Gareth Watkins
Acting
Biography
Gareth is a London based actor, writer and director. He is originally from the South Wales Valleys, and has spoken Welsh since childhood. After studying English at Swansea University, he was awarded a scholarship to study acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, and then worked extensively in theatre, film and television. In parallel, he began developing experimental improvised and devised theatre, which led him to study with the MA Theatre Lab at RADA. He has since written two plays, Boy for Life and Shalott and the recently published A to B: Conversations on Common Ground.
Known For
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Heartbeat
Alys moves from Cardiff to a dingy flat in a small West Wales town along with her 10-year-old son, Daniel, while trying to escape her past.
Alys
After her daughter has passed away, a mother senses an ethereal poltergeist-like energy around her and wants to know if her child has come home.
Blue
Following surgery, Ioan and his father adapt to their new relationship as father and son, that is until the dog mistakes a nipple for a chew toy.
Nipple
Cari is a young girl living on an isolated, rural farm in Wales. She endlessly dreams of running away and escaping the fear of her sexuality. In the end, she must find the courage to come out to her strictly religious parents.
Cari
Nine-year old Jacob has a vivid imagination, spending hours engrossed in his toys. When he’s disturbed by a stranger’s knock at the door, his world is plunged into uncertainty and his home threatened. With emotions too overwhelming to understand, Jacob's mind quickly spirals as he grapples to hold on to the people and possessions he loves most.