Garnon Davies is a Welsh

Welsh

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 actor who was born in Pyle

Pyle

Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. Pyle railway station is on the Cardiff - Swansea section of the London - South Wales main line....

 (near Bridgend

Bridgend

Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...

), South Wales

South Wales

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 on the 16th December 1982. He attended Ysgol Y ferch O'r Sger primary school and then went on to Welsh speaking secondary school Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari

Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari

Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari is a Welsh medium comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds situated in the village of Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.-Welsh medium education:...

. After a few years at that school he went on to study for his GCSE's and A-levels in Porthcawl Comprehensive School

Porthcawl Comprehensive School

Porthcawl Comprehensive School, on the western side of Porthcawl town in Bridgend County Borough, has approximately 1,500 pupils, ages 11–18 and 80 teaching staff. The headteacher is K. E. Dykes.Ruth Jones & Rob Brydon attended this school....

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On leaving Porthcawl Comprehensive Garnon attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art

Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art

The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a...

 in Kensington, London where he trained as an actor for 3 years. Since leaving he has played many rolls on TV and in theatre but is mostly known for his work in Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

's Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...

 where he played Elliot Bevan

Elliot Bevan

Elliot Bevan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Garnon Davies. He first appeared on 9 January 2007 as a new student. In July 2010, it was announced that Davies would be leaving the show. He made his final appearance on 15 November 2010...

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In 2008, he participated in a campaign held by the Anti-Bullying Alliance.

External links

• Ex-Hollyoaks stars Kent Riley and Garnon Davies team up to write their own comedy mocumentary (Liverpool Echo
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• Culture vulture: Actor Garnon Davies (Wales Online)