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List Of Welsh People
This is a list of Welsh people (); an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales. Historian John Davies (historian), John Davies argues that the origin of the Welsh nation can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic languages, Brythonic or other Celtic languages seem to have been spoken in Wales since much earlier. This list is for people of Welsh people, Welsh heritage and descent, and for those otherwise perceived as Welsh; through either birth or adoption. Only those meeting WP:N, notability criteria are included. A few people appear in more than one section of the list. Actors *Keith Allen (actor), Keith Allen (born 1953) *Bennett Arron (born 1973), also comedian and writer *Stanley Baker (1927–1976) *Aneurin Barnard (born 1987) *Hywel Bennett (1944–2017) *David Bower (born 1969) *Rob Brydon (born 1965) *Richard Burton (1925–1984) *Boyd Clack (born 1951), also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh People
The Welsh () are an ethnic group and nation native to Wales who share a common ancestry, History of Wales, history and Culture of Wales, culture. Wales is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. The majority of people living in Wales are British nationality law, British citizens. In Wales, the Welsh language () is protected by law. Welsh remains the predominant language in many parts of Wales, particularly in North Wales and parts of West Wales, though English is the predominant language in South Wales. The Welsh language is also taught in schools in Wales; and, even in regions of Wales in which Welsh people predominantly speak English on a daily basis, the Welsh language is spoken at home among family or in informal settings, with Welsh speakers often engaging in code-switching and translanguaging. In the English-speaking areas of Wales, many Welsh people are Multilingualism, bilingually fluent or semi-fluent in the Welsh language or, to varying degrees, capable o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ian Cox
Richard Ian Cox (born October 3, 1973) is a Welsh-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his voice work for English-language dubs of anime, mainly for '' Inuyasha''. Cox gained prominence for playing the character of Henry Dailey's (played by Mickey Rooney) teenaged traveller and horse rider, Alec Ramsay, in The Family Channel's '' Adventures of the Black Stallion'' during the early 1990s. Cox also gained fame for voicing Ian Kelley, the title character in the animated series '' Being Ian'' and for voicing Scattershot, one of the Autobots in the CGI-Animated series '' Transformers: Cybertron''. In 2015, he provided the voice of Lofty in the American dubbed version of the 2015 reboot of the British children's animated television series ''Bob the Builder'' taking over from both Sonya Leite, Emma Tate and Lizzie Waterworth. He had a prominent live action role alongside Robin Williams in the 2006 comedy '' RV''. He maintains an active online presence on Tumblr and Twitter as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Drew
Lauren Drew (born 17 February 1993) is a Welsh actress and singer. Known for her work in musical theatre, she won a WhatsOnStage Award and received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. Early life Drew was born in Port Talbot. She pursued a BTEC National Diploma in Musical Theatre at Neath Port Talbot College before going on to study at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2016. That year, Drew was a finalist in the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition alongside Courtney Bowman. Career Upon graduating from Mountview in 2016, Drew made her professional stage debut in the ensemble of the UK tour of ''Ghost''. This was followed by her West End debut the next year in '' Kinky Boots'' at the Adelphi Theatre, and a role in '' Heathers'' at The Other Palace in 2018. Drew played Suzanne in ''Sweet Charity'' at the Donmar Warehouse and was the understudy for Eva Peron in '' Evita'' at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2019. Drew portra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Davies
Windsor Davies (28 August 1930 – 17 January 2019) was a British actor. He is best remembered for playing Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the sitcom '' It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' (1974–1981) over its entire run. The show's popularity resulted in Davies and his co-star Don Estelle achieving a UK number-one hit with a version of " Whispering Grass" in 1975. He later starred with Donald Sinden in '' Never the Twain'' (1981–1991), and his deep Welsh-accented voice was heard extensively in advertising voice-overs. Early life Davies was born on 28 August 1930 in Canning Town, East London, to Welsh parents. In 1940 they returned to their native village of Nant-y-moel, Glamorgan. Davies studied at Ogmore Grammar School and worked as a coal miner. He performed his National Service in Libya and Egypt, with the East Surrey Regiment, between 1950 and 1952. Following teacher training at Bangor Teacher Training College, he taught English and Maths at Leek in Staffordshire, and at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Davies
Ryan Davies (22 January 1937 – 22 April 1977) was a Welsh comedian, actor, musician, singer, and songwriter. Though his career lasted just 11 years, he became widely known in Wales through his work with Ronnie Williams as the comedic double act Ryan and Ronnie. Early life Davies was born in Glanamman on 22 January 1937. He was educated in Bangor and at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Career Davies' first professional appearance was in the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Aberavon in 1966. His talents were quickly recognised by BBC Wales, and he made his name on Welsh-language television shows such as the sitcom ''Fo a Fe''. Meredydd Edwards, the head of Light Entertainment, brought Davies and Ronnie Williams together as a double act and the pair had immediate success, first in their Welsh-language television show '' Ryan a Ronnie''. This also launched them onto the concert and cabaret circuit across Wales. The duo's show became so popular that it was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Davies (Welsh Actor)
Dennis Wilfred Davies, known professionally as Richard Davies (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor. He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular LWT situation comedy '' Please Sir!''. He used a broad Welsh accent for much of his work, but had used other accents to play a wide range of characters, in addition to several Welsh stereotypes. Biography Davies was born in Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, the son of a railway guard. He played Idris Hopkins in ''Coronation Street'' between 1974 and 1975, and appeared in several science-fiction series, among them '' Robert's Robots'', '' Out of the Unknown'', and a well-received performance as Burton in the 1987 ''Doctor Who'' story '' Delta and the Bannermen''. He played Mr. White in the ''Fawlty Towers'' episode " The Kipper and the Corpse" and also appeared in ''Yes Minister'', '' Wyatt's Watchdogs'', '' May to December'', '' Whoops Apocalypse'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Davies
Phoebe Davies (February 7, 1864 – December 4, 1912) was a Welsh-born American stage actress who starred in over 4,000 performances of the Charlotte Blair Parker, Lottie Blair Parker play, ''Way Down East''. Early life Phoebe Davies was born in Cardigan, Wales, the daughter of David and Annie (née Griffiths) Davies. Her father, who was originally drawn to California by the Gold Rush of 1849, returned with his family in the early 1870s to work for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Her father later joined the Lighthouse Service where he would rise to captain the lighthouse tender Madroño. While still in school Davies won an audition with David Belasco, then stage manager of the Baldwin Theatre Stock Company in San Francisco, that led to an offer to play a part in their next production. An illness prevented her from taking the role that only postponed her professional stage début a short while later as a member of the Oakland California Stock Company. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraint Wyn Davies
Geraint Wyn Davies ( , ; born 20 April 1957) is a British-American stage, film and television actor. Born in Wales and educated in Canada, he became a citizen of the United States on 13 June 2006, having been sworn in by then Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. His most famous role as the vampire-turned police detective Nick Knight in the Canadian television series ''Forever Knight''. Early life and training Geraint Wyn Davies was born on 20 April 1957 in Swansea, Wales, the son of a Congregationalist Christian preacher and a school teacher. At the age of 7 he moved with his family from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire to Canada, where he attended Upper Canada College. He first acted at age 12, appearing in a school production of ''Lord of the Flies''. He went on to study at the University of Western Ontario, where he studied economics before dropping out to pursue an acting career. Career Acting His professional stage debut was in 1976 in Quebec City, when at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garnon Davies
Garnon Davies is a Welsh actor, best known for his television appearances. Career Davies was born in Pyle, near Bridgend, South Wales, on 16 December 1982. He attended Ysgol Y ferch O'r Sger primary school and then went on to Welsh-speaking secondary school Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari. After a few years at that school he went on to study for his GCSEs and A-levels in Porthcawl Comprehensive School. On leaving Porthcawl Comprehensive Davies attended the prestigious Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in Kensington, London where he trained as an actor for 3 years. Since leaving he has played many roles on TV and in theatre but is mostly known for his work in Channel 4's Hollyoaks where he played Elliot Bevan. Since leaving Channel 4's Hollyoaks, Davies has gone on to appearing in stage and screen productions. Working in Wales and on shows such as ''Doctors'', ''Da Vinci's Demons'' and ''Holby City''. Garnon is an avid collector of antique chairs and has over 300 pieces. In 2008, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth David-Lloyd
Gareth David Lloyd (born 28 March 1981), known professionally as Gareth David-Lloyd, is a Welsh actor, writer and singer, best known for their role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction series ''Torchwood.'' Early life They were born in Bettws, Newport. David-Lloyd's first acting role was as a robot in a junior school play. As a teenager, they joined the Gwent Young People's Theatre in Abergavenny and The Dolman Youth Theatre in Newport. While there, they appeared in several plays, including ''Macbeth'', ''The Threepenny Opera'' and ''Henry V (play), Henry V'', in which they played the title role. Gareth studied Performing Arts at Crosskeys College in South Wales. When former Labour Party (UK), Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock saw the young David-Lloyd performing at Monmouth, Monmouth Castle, he sent them £250 to use towards their acting career. Career Music David-Lloyd fronts the progressive metal band Blue Gillespie, previously known as A Breath of Blue Fire. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Daniel
Hannah Daniel (born 20 January 1986) is a British actress from Cardiff, Wales, best known for her roles on TV series ''Hinterland'', ''Keeping Faith'' and ''Holby City''. Early life Hannah Daniel was born in Cardiff. She attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and later read English literature at University College London, By age 24, she was a S4C presenter. Georgia Lee and Daniel wrote and directed ''(You Have Reached Your) DESTINATION'', about a 29 year old Uber driver's pregnancy. Personal life Daniel lives in London, with her partner, the actor Richard Harrington. Daniel and Harrington worked together for all three series of the dual-language crime drama ''Hinterland Hinterland is a German word meaning the 'land behind' a city, a port, or similar. Its use in English was first documented by the geographer George Chisholm in his ''Handbook of Commercial Geography'' (1888). Originally the term was associated wi ... / Y Gwyll'' (aired 2013-2016), where every scene was shot f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
