John Rhys-Davies

Actor

Born May 5, 1944 in Ammanford, Wales, UK

John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he also voiced the ent, Treebeard. He also played Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables, Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, King Richard I in Robin of Sherwood, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, and Macro in I, Claudius. Additionally, he provided the voices of Cassim in Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, and Tobias in the computer game Freelancer. He is also the narrator for the TV show Wildboyz.

Acting

Bone Keeper
Film, 2026
as Professor Harisson
Starbright
Film, 2026
as Raphael
Amazing Grace: The Untold Story
Film, 2025
as Old John Newton
Machine Heart
Film, 2025
as Narrator
I AM ISRAEL: The Mountain of the King
Film, 2025
as Narrator
The Gates
Film, 2024
as Frederick Ladbroke
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Film, 2023
as Brine King (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Film, 2023
as Sallah
Kingslayer
Film, 2022
as Guillaume Maréchal
Bad Cupid
Film, 2021
as Archie
Moments in Spacetime
Film, 2020
as Mason
Valley of the Gods
Film, 2020
as Dr. Hermann
G-Loc
Film, 2020
as Henry
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
TV series, 2020
as Galahad / Old Galahad (voice)
Tainted
Film, 2020
as Vladimir
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
Film, 2020
as Old Patrick
Shadowtown
Film, 2020
as Einar
Grizzly II: Revenge
Film, 2020
as Bouchard
Mosley
Film, 2019
as Warnie (voice)
Santa Fake
Film, 2019
as Jow
The Pilgrim's Progress
Film, 2019
as Evangelist (voice)
Silent Night: A Song for the World
Film, 2018
as Douglas Haig
Aquaman
Film, 2018
as Brine King (voice)
Fragments of Truth
Film, 2018
as Narrator (voice)
Aux
Film, 2018
as Jack
I AM ISRAEL
Film, 2017
as Narrator
Camera Store
Film, 2016
as Pinky Steuben
Winter Thaw
Film, 2016
as Martin Avdeitch
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
Film, 2016
as Peter
The Shannara Chronicles
TV series, 2016
as Eventine