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Rhodri Meilir (born 18 November 1978) is a Welsh actor. In 2018, he began portraying the role of Dilwyn in the
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series '' In My Skin''.


Early life

Meilir was born in Pontypool. He was educated at
Ysgol Maes Garmon Ysgol Maes Garmon is an 11–18 mixed, Welsh-medium community secondary school and sixth form in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. It was established in 1961 and is the only Welsh-medium school in Flintshire. It shares some of its facilities with Alun ...
in Mold, and Aberystwyth University's Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies.


Career

Best known for playing Alfie Butts in the
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sitcom ''
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'', Meilir has also appeared in a number of popular television shows such as '' Afterlife'' and ''
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'' on Sky One. He has also featured in a number of films, including '' The Baker'' and the 2014 film ''Pride'', directed by
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. In 2006, he appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' episode " The Runaway Bride". He is well known on Welsh television for his roles in an extensive range of shows including ''
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'', ''
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'', ''Teulu'', ''Tipyn o Stad'', '' Cyw'' and ''
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''. He played the lead role of Trefor the taxi driver in ''Gwlad yr Astra Gwyn'', for which he received a BAFTA Cymru nomination as best actor in 2013, and was the original
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. In 2016-2017 he appeared in a regular role in the drama '' Byw Celwydd''. Meilir has toured with numerous theatre companies including
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, Theatr Fran Wen and Bara Caws. In 2018, Meilir starred in '' Hidden'', a crime thriller about abduction and murder, broadcast on BBC One Wales. The series is set in Wales and commenced on 6 June 2018. He said of his role: "He’s a complicated character; the result of mistreatment and violence at the hands of his own mother."


Selected theatre

* Jimmy in ''How My Light is Spent'' by Alan Harris. Directed by Liz Stevenson at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, (May 2017)


Personal life

Meilir is the Ambassador for the Children and Young People's Assembly for Wales, Funky Dragon.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meilir, Rhodri 1978 births Living people Welsh-speaking actors Welsh male television actors Alumni of Aberystwyth University Welsh male film actors People from Pontypool People from Mold, Flintshire