Jeffrey Thomas

is a Welshborn New Zealand actor and writer best known for his film television and stage roles Thomas was born in Llanelli south Wales to a fluent Welshspeaking family His grandmothers interest in drama awakened an early interest in acting After leaving school he trained as a quantity surveyor but grew bored with office work He attended Liverpool University completing a BA in English Literature and in Celtic Studies and English Literature While at university he began writing and acting in university revues He continued his studied as Oxford University gaining a Masters degree in Literature While at Oxford Thomas met and married a New Zealander and after completing his studies they moved initially to Australia where he lectured at La Trobe University and then in 1976 to Wellington Here he taught romantic and Victorian poetry at Victoria University before becoming a fulltime actor and writer the following year