Aneurin Barnard facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aneurin Barnard
Barnard in 2019
Born	(1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 38) Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Alma mater	Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Lucy Faulks ​ ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	2

Aneurin Barnard (pronounced uh-NY-rin; born May 8, 1987) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his roles in many films and TV shows. Some of his famous parts include Davey in Hunky Dory and King Richard III in The White Queen. He also played Gibson in the movie Dunkirk and Boris Pavlikovsky in The Goldfinch.

Early Life and Training

Aneurin Barnard was born in Bridgend, Wales, on May 8, 1987. His mother, June, worked in a factory, and his father, Terry, was a coal miner. Welsh is his first language.

He went to Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari for his secondary school education. Later, he studied acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. He finished his training there in 2008.

Acting Career Highlights

Aneurin Barnard started acting in theatre when he was just 11 years old. He joined the Bridgend County Youth Theatre in 1999. While studying drama, he performed in plays like The Caucasian Chalk Circle and West Side Story. In West Side Story, he played the main character, Tony.

Theatre Success

In 2009, Barnard played Melchior in the London premiere of the musical Spring Awakening. This show was very popular and won a Tony Award in the United States. His performance earned him a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. This is a very important award for theatre actors in the UK.

Television and Film Roles

Barnard began his screen career in the TV series Jacob's Ladder. He also had guest roles in popular TV shows such as Doctors and Casualty.

In 2011, he starred in the film Hunky Dory. He played Davey and sang songs by famous artists like David Bowie. The next year, in 2012, he played the photographer David Bailey in the TV film We'll Take Manhattan. He also appeared in the horror film Citadel.

In 2013, Barnard took on the role of King Richard III of England in the TV series The White Queen. He also appeared in Moonfleet.

Later, in 2016, he played Prince Boris Drubetskoy in the TV show War & Peace. He was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru award for this role. He also starred as Tim Hobson in the BBC drama Thirteen.

In 2017, Barnard played the music manager Bobby Willis in the ITV drama Cilla. He also had the lead role as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the film Interlude in Prague. In 2021, he starred in the BBC prison drama Time, which earned him another BAFTA Cymru nomination.

More recently, in January 2023, Barnard starred as Ryan in the Channel 5 series The Catch. He also filmed the BBC TV movie Men Up in 2023. In 2024, he appeared in two episodes of Doctor Who as Roger ap Gwilliam.

Filmography

Films Aneurin Barnard Has Been In

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Ironclad	Guy the Squire
	Powder	Miguel
	Hunky Dory	Davey
2012	Citadel	Tommy
	Elfie Hopkins	Dylan Parker
	The Facility	Adam
2013	The Truth About Emanuel	Claude
	Trap for Cinderella	Jake
	Mary Queen of Scots	Darnley
2014	The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box	Mariah Mundi
2017	Bitter Harvest	Mykola
	Interlude in Prague	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Dunkirk	Gibson
2018	Bigger	Ben Weider
	Dead in a Week or Your Money Back	William
2019	The Personal History of David Copperfield	James Steerforth
	The Goldfinch	Boris Pavlikovsky
	Radioactive	Paul Langevin
2024	Timestalker	Alex
2025	Mr Burton	Elfed
	Rogue Trooper	Rogue Trooper	Post-production
TBA	Past Life	Jason Frey	Post-production

Television Shows Aneurin Barnard Has Appeared In

Awards and Recognitions

Aneurin Barnard has won and been nominated for several awards for his acting.

See also

In Spanish: Aneurin Barnard para niños