Boyd Daniel Clack (born 7 March 1951) is a Canadian-born

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writer, actor, and musician. He was born in

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...

, Canada to

parents. At a young age, he emigrated with his family to

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, where he grew up in

Tonyrefail Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...

, where his family were originally from. His acting credits include ''

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'', '' High Hopes'', and ''

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'', the latter two of which he also co-wrote. He has also released the first part of his autobiography. ''Kisses Sweeter than Wine'', and two music albums, '' Welsh Bitter'' and '' Labourer of Love'' . Clack is a supporter of

Welsh independence Welsh independence ( cy, Annibyniaeth i Gymru) is the political movement advocating for Wales to become a sovereign state, independent from the United Kingdom. Wales was conquered during the 13th century by Edward I of England following the ki ...

and attended a pro-independence rally in Merthyr Tydfil in September 2019, organised by AUOB Cymru. "I have always favoured Welsh Independence because every country should be independent," he said. "The opposite of independent after all is dependent and to be dependent on anyone or an organisation where that dependence isn’t based on love, kindness and genuine care is demeaning." At the 2019 general election, Clack stood as

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's candidate for the Cardiff West constituency.

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* 1951 births Canadian emigrants to Wales Canadian people of Welsh descent Living people Male actors from Vancouver Musicians from Vancouver People from Tonyrefail 20th-century Welsh musicians Welsh writers Writers from Vancouver {{Wales-actor-stub