Marc Rhys (born ''Marc Alun Williams''; September 8, 1988 in

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge ...

, South Wales), is a professional actor and one of the recipients of the 2016 Ian Charleston Award. The youngest son of teachers Nevin and Jean Williams. Trained as an actor in London'
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
graduating with a 2:1 in 2011.

Early life

During education at Pencoed Comprehensive School, Rhys (Williams) showed a talent for sport, playing professional football for

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and

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Under 21s as well as representing Great Britain i
TAGB Tae Kwon Do
at the 2006 World Championships - reaching the Quarter-Finals. Alumni o
Bridgend Youth Theatre

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National Youth Dance Wales
an
ATSLI casting

Career

* Theatr Clwyd's production of " Cyrano De Bergerac" playing Christian opposite

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. Directed b
Phillip Breen
for which he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Awards sponsored by The National Theatre and

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. *

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feature fil
Isoken
directed b
Jadesola Osiberu
Playing the role of Kevin, the romantic lead - shot in

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.
Maple Dragon
s feature fil
Canaries
directed b
Peter Stray
Appearing as Tommy opposite a star studded Welsh cast, includin
Robert PughCraig Russell
an
Hannah Daniel
* Sky 1's award winning series ''

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'' starring Ruth Jones * "The Wish of My Heart" with

performed for his Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. * A run of TV movies on

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and

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with "It's my Shout" Films - Bone Orchard, A Night on the Tiles, Down, They Might be Giants and Pleasure Park - with Owen Teale, Richard Harrington, Jan Anderson and Rachel Isaac. *

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(BFI) 48 Hour short listed "Accumulation". * The Viking Epic
Noble Claim
playing the lead role of "Erik Jora" filmed in

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, Wales. Entered into the 2016

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* Dark comedy "The Two Dogs" starring Desperate Housewives'

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. Filmed in

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. * "Mission Impossible" with Future Cinema, playing the lead role of Ethan Hunt (Made famous by

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) playing opposite Elizabeth Hurley.
Action to the Word
s multi-award winning production of "

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" touring to Norway & Singapore. * Creator of the role Lord Arthur Holmwood i
Action to the Word
s rock opera production of "

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". * "

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" with SellaDoor at

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. *

BAFTA Cymru BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA in Wales or WAFTA) is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and was founded in 1987.

award winning "Cymru Fach" * Wales Theatre Company's "

A Child's Christmas in Wales ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' is a piece of prose by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas recorded by Thomas in 1952. Emerging from an earlier piece he wrote for BBC Radio, the work is an anecdotal reminiscence of a Christmas from the viewpoint of a ...

" as part of th
Dylathon Festival
to mark

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' centenary.

Awards and nominations

Nominated for the Ian Charleson Award in 2016 for his role of Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac. Winner of the John Thaw Bursary in 2010.

References

External links

Official siteMarc Rhys
at the

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