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Richard Mylan | |
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| Born | 24 November 1972 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Tammie Dineen |
| Children | 2 |
Richard Mylan (born 24 November 1972) is a Welsh actor and former dancer. He is best known for his roles in The Bill , Bad Girls and Grownups as Chris.
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Richard Mylan | |
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| Born | 24 November 1972 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Tammie Dineen |
| Children | 2 |
Richard Mylan (born 24 November 1972) is a Welsh actor and former dancer. He is best known for his roles in The Bill , Bad Girls and Grownups as Chris.
Mylan was born in Swansea in 1973. [1] There he attended the Birchgrove Junior School, where he played rugby, and in 1982 won the Swansea heat of the British 'Disco Kids Championships'. At the age of 12 he left Swansea to study dance in London at the Urdang Academy.
Mylan's first professional job was in the roller-skating musical Starlight Express (1984) at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, where he played for about four years, firstly as 'Flat-Top' (he can be heard in the original-cast recording) and afterwards in the bigger role of Electra the Electric Train. He was also in the funk band, Puppy Phat, who played at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and elsewhere.
Mylan is best known for playing the role of Oliver Morris in the television sitcom, Coupling (2004), as well as his portrayals of Chris in Grownups (in 2007 and 2009) and Joe Andrews in BBC Wales drama Belonging (in 2006). Other television work has included the role of Danny Flint in Where the Heart Is (in 2005 and 2006), Harry in Wild West (2002-2004), Border Cafe , Ben Phillips in Bad Girls (2004-2005), Leroy Jones in The Bill (1998-2001) and Doctors (as Dr Simon Hills in 2004 and as Will Duncan in 2010). He appeared in the 2009 film City Rats . He also made a guest appearance in TV sitcom My Family in 2007. He played Simon Lowsley, the deputy headteacher, in Waterloo Road until 2014. [2] In 2014, he was cast in The Frantic Assembly performance "The Believers".
Mylan is married to makeup artist Tammie Dineen. [3]
In August 2014, Mylan undertook a tandem skydive from 12,000 feet (3,700 m) to raise funds for Autism Puzzles. His son Jaco, who was born in 2005 (with former partner actress Catrin Powell), has a form of autism known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). [4] [5] He presented a documentary on the subject of his son and autism which was broadcast on the BBC in April 2017 entitled Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism. [6]
Mylan supports Welsh independence. [7]
Mylan has battled heroin addiction for 20 years as revealed in BBC2 Documentary 'Footlights'.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Speak Like a Child | Sammy (Age 30) | |
| The Wisdom of Crocodiles | Gang Member | ||
| 1999 | Dead on Time | Photographer | Short film |
| 2000 | Checkout Girl | Young Man | Short film |
| 2001 | Score | Luke | Television film |
| Be.Angeled | English Pothead | ||
| Dream | Bus Driver | ||
| 2003 | Y Mabinogi | Pryderi | |
| 2004 | The Divine Eugene Hicks | Eugene | Short film |
| 2005 | The Upside of Anger | Disc Jockey | |
| 2009 | City Rats | Ash | |
| 2010 | Mr Easy Guy | Dylan | Short film |
| 2014 | Marked | Baz | Television film |
| 2016 | Don't Knock Twice | Ben | |
| 2017 | Canaries | Nav | |
| Things I Know to Be True | Ben Price | ||
| 2024 | Protein | Joe Llewelyn | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | The Bill | Terry | Episode: "Work Experience" |
| 1998 | Casualty | Michael | Episode: "Next of Kin" |
| The Demon Headmaster | University Student | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |
| The Bill | Glen Bishop | Episode: "You Pays Your Money" | |
| Silent Witness | Rollie Stewart | Episode: "Divided Loyalties" | |
| 1999–2001 | The Bill | Leroy Jones | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2000 | Dirty Work | Lenny Duffield | Episode: "Naked Ambition" |
| Border Cafe | Beejay | Miniseries; 7 episodes | |
| Welcome to Orty-Fou | LB Sparks | Episode: "Beetlemania" | |
| 2002 | Always and Everyone | Jamie | Episode: "Do Not Pass Go" |
| 2002–2004 | Wild West | Harry King | Series regular; 12 episodes |
| 2003 | Casualty | Zac | Episode: "Against Protocol" |
| 2004 | Doctors | Dr. Simon Hills | Episode: "Two Can Play: Part 2" |
| Coupling | Oliver Morris | Series regular; 6 episodes | |
| 2004–2005 | Bad Girls | Ben | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2005 | According to Bex | Hugh | Episode: "Hanging on the Telephone" |
| 2005–2006 | Where the Heart Is | Danny Flint | Series regular; 19 episodes |
| 2006 | Belonging | Joe | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2007 | My Family | Peter | Episode: "Four Affairs and a Funeral" |
| 2007–2009 | Grownups | Chris | Series regular; 14 episodes |
| 2008 | Casualty | Ian | Episode: "Happiness" |
| 2009 | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | Chris | Episode: "Comic Relief Special: When Janet Met Michelle" |
| 2010 | Doctors | Will Duncan | Recurring role; 24 episodes |
| 2012 | Casualty | Ben Peters | Episode: "Death and Doughnuts" |
| 2013–2014 | Waterloo Road | Simon Lowsley | Series regular; 31 episodes |
| 2016 | Byw Celwydd | Nadav Weissman | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 8" |
| Agatha Raisin | Jack The Lad Pomfret | Episode: "The Vicious Vet" | |
| 2019 | Hidden | Mr. Collins | Episode: "Series 2, Episode 1" |
| 2024 | The Way | Lekan | Episode: "The Walk" |
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