List of Welsh actors and actresses.
by CZJFan87 | created - 13 Mar 2014 | updated - 15 Oct 2014 | Public
1. Anthony Hopkins
Actor | The Silence of the Lambs
Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937, in Margam, Wales, to Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His parents were both of half Welsh and half English descent. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, ...
2. Richard Burton
Actor | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Probably best-remembered for his turbulent personal life with Elizabeth Taylor (whom he married twice), Richard Burton was nonetheless also regarded as an often brilliant British actor of the post-WWII period.
Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in 1925 into a Welsh (Cymraeg)-speaking family in ...
3. Christian Bale
Actor | The Dark Knight
Christian Charles Philip Bale was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on January 30, 1974, to English parents Jennifer "Jenny" (James) and David Bale. His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different countries ...
4. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Actress | Chicago
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales (and raised in the nearby town of Mumbles), the only daughter of Patricia (nee Fair) and David James "Dai" Jones, who formerly owned a sweet factory. She attended Dumbarton House School (Swansea). Her father (the son of Bertram (...
5. Ioan Gruffudd
Actor | Fantastic Four
Ioan Gruffudd was born on October 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales, UK to educators Gillian (James) and Peter Gruffudd. He has a brother, Alun, who is two years younger and a sister, Siwan, who is seven years younger. He got his start at age 13 in the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm (1974). He attended the ...
6. Glynis Johns
Actress | Mary Poppins
Glynis Johns was the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known for her light comedy roles and often playful flirtation, Glynis was born in South Africa while her parents were on tour there (her mother was a concert pianist) but was always proud of her Welsh roots and took delight in playing the ...
7. Andy Whitfield
Actor | Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Andy Whitfield was born on October 17, 1971 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Spartacus (2010), Gabriel (2007) and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011). He was married to Vashti Whitfield. He died on September 11, 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
8. Luke Evans
Actor | Dracula Untold
Luke George Evans was born in Pontypool, Wales, and grew up in Aberbargoed, in the south of Wales. He is the son of Yvonne (Lewis) and David Evans. He moved to Cardiff at the age 17. He then won a scholarship to the London Studio Centre, and graduated in 2000.
He starred in many of London's West End...
9. Rhys Ifans
Actor | The Amazing Spider-Man
Rhys Ifans was born and raised in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the son of teacher parents, Beti Wyn (Davies) and Eirwyn Evans. He was educated in two Welsh language schools - Ysgol Pentrecelyn, where his mother taught, and Ysgol Maes Garmon. During his childhood, Ifans showed an interest in...
10. Michael Sheen
Actor | Masters of Sex
Even though he had burned up the London stage for nearly a decade--and appeared in several films--Michael Sheen was not really "discovered" by American audiences until his critically-acclaimed turn as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1999 Broadway revival of "Amadeus".
Sheen was born in Newport, Wales...
11. Margaret John
Actress | Run Fatboy Run
Margaret John was born on December 14, 1926 in Swansea, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Run Fatboy Run (2007), Game of Thrones (2011) and High Hopes (2002). She was married to Ben Thomas. She died on February 2, 2011 in Swansea, Wales, UK.
12. Peter Wingfield
Actor | Highlander
Born in Cardiff, Peter trained as a doctor at Brasenose College, Oxford and St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, but chose an acting career just prior to graduation. Peter caught the acting bug as a teenager at the National Youth Theatre in Wales and his drama training was at the Guildhall ...
13. Nerys Hughes
Actress | The Liver Birds
Nerys Hughes was born on November 8, 1941 in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Liver Birds (1969), Doctor Who (1963) and Festival (1963). She has been married to Patrick Turley since 1972. They have two children.
14. Gary Jones
Actor | The Package
Gary Jones was born on January 4, 1958 in Swansea, Wales, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Package (2018), Forgotten Masters (2021) and Stargate SG-1 (1997). He is married to Meg Cameron. They have three children. He was previously married to Greta Headley.
15. Owain Yeoman
Actor | Emergence
Owain Sebastian Yeoman is a Welsh actor born to Michael and Hilary Yeoman. He has one sister Ailsa. An honors English graduate of Brasenose College (1996-99), Oxford University, Yeoman also graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London with the distinction of being ...
16. Emrys James
Actor | Dragonslayer
Emrys James was born on September 1, 1928 in Machynlleth, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Dragonslayer (1981), The Scarlet and the Black (1965) and The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965). He was married to Sian James. He died on February 5, 1989 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England...
17. Naunton Wayne
Actor | The Lady Vanishes
Linked inextricably with actor Basil Radford, Welsh-born character actor Naunton Wayne, together with Radford, struck such a major chord with film audiences as an inept, uppercrust pair of cricket-obsessed British gents, that the two were invariably teamed up time and time again in a host of "veddy...
18. Tim Vincent
Editorial_department | Only Murders in the Building
Tim Vincent is known for Only Murders in the Building (2021), Dead to Me (2019) and Deadland (2023).
19. Melanie Walters
Actress | Submarine
Melanie Walters was born on January 30, 1962 in Swansea, Wales, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Submarine (2010), The Collection (2016) and High Tide (2015).
20. William Thomas
Actor | Torchwood
William Thomas is known for Torchwood (2006), Twin Town (1997) and We Are Seven (1989).
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