Gareth Milton is a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

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. He was born in

Aberystwyth Aberystwyth () is a university and seaside town as well as a community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located in the historic county of Cardiganshire, means "the mouth of the Ystwyth". Aberystwyth University has been a major educational location in ...

and brought up in

Cardigan, Ceredigion Cardigan ( cy, Aberteifi, ) is both a town and a community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Positioned on the tidal reach of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire, Cardigan was the county town of the historic cou ...

from the age of five. He graduated from

Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipli ...

in 2006 with a first-class BA(Hons) in

Acting Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode. Acting involves a broad r ...

. His credits include several regular roles on the Welsh television channel S4C such as Ian Blake in the award-winning Welsh gangster drama ''

Y Pris ''Y Pris'' (English: ''The Price'') is a Welsh television crime drama, produced by Fiction Factory for Welsh public service television station S4C. The series, described in its tagline as "''The Sopranos'' by the seaside", is set in Carmarthens ...

''; Jamie Roberts in ''

Caerdydd Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

'' (series 4 and 5); Martin in '' Alys''; and Barry in ''

Pen Talar ''Pen Talar'' is a drama series on S4C. The series tells the story of two families from west Wales over a period of half a century, starting in the 1950s and continuing until the present day. The main character, played by Richard Harrington, ap ...

''. Milton became known to the wider non-Welsh speaking public after playing the co-starring role of Dr. Simon Strettle in BBC Wales' ''

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'', written by

Tony Jordan Tony Jordan (born 21 July 1957) is a British television writer. He was listed as the number one television screenwriter in the United Kingdom by ''Broadcast'' magazine in 2008 and among British broadcasting's top twenty in ''The Stage'' in 200 ...

. In 2010, Milton appeared on the internet TV show ''All Shook Up!'' as Dai Jones,

Enzo Calzaghe Pietro Vincenzo "Enzo" Calzaghe (1 January 1949 – 17 September 2018) was an Italian-born Welsh boxing trainer. He was the father of Joe Calzaghe and the head trainer for Team Calzaghe at the Newbridge boxing club. He, along with son Joe, was ...

's right-hand man. In 2014 Milton guest-starred in episode 6 ("Delyth") of the S4C romantic comedy-drama ''

Cara Fi ''Cara Fi'' (''Love Me'') is a Welsh romantic comedy-drama series that first broadcast in November 2014 on S4C, and was later made available on the BBC iPlayer. The eight-part series was created by Sarah Dollard. In 2015 the show was nominated f ...

''. In late 2014 and early 2015, he appeared on ''

Pobol y Cwm ''Pobol y Cwm'' (''People of the Valley''; ) is a Welsh-language soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, ''Pobol y Cwm'' was originally transmitted on BBC One Wales and l ...

'' as Harri Wyn, Meic Pierce's support nurse. Gareth Milton has 3 daughters, Rio Griffiths, born in 2003, Esme Griffiths, 2005 and Molly Griffiths, the youngest born in 2007. Gareth Milton is married to Millie Griffiths since September 2000. As a teenager, Milton was a prolific MC in the early rave scene. Known as MC Sonix he was a resident MC at Evolution and a regular feature in Helter Skelter's Technodrome and several Dreamscape events. Most of these events were held at The Sanctuary, Milton Keynes. He also made regular appearances at Death Row Techno, Vibealite, Sound Planet, Tick Tock and has gained a following during the 2020 lockdown due to a resurgence in 90s rave tape sharing through Facebook and other social media platforms. His distant cousin, Kashi, is a well known Hardstyle DJ and Producer.

References

External links

Milton's page on the National Theatre Wales Community website

CV at Regan Management
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