Danny Grehan
Danny Grehan | |
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| Member of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council for Tonyrefail East | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1965 (age 60) |
| Party | Plaid Cymru |
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Danny Grehan (born November 1965) is a Welsh actor and politician who has served as Member of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council for Tonyrefail East since May 2017.[1] He has portrayed many characters on Welsh stages and television since the 1980s. He received his education at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Career
Grehan has lived in Tonyrefail since the 1980s with his wife Helen Prosser and his family; their son is the noted Welsh-language poet Gwynfor Dafydd.[2] In addition to his work as an actor, Grehan is a political worker for Plaid Cymru, and worked for Leanne Wood in the Rhondda.[3] He is involved with the Welsh Language Society[4] and is Community Engagement Officer for Plaid Cymru MS Heledd Fychan.[5]
Grehan played Tony Morgan in the S4C/BBC soap opera Pobol y Cwm from 1994 to 1996. One of his most notable stage performances was in the first production of Meic Povey's controversial Welsh-language play, Wyneb a Wyneb (Face to Face) in 1993.[6]
Grehan has represented Tonyrefail East on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council since 5 May 2017.[7][8] He stood as a Plaid Cymru candidate for Afan Ogwr Rhondda for the 2026 Senedd election.[9]
Theatre
- Aladdin - Imagine Theatre
- Harri'r VII - Mewn Cymeriad
- A Christmas Carol - Lighthouse Theatre
- The Good, Bad & Welsh - Frapetsus
- Return Journey - Lighthouse Theatre
- I’ll be there Now in a Minute - Frapetsus
- Sleeping Beauty - Imagine Theatre
- Guto Nyth Brân - Arad Goch
- Cinderella - Imagine Theatre
- Tylwyth - Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
- Llwyth (2011/12) - Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
- Aladdin - Martyn Geraint
- Llwyth - Sherman Cymru
- Beauty and the Beast - Imagine Theatre
- The Thorn Birds (2013) - Wales Theatre Company
- Romeo and Juliet - Wales Theatre Company
- My Fair Lady - Wales Theatre Company
- The Hired Man - Torch Theatre
- Contender - Wales Theatre Company
- A Child’s Christmas in Wales - Wales Theatre Company
- Amazing Grace - Wales Theatre Company
- Hamlet - Wales Theatre Company
- Calon Ci (1994) - Dalier Sylw
- Wyneb yn Wyneb (1990) - Dalier Sylw
- Hunllef Yng Nghymru Fydd - Dalier Sylw
- Y Gosb Ddi-Ddial - Cwmni Theatr Gwynedd
- Y Gelli Geirios - Cwmni Theatr Gwynedd
- Enoc Huws (1989) - Cwmni Theatr Gwynedd
- Croesi’r Bont - Theatr Powys
- Hualau - Cwmni Theatr Hwyl a Fflag
- Codi Stêm - Cwmni Theatr Hwyl a Fflag
Television and film
- Rain - Tornado Films
- Cymer dy Siâr - Gaucho
- Yr Alltud - Bryngwyn
- Milwr Bychan - Cine Cymru
- Alys - Apollo
- Pobol y Cwm - BBC
- Teulu - Boomerang
- Y Pris - Fiction Factory
- Casualty - BBC
- Cowbois ac Injans - Opus
- Pentre Bach (2 & 3) - Sianco
- Belonging - BBC
- A470 - ITV
- Jara - HTV
- The Bench - BBC
- Iechyd Da (2,3,4) - Bracan
- Y Meicrosgôp Hud - Elidir
- Perthyn - Bracan
- Wyneb yn Wyneb - Bracan
- Fi Sy’n Magu’r Babi - Bracan
- Pobol Y Cwm - BBC
- Cwlwm Serch - Llifon
- Môrladron - Psycho. News
- Dim Cliw - Telesgôp
- Mae Gen i Achos - Map
- Glan Hafren - HTV
- Mwy na Phapur Newydd - Lluniau Lliw
- Tu Hwnt i’r Lloer - Grasshopper Productions
References
- ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Danny Grehan". rctcbc.moderngov.co.uk. 2026-03-20. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ↑ "Gwynfor Dafydd wins the National Eisteddfod Crown". Eisteddfod. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Dewisiwch Danny fel eich cynghorydd nesaf". Plaid Cymru Pontypridd (in Welsh). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ "Parents claim school reshuffle would kill the Welsh language". Wales Online. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ↑ "Meet the team". Heledd Fychan ENG. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Meic Povey (2024). Betsan Llwyd (ed.). Face to Face. Atebol. p. 4. ISBN 9781801065122.
- ↑ Lewis, Anthony (2026-03-08). "Welsh council warned of reputational harm by investing in firms linked to war". Wales Online. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ↑ Mansfield, Mark (2024-10-30). "Concerns raised about the 'terrifying' effect of a school closure". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ↑ Mosalski, Ruth (2025-11-21). "Plaid Cymru publishes full list of Senedd hopefuls". Wales Online. Retrieved 2026-03-20.