Aneurin Barnard (/əˈnaɪrɪn/; born 8 May 1987) is a Welsh actor. He
is known for playing Davey in Hunky Dory, Claude in The Truth About
Emanuel, Bobby Willis in Cilla, Tim in Thirteen, King Richard III in
The White Queen, William in Dead In A Week (or your money back),
Gibson in Dunkirk, and Boris Pavlikovsky in The Goldfinch.Barnard was
born in Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) on 8 May 1987, the son of
factory worker June and coal miner Terry Barnard. He has a sister
named Ceri. His first language is Welsh. He attended Ysgol Gyfun
Llanhari in Rhondda Cynon Taf during his secondary school years. He
starred in HTV Wales series Jacob's Ladder as a 16-year-old, and then
trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in
2008.Barnard played Melchior, one of the three leads, in the London
premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, which
opened in February 2009 at the Lyric Hammersmith. The play later
transferred to the Novello Theatre in March 2009, running until May
2009. Barnard won a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in Spring
Awakening in 2010. He has appeared in guest roles in TV series
Doctors, Casualty, Shameless, Y Pris and Jacob's Ladder. He has also
appeared in the short TV films The Big Day, Night on the Tiles and the
BAFTA Cymru winning Owl Creek Bridge.
is known for playing Davey in Hunky Dory, Claude in The Truth About
Emanuel, Bobby Willis in Cilla, Tim in Thirteen, King Richard III in
The White Queen, William in Dead In A Week (or your money back),
Gibson in Dunkirk, and Boris Pavlikovsky in The Goldfinch.Barnard was
born in Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) on 8 May 1987, the son of
factory worker June and coal miner Terry Barnard. He has a sister
named Ceri. His first language is Welsh. He attended Ysgol Gyfun
Llanhari in Rhondda Cynon Taf during his secondary school years. He
starred in HTV Wales series Jacob's Ladder as a 16-year-old, and then
trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in
2008.Barnard played Melchior, one of the three leads, in the London
premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, which
opened in February 2009 at the Lyric Hammersmith. The play later
transferred to the Novello Theatre in March 2009, running until May
2009. Barnard won a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in Spring
Awakening in 2010. He has appeared in guest roles in TV series
Doctors, Casualty, Shameless, Y Pris and Jacob's Ladder. He has also
appeared in the short TV films The Big Day, Night on the Tiles and the
BAFTA Cymru winning Owl Creek Bridge.
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