Richard Lynch is a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television tra ...

and film

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

best known for playing the character of Garry Monk in

S4C S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking ...

's long-running Welsh-language soap ''

Pobol y Cwm ''Pobol y Cwm'' (''People of the Valley''; ) is a Welsh-language soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, ''Pobol y Cwm'' was originally transmitted on BBC One Wales an ...

''.

Early life

Lynch is an alumnus of

Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen Ysgol Garth Olwg (previously named Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen and Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg), English Garth Olwg School is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the village of Church Village near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon ...

, a Welsh Medium comprehensive school near

Pontypridd () ( colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ( Rhydfelen), Trallwng ( Trallwn) and Treforest () ...

. He graduated with in Drama from

Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth University ( cy, Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The universi ...

in 1987.

Career

Lynch first came to prominence in the 1986

Karl Francis Karl Francis (born 1 April 1942) is a Welsh film and television director, producer and screenwriter, associated with left-wing political causes. His work is inspired by the likes of Chris Marker and Ken Loach and has included output in both the Eng ...

' film ''Milwr Bychan'' playing young soldier ''Will Thomas''. Further film appearances include ''Branwen'' (1994), '' Darklands'' (1996), ''The Proposition'' (1997), and ''

Y Mabinogi ' (English title ''Otherworld'': not a literal translation) is a 2003 Welsh film based on a series of Welsh tales written by bards in the Middle Ages. It is mostly animated, although the very beginning and end sequences are live action. It follo ...

'' (2003). Lynch starred in numerous television productions and series, including ''The Christmas Stallion'' (1992), ''The Lifeboat'' (1994), ''Tales from Pleasure Beach'' (2001) and Hinterland/Y Gwyll. In 2013 Lynch was awarded a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University.

Partial filmography

*''Milwr Bychan'' (1986) *''

The District Nurse ''The District Nurse'' is a British television series, produced by BBC Wales and shown on BBC One between 1984 and 1987. The series was a period drama created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland (who both went on to create '' EastEnders'') and star ...

'' (TV series 1987) * ''Babylon Bypassed'' (1988) *''

Eight Men Out ''Eight Men Out'' is a 1988 American sports drama film based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book ''Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series''. It was written and directed by John Sayles. The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball ...

'' (1988) *''Spirit'' (1989) *''

Screen One ''Screen One'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and distributed by BBC Worldwide, that was transmitted on BBC One from 1989 to 1998. A total of six series were broadcast, incorporating sixty individual film ...

'' (TV series 1989) *'' The Christmas Stallion'' (TV movie 1992) *'' Thicker Than Water'' (TV movie 1994) *''The Healer'' (TV movie 1994) *''

The Lifeboat The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. It i ...

'' (TV series 1994) *''

Branwen Branwen, Daughter of Llŷr is a major character in the Second Branch of the ''Mabinogi'', which is sometimes called the "Mabinogi of Branwen" after her. Branwen is a daughter of Llŷr and Penarddun. She is married to Matholwch, King of Irelan ...

'' (1995) *'' Darklands'' (1996) *''The Proposition'' (1997) *'' Dangerfield'' (TV series 1999) *''Score'' (TV movie 2001) *''

Tales from Pleasure Beach ''Tales from Pleasure Beach'' is a British television drama series first broadcast on BBC Two between 2 and 16 August 2001. Written by Welsh playwright Roger Williams, the three episodes each feature a self-contained story against the backdrop of ...

'' (TV mini-series 2001) *''

A Mind to Kill ''A Mind to Kill'' is a Welsh television police detective series, that developed from a feature-length pilot episode first broadcast in 1991. The series stars Philip Madoc as protagonist DCI Noel Bain. Four series were broadcast between 1994 a ...

'' (TV series 1997–2002) *''

'' (English title: Otherworld) (2003) *''Secret History of Religion: Knights Templar'' (TV movie 2006) *'' Hinterland/Y Gwyll (Bilingual TV series 2016)

References

External links

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BBC Pobol Y Cwm

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