Aled Pugh


Aled Pugh is a 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, and Gerwyn Parri in the long-running Welsh soap Pobol y Cwm.
Pugh first came to prominence in 1990, playing school-child Rhys in the Welsh comed-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. He later took the same role in a screen adaptation, with cricital acclaim. 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 and attended Ysgol Gyfun Maes yr Yrfa secondary school. The school has since amalgamated with Ysgol y Gwendraeth secondary school to form Ysgol Maes Y Gwendraeth.
Pugh lives in Llangynwyd with his wife Emily whom he married in summer 2014. The have two children; Eila Kate Pugh and Efan Pugh.
His brother is Welsh rugby player Dylan Pugh who represented Wales at under-21 level. He has also played for Bath, Neath and London Welsh. He now workes within digital media and technology, currently driving global partnerships with the world's leading brands and agencies at online music platform Spotify.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations