{{Short description|Welsh actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Aled Pugh | image = AledPugh2020.jpg | imagesize = |caption = Pugh in 2020 | birth_name = Aled Pugh | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1979|05}} | birth_place = [[Ammanford]], [[Dyfed]], Wales | education = [[Ysgol Maes Y Gwendraeth|Ysgol Gyfun Maes yr Yrfa]] | occupation = Actor | spouse = {{marriage|Emily Kate Evans|2014}} | children = 2 | years_active = 1990–present }}
'''Aled Pugh''' (born May 1979) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[actor]] who has worked extensively in television roles and movies in both Welsh and English medium. He is best known for playing Bobby Gittins in the [[Sky One]] series ''[[Stella (British TV series)|Stella]]'', and Gerwyn Parri in the long-running Welsh soap ''[[Pobol y Cwm]]''.
==Career==
Pugh first came to prominence in 1990, playing school-child Rhys in the Welsh comedy-drama ''Hapus Dyrfa''. He starred in three series on [[S4C]].
In 2005 Pugh played [[Ryan Davies]] in a play about the lives of Welsh comedy double act [[Ryan and Ronnie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4311946.stm|title=Ryan and Ronnie relived on stage|website=BBC News|date=5 October 2005|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> He later took the same role in a screen adaptation, with critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/ryan-and-ronnie-are-back-2115319|title=Ryan and Ronnie are back!|website=WalesOnline|date=2 March 2009|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> He was awarded a [[BAFTA Cymru]] award in May 2010 for best actor in this role.
==Personal life== Pugh was brought up in [[Tycroes]], near [[Ammanford]] by his parents Sian and Hywel Pugh.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01tqbp9/p01tlswr |title= Cyfranwyr Plant y Streic |work=BBC Radio Cymru (In Welsh)|accessdate=24 February 2021}}</ref> He later attended Ysgol Gyfun Maes yr Yrfa secondary school.
Pugh lives in [[Llangynwyd]] with his wife Emily whom he married in summer 2014. They have two children; Eila (born August 2012) and Efan (born May 2015).
His brother is Welsh rugby player Dylan Pugh who represented Wales at under-21 level.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes |- | 2010 || ''Royal Wedding'' || Robbie || |- | 2011 || ''[[Hunky Dory (film)|Hunky Dory]]'' || Tim || Musical film |- | 2017 || ''Canaries'' || Ryan || |- | 2018 || ''Say My Name'' || Victor || |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" width="80" | Year ! scope="col" width="300" | Title ! scope="col" width="200" | Role ! scope="col" width="300" | Notes |- | 1990–1992 || ''Hapus Dyrfa'' || Rhys || |- | 2000 || ''The Secret World of Michael Fry'' || Karl || Main role |- | 20?? || ''Treflan'' || William Ellis || |- | 2003 || ''[[My Family]]'' || Giles || |- | 2004 || ''[[Red Cap (TV series)|Red Cap]]'' || Pte. Oliver Teale || 1 episode |- | 2007 || ''[[Primeval (TV series)|Primeval]]'' || Plumber || 1 episode |- | 2007–2009 || ''[[Y Pris]]'' || Bryn Pritchard || Main Role |- | 2009 || ''Ar y Tracs'' || Gwenci || [[S4C]] television film |- | 2009 || ''Ryan a Ronnie'' || Ryan Davies || [[S4C]] TV film |- | 2009 || ''[[Caerdydd (TV series)|Caerdydd]]'' || Dai Rees || |- | 2011 || ''Tri Diwrnod Diwetha''' || Man on phone || Short film |- | 2011–2012 || ''[[Alys (TV series)|Alys]]'' || Kevin || Main role |- | 2011 || ''Ar y Tracs - Y Trên i'r Gêm'' || Gwenci || S4C sequel film |- | 2012–2017 || ''[[Stella (British TV series)|Stella]]'' || Bobby Gittins || Main role; 6 series |- | 2014–2015 || ''[[Gwaith/Cartref]]'' || Dewi Pritchard || Series 4–5 |- | 2016 || ''[[Ordinary Lies]]'' || Lenny || Series 2 |- | 2016 || ''[[Hinterland (TV series)|Hinterland]]'' || Paul Webb || |- | 2018 || ''[[Tourist Trap (TV series)|Tourist Trap]]'' || Darren || |- | 2018–2022 || ''[[Pobol y Cwm]]'' || Gerwyn Parri || Series regular |- | 2022 || ''The Light in the Hall'' || Ian || Co-production with [[S4C]] and [[Channel 4]] |- | 2025 || ''[[The One That Got Away (British TV series)|The One That Got Away]]'' || DS Celyn Howells || |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Result ! Refs |- | 2010 | [[BAFTA Cymru]] | Best actor | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/s4cs-ryan-ronnie-big-winner-1919692|title=S4C's Ryan a Ronnie the big winner at Bafta Cymru|first=|last=|date=23 May 2010|website=WalesOnline|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|1343287}}
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