Richard Lynch
Known For
Acting
Born
1965-01-01 in Wales
Biography
Richard Lynch is a Welsh television and film actor best known for playing the character of Garry Monk in S4C's long-running Welsh-language soap "Pobol y Cwm". Lynch is an alumnus of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen in Pontypridd. He later graduated in Drama from Aberystwyth University in 1987. In 2013 Lynch was awarded a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University. Lynch first came to prominence in the 1986 Karl Francis' film "Milwr Bychan" playing young soldier Will Thomas. Further film appearances include "Branwen" (1994), "Darklands" (1996), "The Proposition" (1997), and "Y Mabinogi" (2003). Lynch has starred in numerous television productions and series, including "The Christmas Stallion" (1992), "The Lifeboat" (1994), and "Tales from Pleasure Beach" (2001).
Most Known For
The Hollow Crown
as Westmorland
Eight Men Out
as Writer
Tales from Pleasure Beach
as Sonny
Tree on a Hill
as Herbie Watkins
The Lifeboat
as Gwilym Davies
Just Jim
as Wayne
Nineteen96
as PC Maurice Peters
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
The Proposition
as Huw Williams
Thicker Than Water
as Dorian Phipps
Darklands
as Salvy
Boy Soldier
as Wil Thomas
The Winter Stallion
as Gwilyn
National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green
as Mr John Goronwy Jones
Sticky Wickets
as Jason
Branwen
as Kevin McCarthy