Richard Lynch
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).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1965
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Sticky Wickets
1990-10-14
Sticky Wickets
Overview: It's a big night at the New Dragon Inn when a coach of distinguished Germans arrives. But disaster looms - it's the local cricket team's annual fancy dress bash and the theme is the Second World War.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-14
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Nineteen96
1989-09-17
Nineteen96
Overview: Britain in the mid-1990s: a divided, violent nation where civil disorder and urban terrorism are on the increase. Scotland Yard detective Commander Jack Bentham is seconded to Wales to look into a series of shootings by police officers, and uncovers a complex web of deceit and corruption
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-17
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Branwen
1995-10-01
Branwen
Overview: A poignant drama set in both the Wales and Northern Ireland of 1990. Loosely based on the story of the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, one of the Welsh myths.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cy
Release Date: 1995-10-01
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National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green
2022-04-12
National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green
Overview: One person can make all the difference. Miss Lily Moffat arrives in rural North Wales, determined to help young local miners out of poverty by teaching them to read and write. Lily soon spots talent in the unruly Morgan Evans, but when she faces growing resistance from the community, she does everything in her power to forge him a new future.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-12
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Darklands
1996-11-16
Darklands
Overview: A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-16
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Just Jim
2015-09-25
Just Jim
Overview: In a small Welsh town where people talk to themselves we meet Jim, a lonely teenager who is given the chance to increase his popularity when a cool American kid moves in next door. Written and directed by Craig Roberts, who also plays the lead role.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-25
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The Winter Stallion
1992-01-01
The Winter Stallion
Overview: Dai Davies (Eric Wyn) is a Welshman running a cash-strapped farm in modern Wales and raising his orphaned granddaughter Gwen (Sian MacLean) with the help of her godmother Nerys (Lynette Davies). When he dies unexpectedly, he leaves Gwen's guardianship to his estranged son Alan (Daniel J. Travanti), who has returned to Wales accompanied by his stepson Cliff Dean (Patrick Loomer). Alan's return pits himself against land developer Howard (Dafydd Hywel) and Cliff against Gwen's would-be suitor Gwilyn (Richard Lynch). As Alan and Gwen try to connect in the background of readying the farm's prize stallion Mabon for a race that could save the farm, Howard resorts to dirty tricks to try and force through the farm's sale.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Boy Soldier
1987-01-30
Boy Soldier
Overview: A young Welsh soldier on duty in Northern Ireland finds himself used as a political pawn, following a tragic incident during a violent clash with some of the local agitators. The Guardian proposed that "if Spielberg's ET, in the immortal words of Pauline Kael, was a bliss out, Karl Francis' 'Boy Soldier' is a bleed out for sheer fist shaking emotionalism, it would be hard to find another British film of recent years to beat it."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cy
Release Date: 1987-01-30
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Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016-10-21
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Overview: A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, written by Owen Sheers and performed by a stellar cast of Wales's best-known acting talent, including Michael Sheen, Jonathan Pryce, Sian Phillips, Eve Myles and Iwan Rheon, with some contributions from the local community.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-21
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Eight Men Out
1988-09-02
Eight Men Out
Overview: Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-02
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The Proposition
1996-12-18
The Proposition
Overview: In early 19th century Wales, Catherine Morgan, a widow with two daughters, must endure the bumpy road to a distant market in order to sell her cattle to save her farm and family.
Genres: Romance Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-18
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Thicker Than Water
1993-07-29
Thicker Than Water
Overview: Debbie and Jo are identical twins. After Jo is killed in a car accident, Debbie starts to act increasingly like Jo. Mysterious circumstances lead Jo's widower Sam to suspect that the accident wasn't an accident at all.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-29
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