Biography
Arwel Gruffydd is a Welsh actor and theatre director. He grew up in Tanygrisiau near Blaenau Ffestiniog and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London after studying at Bangor University.
His screen credits include the role of William Morris in the 1992 film Hedd Wyn, the Farmer in the 2008 BBC adaptation of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Wyn Roberts in the 2023 feature Y Swn, and Berwyn/Fanny Ample in the 2024 BBC series Lost Boys and Fairies. He also appeared in Creisis (2024) and earlier S4C productions such as Treflan.
Gruffydd won the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Male Actor in 2003 for his performance in Treflan. He served as Artistic Director of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru from 2011 to 2022.
