Richard Mylan
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Richard Mylan | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Tammie Dineen |
Children | 2 |
Richard Mylan (born 24 November 1972) is a Welsh actor and former dancer. He is best known for his roles in The Bill, Bad Girls and Grownups as Chris.
Early life
Mylan was born in Swansea in 1973.[1] There he attended the Birchgrove Junior School, where he played rugby, and in 1982 won the Swansea heat of the British 'Disco Kids Championships'. At the age of 12 he left Swansea to study dance in London at the Urdang Academy.
Career
Mylan's first professional job was in the roller-skating musical
Mylan is best known for playing the role of Oliver Morris in the television sitcom,
Personal life
Mylan is married to makeup artist Tammie Dineen.[3]
In August 2014, Mylan undertook a tandem skydive from 12,000 feet (3,700 m) to raise funds for Autism Puzzles. His son Jaco, who was born in 2005 (with former partner actress Catrin Powell), has a form of autism known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).[4][5] He presented a documentary on the subject of his son and autism which was broadcast on the BBC in April 2017 entitled Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism.[6]
Mylan supports Welsh independence.[7]
Mylan has battled heroin addiction for 20 years as revealed in BBC2 Documentary 'Footlights'.
Filmography
Television
† | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | The Demon Headmaster | University Student | 2 episodes |
1998 | Silent Witness | Rollie Stewart | 2 episodes |
2000 | Dirty Work | Lenny Duffield | 1 episode |
2000 | Border Cafe | Beejay | 7 episodes |
2000 | Welcome to Orty-Fou | L.B. Sparks | 1 episode |
1994-2001 | The Bill | Various characters | 9 episodes |
2002 | Always and Everyone | Jamie | 1 episode |
2002-2004 | Wild West | Harry King | 12 episodes |
2004 | Coupling | Oliver Morris | 6 episodes |
2005 | According to Bex | Hugh | 1 episode |
2005 | No Angels | Robert Miller | 1 episode |
2004-2005 | Bad Girls | Ben Phillips | 5 episodes |
2006 | Belonging | Joe | 3 episodes |
2005-2006 | Where the Heart Is | Danny Flint | 19 episodes |
2007 | My Family | Peter | 1 episode |
2007-2009 | Grownups | Chris | 14 episodes |
2009 | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | Chris | Comic Relief Special |
2004-2010 | Doctors | Will Duncan; Dr. Simon Hills | 25 episodes |
1998-2012 | Casualty | Various characters | 4 episodes |
2013-2014 | Waterloo Road | Simon Lowsley | 31 episodes |
2016 | Living a Lie | Nadav Weissman | 1 episode |
2016 | Agatha Raisin | Jack The Lad Pomfret | 1 episode |
2019 | Hidden | Mr. Collins | 1 episode |
References
- ^ Cook, Sam (16 May 2022). "Welsh actor Richard Mylan's TV roles and home life". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Kate Rees (7 October 2014). "School's finally out for Waterloo Road actor Richard Mylan". Wales Online. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Facebook". facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022.
- ^ Mainwaring, Rachael (15 July 2014). "Waterloo Road star Richard Mylan to skydive for autistic son". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Wynebu'r dyfodol gydag awtistiaeth". Cymru Fyw. BBC. 17 April 2017.
- ^ "BBC One - Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism".
- ^ Yes is More! [@yesismorecymru] (9 February 2021). "Welcome / #croeso Richard Mylan, actor, #Abertawe / #Swansea. "The Wales I want for my children is simply not possible if we continue to be at best an afterthought, or at worst completely ignored". #IndyWales #Annibyniaeth #YesisMore" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via Twitter.