Richard Lynch is a Welsh television and film actor best known for playing the character of Garry Monk in S4C's long-running Welsh-language soap Pobol y Cwm.
Lynch is an alumnus of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, a Welsh Medium comprehensive school near Pontypridd. He graduated with in Drama from Aberystwyth University in 1987.
Lynch first came to prominence in the 1986 Karl Francis' film Milwr Bychan playing young soldier Will Thomas. Further film appearances include Branwen (1994), Darklands(1996), The Proposition (1997), and Y Mabinogi (2003). Lynch starred in numerous television productions and series, including The Christmas Stallion (1992), The Lifeboat(1994), Tales from Pleasure Beach (2001)[6] and Hinterland/Y Gwyll.
In 2013 Lynch was awarded a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University.
