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Welsh-speaker, has starred in many Welsh language dramas, comedies and entertainment programmes (for Welsh-language channel S4C).

Both he and his brother Llyr Ifans are from Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, UK.

His first language is Welsh, and at one time, he went to the all Welsh speaking school, Maes Garmon.

Has performed at the National Theatre and the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

Name is pronounced Reese Ee-vans.

Left Wales at age 18 to study acting in London.

His former girlfriend is the publicist Jess Morris

Was the original lead singer for the band Super Furry Animals, leaving before the band became well known.

Has appeared in several rock promos: "God Show Me Magic" by the Super Furry Animals (1996), "Mulder and Scully" by Catatonia (1998), "Mama Told Me Not To Come" by Tom Jones and the Stereophonics (2000), and "The Importance of Being Idle" by Oasis (2005).

Has donated nearly a million pounds to Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin, Denbighshire in order to provide a stage and better drama facilities.

Won a scholarship to Guildhall School of Music & Drama and graduated in 1997.

Both parents were teachers.

Personal Quotes

I'm a factory-floor actor. I learn the lines, I get there on time. I don't sit around with other actors and talk about the pain and the magic of acting. I'd rather just go down the pub. That's where the real magic happens. That's often where the ideas take flight. Very underrated, the pub, in terms of the history of creativity.

'I work hard and I party hard. When I go to work, I know what I am doing and I do it to the best of my abilities. When I party, I take exactly the same rule book with me. Except I might turn up later and outstay my welcome. I really don't know why that interests anybody, given that most of the population behaves in exactly the same way.

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