Ieuan Rhys  Ieuan Rhys (24 December 1961) is a Welsh actor. His television work has included thirteen years in the BBC Cymru soap opera "Pobol y Cwm", Seargent Tom Swann in the last series of "A Mind to Kill" (for Fiction Factory/Channel 5) and six series of the Welsh-language version of "Mr & Mrs" – "Sion a Sian" for HTV. For the past four series he has portrayed Eurig Bell, the "not to be messed with" Deputy Headmaster in S4C's "Gwaith/Cartref". Ieuan Rhys was born Ieuan Rhys Evans in the village of Trecynon, near Aberdare, South Wales on 24 December 1961. He attended Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdar primary school, and Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen secondary school near Pontypridd, both Welsh language schools. His father, Gethin Evans, was a music teacher at the nearby comprehensive school. Rhys trained as an actor at The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff. His theatre work has included working for the National Theatre in London playing the part of Bruce in "People" by Alan Bennett and touring major theatres in England (July – November 2013), Dobchinsky in UK tour of "The Government Inspector" for Communicado Theatre Company, "A Provincial Life" National Theatre Wales – an adaptation by Peter Gill of a short story by Chekhov, "Elwyn – (Elling)" – directed by Michael Bogdanov, "Whose Coat Is That Jacket?" – touring Wales alongside "Hollyoaks" star Terri Dwyer. Other Theatre credits also include a UK tour as The Spruiker in "The Thorn Birds – A Musical", Montague in Michael Bogdanov's latest production of "Romeo and Juliet", Alfred Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" at Aberystwyth Arts Centre (2008), "Burberry" for Sherman Cymru, "Cocks & Tales" for Cwmni 3D, Pennington in "The Hired Man" (at The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven), "The Servant of Two Masters", "Contender", " A Christmas Carol" with Ron Moody as Scrooge, "A Child's Christmas in Wales", "Fiddler on the Roof" at Aberystwyth Arts Centre (2006) "Hamlet", "Amazing Grace – The Musical", "Cymbeline", "The Merchant of Venice", "Twelfth Night" (for Wales Theatre Company), "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "The Winter's Tale", (at The Ludlow Festival, 2002–04), the award-winning production of "Amdani" (Sgript Cymru), "Cwm Glo" (Theatr Gwynedd),"Seithenyn A'r Twrw Tanllyd Tanddwr" (Canol Y Ffordd), "Oliver!"