Henryd Myrddin Jones (1953–2021), known professionally as Mei Jones, was a Welsh actor and writer. He was best known for his part as Wali Tomos in the Welsh language sitcom '' C'mon Midffild!'' which he also co-wrote.
Early life
As a child he was a talented footballer and was admitted to a Welsh under-18 squad while still a school pupil. He played for teams in
Beaumaris
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Amlwch
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Llanrug
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. He played for the
Pontrhydfendigaid
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football club during his college days in
Aberystwyth
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Career
Along with co-writer
Alun Ffred Jones
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he won the
BAFTA Cymru
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He was also one of the Jones's who broke the world record for collecting the largest number of people sharing the same surname at the Millennium Centre in 2006, being one of the 1,224 Jones who took part, in the event known as ' Jones Jones Jones'.
Arrest
Jones and fellow'' C'Mon Midffild!'' cast-member,
Bryn Fôn
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Biography
Bryn Fôn was born in Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire. He attended Ysgol Gynradd Llanllyf ...
were detained in 1990 along with 2 other people following the investigation into the campaign of holiday home fires set by the Welsh nationalist movement
Meibion Glyndŵr
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