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name: "Rhys Connah"
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born: "28 September 2004"
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updated: "2026-09-17T02:21:55.626756+00:00"
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# Rhys Connah

Actor. Born 28 September 2004 in Heywood, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 September 2004, Heywood, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- **Also known as:** リース・コナー

## Biography

Rhys Connah is a British actor. He was born on 28 September 2004 in Heywood, Rochdale, Greater Manchester. He began his career after being scouted at an after-school drama club and made his screen debut as Ryan Cawood in the BBC series *Happy Valley* (2014).

Connah reprised the role of Ryan across all three series of *Happy Valley* (2014–2023). His other credits include Edward Plantagenet in the miniseries *The White Princess* (2017), Young Jack in *The Messenger* (2015), Ben in *The Runaways* (2019), and Thomas Mallinson in *To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters* (2016).

*Sources: imdb.com, bbc.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Happy Valley* (2014), Fi1m 88, as Ryan Cawood — [page](https://film.one/tv/happy-valley-2014.md)

## Also known for

- *The White Princess* (2017), Edward Plantagenet

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