Owain Arthur (born 5 March 1983) is a Welsh actor, who rose to fame playing ''Francis Henshall'' in The National Theatre's production of ''

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'' at the

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. His early years were spent in Bangor, Wales, filming the S4C series ''

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'', whilst attending the performing arts school, Ysgol Glanaethwy. Arthur then trained at the

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in London. He has played many roles in the theatre including ''Romeo and Juliet'' for the

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, ''

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'' at the

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and Birdsong at the Comedy Theatre. He has also worked extensively in UK TV roles. He also voiced Lofty in the 2018 video game '' Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom''. In 2022, he played the Dwarven Prince Durin IV in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' series on

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. Co-star

Morfydd Clark Morfydd Clark (born ) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her role as Galadriel in the Amazon Prime fantasy series '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' (2022–). She received a number of accolades for her performance in the fil ...

mentioned enjoying speaking in

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 ...

on-set with Arthur and

Trystan Gravelle Trystan Gravelle (born 4 May 1981) is a Welsh theatre, film and television actor. Life and career Gravelle was born in the Welsh village of Trimsaran in Carmarthenshire. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade. He was a member of the Llanelli Youth T ...

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* Welsh male stage actors Living people Welsh male television actors Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1983 births 20th-century Welsh male actors 21st-century Welsh male actors Welsh male video game actors People from Bangor, Gwynedd {{Wales-actor-stub