I’d love to go to a Grand Slam final; watching live tennis is one of my favourite things.

 Rupert Penry-jones stars in Our House, which airs on ITV and ITV Hub in March

Watching tennis is one of my favourite things to do