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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 1, 1965
Place of Birth:
Wales
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Richard Lynch
Biography
Richard Lynch is a Welsh television and film actor best known for playing the character of Garry Monk in S4C's long-running Welsh-language soap "Pobol y Cwm".
Lynch is an alumnus of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen in Pontypridd. He later graduated in Drama from Aberystwyth University in 1987. In 2013 Lynch was awarded a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University.
Lynch first came to prominence in the 1986 Karl Francis' film "Milwr Bychan" playing young soldier Will Thomas. Further film appearances include "Branwen" (1994), "Darklands" (1996), "The Proposition" (1997), and "Y Mabinogi" (2003). Lynch has starred in numerous television productions and series, including "The Christmas Stallion" (1992), "The Lifeboat" (1994), and "Tales from Pleasure Beach" (2001).
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Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green | Mr John Goronwy Jones |
| 2016 | Aberfan: The Green Hollow | |
| 2015 | Just Jim | Wayne |
| 1996 | Darklands | Salvy |
| 1996 | The Proposition | Huw Williams |
| 1995 | Branwen | Kevin McCarthy |
| 1993 | Thicker Than Water | Dorian Phipps |
| 1992 | The Winter Stallion | Gwilyn |
| 1990 | Sticky Wickets | Jason |
| 1989 | Nineteen96 | PC Maurice Peters |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Writer |
| 1987 | Boy Soldier | Wil Thomas |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tree on a Hill | Herbie Watkins |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Westmorland |
| 2001 | Tales from Pleasure Beach | Sonny |