Richard Mylan

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Richard Mylan
Born (1972-11-24) 24 November 1972 (age 52)
OccupationActor
SpouseTammie Dineen
Children2

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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Early life

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.

Career

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".

Personal life

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'.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998Speak Like a ChildSammy (Age 30)
The Wisdom of Crocodiles Gang Member
1999Dead on TimePhotographerShort film
2000Checkout GirlYoung ManShort film
2001ScoreLukeTelevision film
Be.AngeledEnglish Pothead
DreamBus Driver
2003 Y Mabinogi Pryderi
2004The Divine Eugene HicksEugeneShort film
2005 The Upside of Anger Disc Jockey
2009 City Rats Ash
2010Mr Easy GuyDylanShort film
2014MarkedBazTelevision film
2016 Don't Knock Twice Ben
2017CanariesNav
Things I Know to Be True Ben Price
2024ProteinJoe Llewelyn

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Bill TerryEpisode: "Work Experience"
1998 Casualty MichaelEpisode: "Next of Kin"
The Demon Headmaster University StudentRecurring role; 2 episodes
The Bill Glen BishopEpisode: "You Pays Your Money"
Silent Witness Rollie StewartEpisode: "Divided Loyalties"
1999–2001 The Bill Leroy JonesRecurring role; 7 episodes
2000Dirty WorkLenny DuffieldEpisode: "Naked Ambition"
Border CafeBeejayMiniseries; 7 episodes
Welcome to Orty-FouLB SparksEpisode: "Beetlemania"
2002 Always and Everyone JamieEpisode: "Do Not Pass Go"
2002–2004 Wild West Harry KingSeries regular; 12 episodes
2003 Casualty ZacEpisode: "Against Protocol"
2004 Doctors Dr. Simon HillsEpisode: "Two Can Play: Part 2"
Coupling Oliver MorrisSeries regular; 6 episodes
2004–2005 Bad Girls BenRecurring role; 5 episodes
2005 According to Bex HughEpisode: "Hanging on the Telephone"
2005–2006 Where the Heart Is Danny FlintSeries regular; 19 episodes
2006 Belonging JoeRecurring role; 3 episodes
2007 My Family PeterEpisode: "Four Affairs and a Funeral"
2007–2009 Grownups ChrisSeries regular; 14 episodes
2008 Casualty IanEpisode: "Happiness"
2009 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps ChrisEpisode: "Comic Relief Special: When Janet Met Michelle"
2010 Doctors Will DuncanRecurring role; 24 episodes
2012 Casualty Ben PetersEpisode: "Death and Doughnuts"
2013–2014 Waterloo Road Simon LowsleySeries regular; 31 episodes
2016Byw CelwyddNadav WeissmanEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 8"
Agatha Raisin Jack The Lad PomfretEpisode: "The Vicious Vet"
2019 Hidden Mr. CollinsEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 1"
2024 The Way LekanEpisode: "The Walk"

References

  1. Cook, Sam (16 May 2022). "Welsh actor Richard Mylan's TV roles and home life". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. Kate Rees (7 October 2014). "School's finally out for Waterloo Road actor Richard Mylan". Wales Online. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. "Facebook". facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022.
  4. Mainwaring, Rachael (15 July 2014). "Waterloo Road star Richard Mylan to skydive for autistic son". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. "Wynebu'r dyfodol gydag awtistiaeth". Cymru Fyw. BBC. 17 April 2017.
  6. "BBC One - Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism".
  7. Yes is More! [@yesismorecymru] (9 February 2021). "Welcome / #croeso Richard Mylan, actor, #Abertawe / #Swansea. "The Wales I want for my children is simply not possible if we continue to be at best an afterthought, or at worst completely ignored". #IndyWales #Annibyniaeth #YesisMore" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 February 2021 via Twitter.