Richard Elis
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Richard Elis is a Welsh
actor. He was brought up in the Amman Valley
.
He trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1996, aged 24. Days before he graduated, Elis was asked to audition for London casting agents and was subsequently cast in the BBC
soap opera EastEnders
as the serial's first Welsh character, Huw Edwards
. Elis was initially only scripted to appear in three episodes, but the producers liked the portrayal and his contract was extended. Elis remained in the soap for three years, leaving in 1999 as he feared typecasting.
He went on to appear in S4C’s critically acclaimed drama Ar Y Tracs, Pobol Y Cwm
, numerous theatre productions as well as roles in ITV Wales soap Nuts and Bolts
, The Bill
, Casualty
and Doctors. He has also appeared in a variety of adverts for products and brands such as Wicked, Bisto, McLeans, Sky, Peugeot, Renault and a Dutch milk company in Holland.
Elis is married to Pobol Y Cwm actress Tonya Smith, who plays Yvonne in the Welsh soap opera. They married in 1998 and have a daughter.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
actor. He was brought up in the Amman Valley
Amman Valley
Amman Valley may refer to:*The valley of the River Amman*Amman Valley Hospital*Amman Valley Railway*Amman Valley Railway Society*Amman Valley School...
.
He trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1996, aged 24. Days before he graduated, Elis was asked to audition for London casting agents and was subsequently cast in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
soap opera EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
as the serial's first Welsh character, Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards (EastEnders)
Huw Edwards is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Richard Elis. Huw was introduced in 1996 and remained on-screen till 1999.-Storylines:...
. Elis was initially only scripted to appear in three episodes, but the producers liked the portrayal and his contract was extended. Elis remained in the soap for three years, leaving in 1999 as he feared typecasting.
He went on to appear in S4C’s critically acclaimed drama Ar Y Tracs, Pobol Y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm is a Welsh-language television soap opera which has been produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, Pobol y Cwm was originally transmitted on BBC Wales television and later transferred to the Welsh-language station S4C when it...
, numerous theatre productions as well as roles in ITV Wales soap Nuts and Bolts
Nuts and Bolts
Nuts and Bolts was a weekly television drama series, set in the fictional South Wales town of Ystrad.Filmed entirely on location in Merthyr Tydfil, the series made large use of exterior locations, with many interiors being recorded in a former Welsh Water depot; which became a hastily improvised...
, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, Casualty
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:*Casualty , a person who is killed or injured in a war or disaster*Disaster, an event resulting in death, injury, or destruction...
and Doctors. He has also appeared in a variety of adverts for products and brands such as Wicked, Bisto, McLeans, Sky, Peugeot, Renault and a Dutch milk company in Holland.
Elis is married to Pobol Y Cwm actress Tonya Smith, who plays Yvonne in the Welsh soap opera. They married in 1998 and have a daughter.