Huw Garmon (born 15 October 1966) is a Welsh actor, probably best
known for playing the eponymous lead in the Oscar-nominated Welsh
language film Hedd Wyn (1992). He has also taken part in various
television series and has currently taken an academic post at Glyndŵr
University, combining it with his acting roles.Born in Llangefni in
Anglesey, Garmon is the youngest of four sons of the Welsh historian
and novelist Richard Cyril Hughes. He obtained a degree in drama
studies from Aberystwyth University. Although he is best known for
Welsh language roles, he has also appeared on English language
television, notably in Cadfael with Derek Jacobi, as well as having
parts in a number of films. These included Hedd Wyn (1992), in which
Garmon starred and which was the first Welsh film to be nominated for
Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Other films included
Bride of War (1998) and Killer Elite (2011).He was a regular in the
S4C soap opera Pobol y Cwm between 1997 and 2004, in the role of
Steffan Humphries, and has been a script writer for the series. He has
also appeared in Coronation Street, and in 2016 joined the cast of the
S4C soap opera Rownd a Rownd. In 2010 he joined the academic staff of
Glyndŵr University where he lectures on theatre and television
performance, stating that "After 20 years of acting, directing,
screenwriting, writing stories and working abroad as an actor, I
wanted a change". He intends to continue in this career part-time
while returning to television work.Garmon is married with three
children.
known for playing the eponymous lead in the Oscar-nominated Welsh
language film Hedd Wyn (1992). He has also taken part in various
television series and has currently taken an academic post at Glyndŵr
University, combining it with his acting roles.Born in Llangefni in
Anglesey, Garmon is the youngest of four sons of the Welsh historian
and novelist Richard Cyril Hughes. He obtained a degree in drama
studies from Aberystwyth University. Although he is best known for
Welsh language roles, he has also appeared on English language
television, notably in Cadfael with Derek Jacobi, as well as having
parts in a number of films. These included Hedd Wyn (1992), in which
Garmon starred and which was the first Welsh film to be nominated for
Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Other films included
Bride of War (1998) and Killer Elite (2011).He was a regular in the
S4C soap opera Pobol y Cwm between 1997 and 2004, in the role of
Steffan Humphries, and has been a script writer for the series. He has
also appeared in Coronation Street, and in 2016 joined the cast of the
S4C soap opera Rownd a Rownd. In 2010 he joined the academic staff of
Glyndŵr University where he lectures on theatre and television
performance, stating that "After 20 years of acting, directing,
screenwriting, writing stories and working abroad as an actor, I
wanted a change". He intends to continue in this career part-time
while returning to television work.Garmon is married with three
children.
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