Ieuan Rhys

Ieuan Rhys (born "Ieuan Evans" in the village of Trecynon, near Aberdare, South Wales December 24 1961) is an actor. He attended Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdar primary school, and Ysgol 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 at The Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama in Cardiff.His theatre 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 first episode 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