Aneirin Hughes | |
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Born |
Aneurin Hughes 8 May 1958 Aberystwyth |
Occupation | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse(s) | Unknown |
Children | 2 |
Aneirin Hughes (born Aneurin Hughes, 8 May 1958) is a Welsh actor and singer.
Hughes was born in Aberystwyth, where he studied music at the University College of Wales under Professor Ian Parrott and sang with the soprano Hazel Holt. While a music student he conducted the university chamber choir, the Aberystwyth Elizabethan Madrigal Singers, for several years. As a student Hughes's first acting experience was gained when he appeared in performances of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas under conductor David Russell Hulme. Hughes also studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Hughes began his acting career in the 1980s in the BBC Wales soap opera Pobol y Cwm. He went on to appear in Blood on the Dole, Casualty, Family Affairs as DI Patrick Grenham, Spooks, Take Me with Robson Green and EastEnders in January and April 2009 as Andy Jones, the adoptive father of Danielle Jones. He reprised the role in June 2016.