Dafydd Hywel

Dafydd Hywel
Born(1945-12-04)4 December 1945
Garnant, Wales
Died23 March 2023(2023-03-23) (aged 77)
Garnant, Wales

Dafydd Hywel (4 December 1945 – 23 March 2023)[1][2] was a Welsh actor who worked extensively in television roles and films in both Welsh and English medium since 1969. He is best known for playing Glen Brennig in the Sky1 TV comedy drama series Stella.[3][4]

Dafydd also narrated Video 125s 'The Cambrian Coast' Railway Drivers Eye View Video in 1988.

On 23 March 2023, it was announced that Hywel had died at the age of 77.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Coming Up Roses Trevor Welsh with English subtitles[6]
1984 Yr Alcoholig Llon Alun
1987 Milwr Bychan Sargeant Crane
1992 Rebecca's Daughters Rhodri Hughes
1992 The Christmas Stallion Christopher Howard

TV

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Off to Philadelphia in the Morning Henry Parry
1989–1991 We Are Seven Jamesy James
2010–2013 The Indian Doctor Ceri Joseph
2012–2017 Stella Glen Brennig
2019 The Crown Shopkeeper Season 3, episode 3 "Aberfan"

References

  1. ^ "Click here to view the tribute page for Dafydd Hywel EVANS".
  2. ^ "Dafydd Hywel: Tributes to Stella actor who dies aged 77". BBC News. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ Lewis, Ffion (23 March 2023). "Tributes to Keeping Faith and Stella actor Dafydd Hywel who has died aged 77". WalesOnline. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ Dafydd Hywel autobiography
  5. ^ ""Colled aruthrol" ar ôl yr actor Dafydd Hywel, sydd wedi marw'n 77 oed". Golwg360 (in Welsh). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. ^ Coming Up Roses (1986) - Stephen Bayly | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved 25 March 2023