Kyle Rees

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Kyle Rees
Born (1988-07-09) 9 July 1988 (age 37)
Port Talbot, Wales
Alma mater The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

Kyle Rees (born 9 July 1988, Port Talbot, Wales) is a Welsh actor, best known for playing the role of Carl in the BAFTA-award winning movie, Pride .

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Rees had a love for theatre from a young age. After attending Sandfields Comprehensive school, he studied at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, from which he graduated in 2010. [1]

He first found television fame on Hollyoaks where he landed the recurring role of Blue, a character which allowed him to explore the darker side of human nature. [2] Further television success awaited on the hit soap Emmerdale , but it was his role in the 2014 critically acclaimed film Pride that gave him international fame. [3] His character, Carl, is pivotal to turning the entire mind frame of a small Welsh town, and in doing so opens doors for two very different communities to come together. [4]

In 2015 he played the role of Calo Caine in FX Network's medieval drama series The Bastard Executioner , written by Kurt Sutter. [5] He also had a role in Outlander playing the character John Quincy Myers

References

  1. ↑ "Port Talbot star bonds on set with actor Bill Nighy". South Wales Evening Post. 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ Woodrow 2010.
  3. ↑ "Kyle Rees". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Pride". CBS Films. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Kyle Rees". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

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