Richard Corgan is a Welsh actor. He was born and brought up in

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in January 1978. He went to Maesydderwen school, and later to

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and The

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. Corgan's television roles include the recurring character Dafydd "Dav" Llewellyn in

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's ''

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'' and a leading role in two series of the BBC Wales drama '' Baker Boys''. He has also appeared in the BBC programmes ''Casualty'', ''Caught in the Web'', and ''THe B Word''. From 2018 to 2020, he appeared in the

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series '' In My Skin'' as Tony Chipper. Corgan's films include the infamous low budget horror film ''

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'', and the short films ''Nowhere Fast'' and ''The Sunday''. He also appeared in the

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film '' Diana'' (2013).

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