Keeping Faith actor Dafydd Hywel, who also appeared in Stella, was married to his wife, Gwenilian.
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The couple had three children – Elena, Robert and Rhys.
Who Was Dafydd Hywel?
Dafydd Hywel was an actor known for appearing in many Welsh and English films and TV productions.
Born on December 4, 1945, in Garnant Wales, Hywel began acting in1969.
He came to prominence after starring as Glen Brennig in the Sky1 TV comedy drama series Stella.

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Hywel played the role of William Haggar in the bilingual film A Penny for Your Dreams/I Fro Breuddwydion.
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He acted alongside Samuel L Jackson and Dame Judi Dench in Miss Peregerine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
Other films in which he appeared in life Coming Up Roses, The Crown, Off To Philadelphia In The Morning, The Indian Doctor, The Bill and Holby City.
Hywel passed away from an undisclosed cause, on March 23, 2023. He was aged 77.
He has been described as “an amazing actor and a man of great principles, whose contribution to Welsh films is unmistakable.”


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