- Ieuan Rhys
Ieuan Rhys (born "Ieuan Evans" in the village of
Trecynon , nearAberdare , SouthWales December 24 1961) is an actor. He attendedYsgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdar primary school, andYsgol Gyfun Rhydfelen secondary school near Pontypridd, both Welsh language schools. His father was a music teacher at the nearby comprehensive school.He was trained as an
actor atThe Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama inCardiff .Histheatre work includes Alfred Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" at Aberystwyth Arts Centre (2008), "Burberry" for Sherman Cymru, "Cocks & Tales" for Cwmni 3D, Pennington in "The Hired Man" at The Torch Theatre - Milford Haven"The Servant Of Two Masters", "Contender", " A Christmas Carol" with Ron Moody as Scrooge, "A Child's Christmas In Wales", "Fiddler On The Roof " (Aberystwyth Arts Centre 2006) "Hamlet ", "Amazing Grace- The Musical,Cymbeline , The Merchant Of Venice,Twelfth Night " (Wales Theatre Company), The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Winter's Tale, The Merchant Of Venice, Twelfth Night and Cymbeline (The Ludlow Festival 2002-04), the award winning production of "Amdani" (Sgript Cymru), "Cwm Glo" (Theatr Gwynedd),"Seithenyn A'r Twrw Tanllyd Tanddwr" (Canol Y Ffordd). Many pantomimes including "Snow White" at The Coliseum, Aberdare and tours with Stan Stennett in "Cinderella" and Owen Money in two productions of "Aladdin, Jack and The Beanstalk" and "Cinderella " (Directed by Michael Bogdanov).Rhys's television work includes thirteen years in the role of Sgt Glyn James in the
BBC soap opera "Pobol Y Cwm", Sgt Tom Swann in the last series of "Mind To Kill" (Fiction Factory/Channel 5) and presented six series of the Welsh language version of Mr & Mrs - "Sion a" "Sian" for HTV.Other TV work include Crabtree in "Doctor Who" (The Idiot's Lantern) BBC Wales,
High Hopes (TV series) BBC Wales,"Rocket Man" (Coastal/BBC),"Diamond Geezer" with David Jason (Yorkshire TV), "Bomber" (Zenith TV),"Rhinoceros" (Granada), "Jara" (HTV), "Tracey Beaker - The Movie' Of Me" (BBC), "Mortimer's Law" (BBC) "Nice Girl" (BBC- Screen 2),"The Welsh In" "Shakespeare" (BBC), "Y Delyn, Cameo" (Opus tv) ,"Dihirod Dyfed, Llafur Cariad" (Taliseyn),"Rough Justice" (BBC),"Crimewatch:Wanted" (BBC),"Aladdin" (BBC) and the firstepisode of "Bowen A'i Bartner" (BBC). Most recently Ieuan has been working on Opus TV's new series for S4C - "Cowbois Ac Injans"."His
film work includes "Goldfish In A Blender" and "What?" (Screengems), "Ringfinger" (Fiction Factory), "Darklands" (Lluniau Lliw) and the evergreen Hugh Grant film "The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain." As well as being MC at Cardiff Castle's Welsh Banquets, Ieuan has also presented many radio shows including the Welsh language radio show "Showbusnesan" for BBC Radio Cymru.He has recenlty started a UK tour as Montague in "Romeo & Juliet" with former EastEnders actor Jack Ryder as Romeo.DEFAULTSORT:Rhys, Ieuan
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