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- Andy Whitfield was born on 17 October 1971 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Spartacus (2010), Gabriel (2007) and The Clinic (2010). He was married to Vashti Whitfield. He died on 11 September 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Enjoyably larger-than-life character actor Hugh Emrys Griffith was born in Marianglas, Anglesey, North Wales, to Mary (Williams) and William Griffith. Griffith left the world of banking (having been employed as a teller) after winning a scholarship to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Though he graduated a gold medalist, top of his class of 300, the war put the brakes on his career and he enlisted in the Army in 1940, serving with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in India for six years. Following the war, he enjoyed a successful career on the stage, appearing in Shakespearean plays in Stratford-upon-Avon with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was particularly noteworthy as "Falstaff" and, his favourite role, "King Lear", which he played both in English and in his native Welsh. On the other side of the Atlantic, he made his Broadway debut in 1951 and had a hit starring in "Look Homeward Angel" (1957-59) with Anthony Perkins and Jo Van Fleet. The play ran for 564 performances and earned Griffith a Tony Award nomination for the part of "W.O. Gant". He later jokingly remarked, that, when the producers asked him to play a man from the deep south, he (Griffith) had understood that to mean a man from the deep south of Wales.
Griffith started his film career proper in 1948 with films like Dulcimer Street (1948), followed by the wonderful black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) at Ealing in 1949. A portly, thickly-bearded character with bushy eyebrows, ruddy complexion and a resonant voice, Griffith made a lasting impression for his many portrayals of eccentric, bucolic and, sometimes, raucous types. In 1959, he won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his "Sheikh Ilderim", who supplies Charlton Heston with the chariot race-winning white stallions in Ben-Hur (1959). He was equally memorable as the lecherous "Squire Western" in Tom Jones (1963), a role for which he was nominated for both an Oscar and a BAFTA Award as Best British Actor. He later appeared in the critically-acclaimed musical version of Oliver! (1968), as a hilarious "King Louis" in Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) and one of Vincent Price's many victims in Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972). On television, he was a noteworthy, rolling-eyed "Long John Silver" in a 1960 version of "Treasure Island", Treasure Island (1960), and roving-eyed funeral director "Caradog Lloyd-Evans" in the comedy Grand Slam (1978).
Griffith was a lifelong friend (and drinking companion) of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Celyn Jones is a critically acclaimed and award-winning actor and screenwriter, "A writer, performer powerhouse...". He was born and raised on the island of Anglesey, North Wales. His Father was a sailor and Mother a baker. Celyn trained as an actor at the Manchester Youth Theatre and won a scholarship to the prestigious Oxford School of Drama where he received a strong classical training. In his twenties he devoted a significant amount of his time working in education, helping young people strengthen their communication abilities through drama, film and writing. His talent and experience has secured him the reputation as one of the most impressive and versatile character actors of his generation. Lately, his screenwriting has caught the attention of Hollywood, with various projects now in different stages of production and development. He continues to be in demand, working internationally with some of the most talented and respected directors & performers, often more than once, across all platforms. Celyn lives in the UK with his family, is a co-founder of Mad as Birds Films and a proud Welsh ambassador for the children's charity Into Film.- Tony Adams was born on 11 December 1940 in Anglesey, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Crossroads (2001) and Crossroads (1964).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Andrew MacLachlan was born on 27 February 1941 in Trearrdur Bay, Anglesey, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979), Time Bandits (1981) and The Meaning of Life (1983). He was married to Georgina Morton. He died on 4 February 2019.- Producer
- Writer
Grace Coddington was born on 20 April 1941 in Anglesey, Wales, UK. She is a producer and writer, known for The September Issue (2009), Face to Grace (2018) and Mademoiselle C (2013). She was previously married to Michael Chow.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
John Pierce Jones was born in 1946 in Anglesey, Wales, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Brazil (1985), Ironclad (2011) and The Current War (2017). He has been married to Inge Hanson since 27 February 1999.- Charles Williams was born in 1915 in Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Tunnel (1940), From the Old Earth (1981) and Gwaed ar y Ser (1975). He was married to Jini ?. He died on 19 February 1990.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Huw Garmon was born in October 1966 in Anglesey, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Hedd Wyn (1992), Killer Elite (2011) and A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013).- Elen Roger Jones was born on 27 August 1908 in Marian-Glas, Anglesey, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for From the Old Earth (1981), Hawkmoor (1978) and The District Nurse (1984). She died on 15 April 1999 in Ynys Mon, Anglesey, Wales, UK.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Cameron Fitch was born on 27 June 1973 in Anglesey, Wales, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Last Orders (2001), One Day (2005) and Doctors (2000).- Billy Butler was born on 24 January 1942 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Mersey Pirate (1979), ChuckleVision (1987) and Hold Your Plums (1994).
- Robin Griffith was born in February 1939 in Llangoed, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Torchwood (2006), The Dark (2005) and The Shadow Line (2011). He died on 18 August 2017 in London, England, UK.
- Olwen Brogan was born on 15 December 1900 in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK. She died on 18 December 1989 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- Bob Elson was born on 30 November 1911 in Llanfair-yn-Neubwll, Anglesey, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for I See a Dark Stranger (1946), Secret Flight (1946) and Bad Company (1946). He was married to Elspeth Currie. He died on 14 March 2001 in Valley, Anglesey, Wales, UK.
- Visual Effects
- Editor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie McGee was born on 23 March 1974 in Anglesey, Wales, UK. He is an editor, known for The Gardener (2021), Reign of Chaos (2022) and The Bad Nun (2018).- Actor
- Writer
Mei Jones was born in 1953 in Llanddona, Anglesey, Wales, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for C'Mon Midffîld! (1988), Outside Time (1991) and Gelert (2007). He died on 5 November 2021 in Wales, UK.