Rowan David Oakes (born 14 October 1983) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in the series The Pillars of the Earth, The Borgias, The White Queen, Victoria, Vikings: Valhalla, and for his discursive Natural History podcast, Trees A Crowd.
Oakes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in 1983,[non-primary source needed] the son of a Church of England canon.
Oakes grew up in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.He was head boy at Bishop Wordsworth's School, in Salisbury. His first job was backstage at the Salisbury Playhouse. Oakes graduated with a First in English Literature from the University of Manchester. He graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2007.

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