Aneurin Barnard

Aneurin Barnard (/əˈnaɪrɪn/; Welsh: [aˈnɛirɪn]; born 8 May 1987) is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Davey in Hunky Dory, Claude in The Truth About Emanuel, Bobby Willis in Cilla, Tim in Thirteen, King Richard III in The White Queen, William in Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back), Gibson in Dunkirk, and Boris Pavlikovsky in The Goldfinch.

Barnard was born in Bridgend on 8 May 1987, the son of factory worker June and coal miner Terry Barnard.[1][2] His first language is Welsh.[3] He attended Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari in Rhondda Cynon Taf during his secondary school years. He starred in HTV Wales series Jacob’s Ladder as a 16-year-old, and then trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 2008.