Bradley Freegard is a Welsh actor from Pontypridd, Wales.
Freegard was born 13 December, 1976 in Pontypridd. He studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. [1]
Freegard plays the regular role of Steffan Jones in the S4C series Teulu, a character who has been described by the Western Mail as the resident heartthrob. [2] In 2012 he appeared in EastEnders as the character Gethin Williams, making him the first actor to play a Welsh character in the soap opera since Richard Elis in 1996. [3] The character played a role in the departure storyline of regular character Jane Beale.
His other TV credits include Casualty , Doctors , Caerdydd , Gwaith/Cartref , Holby City , Y Gwyll/Hinterland , and Pobol y Cwm. In 2017, Freegard was chosen to play the role of Evan Howells in Un Bore Mercher/Keeping Faith opposite his wife who played the titular Faith. [4]
In 2022, Freegard portrayed King Canute in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla .
Freegard met actress Eve Myles at the National Youth Theatre in 1994; they have three daughters and were married in Italy on 18 May 2013. [5]
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