Gwydion Rhys on Welsh performing arts, adapting from stage to screen, and the challenges of portraying mental illness

Gwydion Rhys is a wonderful actor and singer who has spent his life performing on stage and later screen, playing a variety of guest and supporting roles in major Welsh-language and bilingual TV series such as Y Gwyll/Hinterland and 35 Days alongside leading roles in theatre, such as Alan Turing in To Kill a Machine. Most recently, he was prime suspect Ryan in the murder mystery series Cleddau/The One That Got Away and led the fantastic dramatic series Creisis, which tells the heartbreaking story of a psychiatric nurse as he falls into progressively severe psychosis. I've enjoyed Gwydion's work ever since seeing his unhinged appearance on Craith/Hidden, but his starring role in Creisis (I was shocked to learn he was in every scene - if you've ever worked on set, you know just how crazy that is) was phenomenal. I was genuinely shattered by his performance and hope to see much more of him on screen in the future, so it was lovely speaking with him about his background in the arts and experiences in both theatre and film.Creisis / CrisisTrailer: WelshStreaming: BBC iplayerCleddau / The One That Got AwayTrailer: Welsh | EnglishStreaming: Amazon | Acorn TV | Apple | ABC iview35 Diwrnod / 35 DaysTrailer: Season 3Streaming: Amazon | Britbox | RokuY Gwyll / HinterlandTrailer: Season 2Streaming: Acorn TV | Amazon | AppleStageWatch the trailer for To Kill a Machine.Performing Gethsemane from JC Superstar. Beautiful range of notes and emotion.And some songs with his brother, Trystan Llyr Griffiths, if you enjoy a more classical style: Blodwen a Meri, Yn Y Bore, Ti a dy ddonia, Dros Gymru'n Gwlad. Great pair of tenors.