Richard Lynch (Welsh actor)

Richard Lynch is a Welsh television and film actor best known for playing the character of Garry Monk^[1][2] in S4C's long-running Welsh-language soap Pobol y Cwm.

Richard Lynch
Born	Wales, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present

Early life

Lynch is an alumnus of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, a Welsh Medium comprehensive school near Pontypridd. He graduated with in Drama from Aberystwyth University in 1987.^[3]

Career

Lynch first came to prominence in the 1986 Karl Francis' film Milwr Bychan playing young soldier Will Thomas.^[4][5] Further film appearances include Branwen (1994), Darklands (1996), The Proposition (1997), and Y Mabinogi (2003).^[6] Lynch starred in numerous television productions and series, including The Christmas Stallion (1992), The Lifeboat (1994), Tales from Pleasure Beach (2001)^[6] and Hinterland/Y Gwyll.

In 2013 Lynch was awarded a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University.^[3]

Partial filmography

• Milwr Bychan (1986)
• The District Nurse (TV series 1987)
• Babylon Bypassed (1988)
• Eight Men Out (1988)
• Spirit (1989)
• Screen One (TV series 1989)
• The Christmas Stallion (TV movie 1992)
• Thicker Than Water (TV movie 1994)
• The Healer (TV movie 1994)
• The Lifeboat (TV series 1994)
• Branwen (1995)
• Darklands (1996)
• The Proposition (1997)
• Dangerfield (TV series 1999)
• Score (TV movie 2001)
• Tales from Pleasure Beach (TV mini-series 2001)
• A Mind to Kill (TV series 1997–2002)
• Y Mabinogi (English title: Otherworld) (2003)
• Secret History of Religion: Knights Templar (TV movie 2006)
• Hinterland/Y Gwyll (Bilingual TV series 2016)