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Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

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).

Known for

National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green
National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green
2022 • Mr John Goronwy Jones
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016
Just Jim
Just Jim
2015 • Wayne
The Proposition
The Proposition
1996 • Huw Williams
Darklands
Darklands
1996 • Salvy
Branwen
Branwen
1995 • Kevin McCarthy
Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
1993 • Dorian Phipps
The Winter Stallion
The Winter Stallion
1992 • Gwilyn

Full filmography

Just Jim
Just Jim
2015 • Wayne
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The Proposition
The Proposition
1996 • Huw Williams
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Darklands
Darklands
1996 • Salvy
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Branwen
Branwen
1995 • Kevin McCarthy
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Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
1993 • Dorian Phipps
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Nineteen96
Nineteen96
1989 • PC Maurice Peters
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Boy Soldier
Boy Soldier
1987 • Wil Thomas
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Richard Lynch – Biography, Known For & Filmography