
Richard Lynch
Biography
Richard Lynch is a Welsh television and film actor best known for playing the character of Garry Monk in S4C's long-running Welsh-language soap "Pobol y Cwm".
Lynch is an alumnus of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen in Pontypridd. He later graduated in Drama from Aberystwyth University in 1987. In 2013 Lynch was awarded a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University.
Lynch first came to prominence in the 1986 Karl Francis' film "Milwr Bychan" playing young soldier Will Thomas. Further film appearances include "Branwen" (1994), "Darklands" (1996), "The Proposition" (1997), and "Y Mabinogi" (2003). Lynch has starred in numerous television productions and series, including "The Christmas Stallion" (1992), "The Lifeboat" (1994), and "Tales from Pleasure Beach" (2001).
Known For

TV
The Hollow Crown
Westmorland
2012

TV
The Lifeboat
Gwilym Davies
1994

Film
Eight Men Out
Writer
1988

TV
Tales from Pleasure Beach
Sonny
2001

TV
Tree on a Hill
Herbie Watkins
2023

Film
Darklands
Salvy
1996

Film
Nineteen96
PC Maurice Peters
1989

Film
The Proposition
Huw Williams
1996
Film
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016

Film
Thicker Than Water
Dorian Phipps
1993

Film
Just Jim
Wayne
2015

Film
Sticky Wickets
Jason
1990

Film
Boy Soldier
Wil Thomas
1987

Film
National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green
Mr John Goronwy Jones
2022

Film
The Winter Stallion
Gwilyn
1992

Film
Branwen
Kevin McCarthy
1995
Filmography
2023TVTree on a Hillas Herbie Watkins2022FilmNational Theatre Live: The Corn Is Greenas Mr John Goronwy Jones2016FilmAberfan: The Green Hollow2015FilmJust Jimas Wayne2012TVThe Hollow Crownas Westmorland2001TVTales from Pleasure Beachas Sonny1996FilmThe Propositionas Huw Williams1996FilmDarklandsas Salvy1995FilmBranwenas Kevin McCarthy1994TVThe Lifeboatas Gwilym Davies1993FilmThicker Than Wateras Dorian Phipps1992FilmThe Winter Stallionas Gwilyn1990FilmSticky Wicketsas Jason1989FilmNineteen96as PC Maurice Peters1988FilmEight Men Outas Writer1987FilmBoy Soldieras Wil Thomas