Owain Yeoman

• Birth Name — Owain Sebastian Yeoman • Born — 2 July 1978 • Birthplace — Chepstow, Wales • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2004–present • Height — 6 ft • Alma Mater — Brasenose College, Oxford Royal Academy of Dramatic Art • Children — 2

Yeoman was born and raised in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, where his parents, Michael and Hilary, still live. He attended Wantage CofE Primary School before attending school at Wyedean School in Sedbury, Gloucestershire, where he showed a keen interest in English language, English literature, and was involved in the school's amateur dramatics productions. He studied English literature at Oxford University as a member of Brasenose College, and graduated BA, which matured into an MA. In those years, he was a member of the OUDS and Oxford Revue. He had planned to continue doctoral studies but was not able to secure a grant. Instead, he worked for a time at a bank in Canary Wharf, London before enrolling at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting alongside acclaimed method actor Pieter Lawman.

Yeoman made his film debut as Lysander in the Oscar nominated film Troy. He also had a small part in Broken Lizard's film, Beerfest, and made a guest appearance on an episode of Midsomer Murders entitled "Dead in the Water". He played Sgt. Eric Kocher in the HBO miniseries, Generation Kill (2008). He played the major villain, a T-888 model cyborg Terminator named "Cromartie", in the pilot episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. The role was taken over by Garret Dillahunt in the rest of the series. Yeoman played Wayne Rigsby in The Mentalist. He starred in every episode to the sixth season, alongside Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Amanda Righetti and Tim Kang. He also starred in ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2. In 2013, it was confirmed that Yeoman and Righetti were leaving The Mentalist after the sixth season. He guest-starred in episodes 10 and 11 of Extant in 2014. Yeoman also had a small role in the American drama American Sniper, his first major breakthrough on the big screen. From 2015 to 2017, he portrayed General Benedict Arnold in seasons 2-4 of the TV series Turn: Washington's Spies. Yeoman portrayed Vartox on the pilot of DC Comics TV series Supergirl.

Yeoman was married to actress Lucy Davis from December 2006 to October 2011; the wedding took place at St Paul's Cathedral, London. Davis and Yeoman were permitted to marry there as her father, Robert (better known by his stage name Jasper Carrott), had been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours in 2002. On 7 September 2013, Yeoman married jewellery designer Gigi Yallouz at a private estate in Malibu, California, UE. Yeoman is a vegetarian and was photographed for PETA's vegetarianism campaign.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Midsomer Murders — Henry Charlton — 1 episode • Commando Nanny — Miles Ross — N/A • 2005–2006 — Kitchen Confidential — Steven Daedalus — Main role, 13 episodes • 2006–2007 — The Nine — Lucas Dalton • 2007 — Traveling in Packs — Ken — Television movie • 2008 — Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles — Cromartie (T-888) — Episode: "Pilot" • Generation Kill — Sgt. Eric Kocher — 7 episodes • 2008–2015 — The Mentalist — Wayne Rigsby — Main role, 132 episodes • 2008–2009; 2013 — Entertainment Tonight — Himself — 4 episodes • 2009 — Britannia Awards — Television special • Loose Women — 1 episode • 2010 — Live from Studio Five • 24th Annual Genesis Awards — Television special • 2011 — 25th Annual Genesis Awards • The Cleveland Show — Narrator (Voice) — 1 episode • 2012 — 26th Annual Genesis Awards — Himself — Television special • 2013 — Hell's Kitchen — 1 episode • 2014 — Extant — Dr. Mason — 3 episodes • 2015 — Supergirl — Vartox — Episode: "Pilot" • 2015–2017 — Turn: Washington Spies — Benedict Arnold — Main role, 29 episodes • 2016 — Elementary — Julius Kent — 1 episode • 2017 — The Blacklist — Greyson Blaise — Episode: "Greyson Blaise (No.37)" • 2019–2020 — Emergence — Benny Gallagher — Main role, 13 episodes • 2023 — True Lies — Pieter Voss — Episode: "Separate Pairs" • 2024 — CSI: Vegas — Truman Thomas — Episode: "It Was Automation" • 2025 — Bosch: Legacy — Jimmy McKee — Episode: "Dig Down" • Tracker — Nicholas — Episode: "Memories"

Owain Yeoman was recorded at birth as Owain Sebastian Yeoman. His recorded language was English. He married Lucy Davis and Gigi Yallouz.

Owain Yeoman is recorded as actor.

Owain Yeoman is recorded as having studied at Brasenose College and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Born in 1978 at Chepstow.