Rory James Jennings (born 20 July 1983) is a British actor, poker player and football pundit. He played

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in the

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soap opera ''

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'' from 27 July to 7 September 2007. Since 2017 he has been married to TV producer and farmer, Victoria Kemp. The couple have two children.

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 Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE. Outline The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in 19 ...

; he took a break from acting in 2001 to study a BA in politics at the

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where he attained a first class honours degree. He is a Chelsea supporter and has a

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channel with 350,000 subscribers.

Acting career

Theatre

Television

Film

Music Videos

Commercials

'The People's Post Office' advert for the

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, directed by

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References

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* 1983 births Living people English male soap opera actors Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School Male actors from London Alumni of the University of Liverpool Actors from the London Borough of Brent People from Kilburn, London {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub