List of Pobol y Cwm characters

This is a list of characters/actors featured in the S4C/BBC soap opera Pobol y Cwm.

Present characters

This includes characters who have been in the habit of returning after a long absence.[1]

Character	Actor	Duration	Information
Megan Harries (née Owen)	Lisabeth Miles	1974–1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2011–	The village's oldest (and longest-serving) character, Megan lives on her own after the deaths of her two husbands, Cliff and Reg, and is the proud owner of charity shop Apêl Maenan. Mother of Rhian and adoptive mother of Gareth. Once a regular, she is now a recurring character.
David 'Dai' Ashurst	Emyr Wyn	1978–1984, 2001–	Former husband of Alice and Sabrina. Brother to Dic. Married his third wife, Diane in 2008. Co-owned APD for 12 years, before selling his share to Matthew Price. Father of DJ.
Ieuan Griffiths	Iestyn Jones	1988–1992, 1995–1997, 2000–2011, 2019–	Local councilor, and owner of Pwll Bach; the nearby landfill site. Former owner of Cwm FM, Cwmderi’s radio station. Father of Melanie and Lauren. Grandfather to Indeg. Ex-husband of Hazel. Previously had an affair with Lisa Morgan.
Eileen Walters	Sera Cracroft	1989–1996, 1998, 2007, 2008–	Widow of Jon Markham ane Jim Probert. Ex-wife to the late Denzil Rees. Mother of Sioned and Huwi-John and the late John and Angela.
Lisa Morgan	Beth Robert	1990–1991, 1996–2000, 2019–	A ruthless business woman who loves to create trouble. Bisexual. Runs her own escorting business.
Hywel Llywelyn	Andrew Teilo	1990–	Ex-husband of Stacey, Ffion, Gaynor and Sheryl. Father of Rhys, and the late Meilyr. Adoptive father of Esther; DJ on village radio station Cwm FM.
Cassie Morris (née Nicholas)	Sue Roderick	1991–2004, 2018–	One of Cwmderi’s most colourful characters. Ex-wife of the late Teg and mother of Em and the late Steffan (who she was forced to kill in self-defence after he killed Teg). Works as a barmaid at the Deri.
Sioned Rees	Emily Tucker	1993–1996, 2007, 2008–	Daughter to Eileen Markham and Denzil Rees. Half-sister of Angela and Huwi-John, and twin sister of the late John Rees. Great-niece of Marian and distant cousin of Cadno. Married to Ed Charles from 2016–2017. Sentenced to six months imprisonment for spousal abuse in 2018, now free. Dating DJ.
Kathleen 'Kath' Pearl Jones	Siw Hughes	1993–2007, 2014, 2017–	Jones family matriarch, mother of Mark and Stacey.
Mark Jones	Arwyn Davies	1993–	Cwmderi's postman and taxi driver. Son of Kath and Dyff and father of Debbie's son, Ricky.
Iori Davies	Hugh Thomas	1993, 1995, 1997–1999, 2002, 2018–	A mischievous older gentleman who should know better. A friend to the Jones’ who enjoys a bit of wheeling and dealing.
Rhys Llywelyn	Jack Quick	1997–2001, 2008–2012, 2014–2015, 2018–	Son of Hywel and the late Nia Matthews and adoptive brother of Esther. Has a daughter called Gwen with Lois Evans whom he fathered when he was 14. Owner of local Gym; Chwys Rhys.
Diane Ashurst (née Francis)	Victoria Plucknett	1998–	Ex-wife to the late Reg Harries. Wife of Dai and previous co-owner of APD. Mother of Jason and adoptive mother of her niece Emma. Grandmother (biologically Great-Aunt) of Hannah Francis.
Jason Francis	Rhys Ap Hywel	1998–2007, 2015–	Separated husband of Sara Francis, father of Ifan, son of Diane and stepson of Dai, brother (biologically first cousin) of Emma and Uncle of Hannah (biologically his first cousin once removed). Had a gambling addiction. Dating Kelly.
Sara Thomas	Helen Rosser Davies	1998, 2000–2008, 2015–	Ex-wife of Jason Francis, mother of Downs Sydrome son Ifan and Manager at the Tapas Bar. Girlfriend of Dylan.
Anita Pierce	Nia Caron	1999–	Ex-wife of the late Meic Pierce and aunt to Kelly. Had an affair with Colin Evans which ultimately resulted in the breakdown of her marriage with Meic. Previously was in a relationship with Siôn. Mother to three children, Darren, and the late Eira and Dwayne.
Garry Monk	Richard Lynch	2002–	Half-brother of Britt and the late Brandon. Husband of Dani, father of Gwern and Seren. Took over Y Deri in January 2016. Owner of local garage and hairdressers. Previously was in an abusove relationship with Sheryl Hughes. Had an affair with Jaclyn Parri in 2020.
Britt Monk	Donna Edwards	2002–	Sister of the late Brandon and half-sister to Garry Monk. Former partner of Teg, separated from Siôn White. Mother of Chester, Catrin and Aaron. She runs the chippy and also owns Y Deri with Garry. Partner to Colin. Suffers from Bipolar Disorder.
Iolo White	Dyfan Rees	2002–2005, 2007, 2009–	Son of Sion White, brother to Macs and Huw, married to Tyler. Adoptive father with Tyler of the latter's niece. Suffers from OCD. Local plumber. Separated from Tyler after discovering he had an affair with one of his pupils, Aled Richards.
Siôn White	Jeremi Cockram	2002–	Father of Iolo, Macs and Huw, ex-husband of Britt and Dr Gwen White (who died of cancer in 2003). Lives in Y Felin and works as a Welsh translator. Previously in q relationship with Anita.
Gwyneth Jones	Llinor ap Gwynedd	2003–	Ex-partner of Yvonne, ex-girlfriend to Britt Monk, ex-girlfriend of Garry Monk; ex-girlfriend to Siôn. Mother of Garry's son, Gwern.
Kelly Evans	Lauren Phillips	2003–2007, 2009, 2015–	Plain-speaking Kelly comes from the Gurnos estate in the South Wales Valleys.[2] Niece of Anita Pierce, used to work for Debbie at Cafe Meic but now owns it. Had an eating disorder. Widow of Ed Charles. Mother to Paul, who was put up for adoption shortly after being born.
Ffion Llywelyn (née Roberts)	Bethan Ellis Owen	2004–	Deputy headteacher of Ysgol y Mynach; widow of Owen, ex-wife of Hywel Llywelyn. Mother of Macs White's daughter, Arwen Hedd. Recovering alcoholic. Currenlty in an on-off relationship with previous step-son, Rhys.
Aaron Monk	Osian Morgan	2006–	Britt Monk's son with Owen Morgan. Originally conceived as a surrogate baby for Owen and Ffion.
Dani Monk (née Thomas)	Elin Harries	2007–	Beautician ex-wife of Mark Jones, sister of Gethin Thomas, half-sister to Tyler Davies, auntie to Daniel Thomas, and wife to Garry Monk, mother of Seren (initially Carol), daughter of Garry.
Eifion Rowlands	Arwel Davies	2007, 2008–	Former owner of Penrhewl, ex-partner of Cadno Richards and father to Arthur and Bobi Rowlands. Bisexual character. Ex to Izzy.
Colin Evans	Jonathan Nefydd	2008–	Often a comedy figure as a result of his unwise decisions and disappointing love life, Colin is the ex-husband of Gaynor, father of Izzy and Lois, and brother of Yvonne. Manager of local shop.
Gaynor Llywelyn	Sharon Roberts	2008–	Headteacher at Ysgol y Mynach. Mother of Izzy and Lois, ex-wife of Colin Evans, ex-wife of Hywel Llywelyn and ex-girlfriend to Elgan. Now reconciled with Hywel.
Esyllt 'Izzy' Evans	Caryl Morgan	2008–2010, 2012, 2019–	First daughter of Colin and Gaynor. Went to Thailand to volunteer as a teacher. Dropped out and moved back home. Girlfriend to Eifion. Dating Matthew Price.
Gwern Jones	Elis Lloyd Hughes	2010–	Son of Gwyneth Jones and Garry Monk.
Arwen White	Evie Rose Jenkins	2012–	Daughter of Ffion Llywelyn and Macs White.
Richard 'DJ' Ashurst Junior	Carwyn Glyn	2014–	Son of Dai (as revealed in 2016) whose wife Diane has a soft spot. Local policeman.
Esther Llywelyn	Eira Adoh	2016–	Adoptive daughter of Hywel and the late Sheryl.
Mathew Price	Mark Stuart Roberts	2016–	Second cousin of Eifion. Currently shares a flat with Sioned. Dated school-girl Tesni, but now with Izzy. Subject to an acid attack in early 2020.
Tyler Davies	Aled Llyr Thomas	2016–	Half-brother to Dani and Liv, uncle of adoptive daughter, married to Iolo. Now separated from Iolo after having an affair with one of his pupils, Aled Richards. Resulted in him being put on the sex offender list for seven years
Ifan Francis	Ioan Arnold	2017–	Son of Sara and Jason Francis who has Downs Syndrome.
Greta Davies-White	Bella Marie Dennis	2017–	Adopted by Iolo and Tyler, niece of Tyler.
Seren Monk	Maggie Edith Taylor	2017–	Daughter of Dani and Garry, though the father was initially thought to be Matthew. Her name was changed in 2018 from Carol to Seren.
Huwi-John Probert	Wil Owen	2018–	Toddler son of Eileen and the late Jim.
Jaclyn Parri (née Ellis)	Mali Harries	2018–	Chef at Y Deri. Wife to Gerwyn and mother to Tesni and Guto.
Gerwyn Parri	Aled Pugh	2018–	Mechanic working for Garry Monk. Protective father of twins Tesni and Guto.
Tesni Parri	Lois Meleri-Jones	2018–	Twin sister to Guto. Former partner to Matthew. Suffers from Colitis.
Guto Parri	Owain Huw	2018–	Well behaved son of Jaclyn and Gerwyn. Ex-girlfriend to Luned Hughes.
Brenda Parri	Sharon Morgan	2018–	Gerwyn's mother and Tesni and Guto's grandmother. Troublesome character and friends with Kath and Iori.
Luned Hughes	Rhianna Loren	2019–	Friend of Tesni. Ex-girlfriend to Guto. Works at the local Café. Dating Rhys.
Dylan Ellis	Gareth Jewell	2019–	Jaclyn’s drug-dealing brother. Owner of Tapas Bar. Boyfriend of Sara. Recently discovered his long-lost son, Aled Richards to whom he fathered with Bethan Price.
Aled Richards	Jacob Oakley	2019–	Friend of Tesni and Guto from school. Current partner of Tyler Davies who he had first slept with when Tyler was his teacher and was with Iolo, causing Tyler to lose his job and be put on the sex offender's register. Recently revealed to be Dylan Ellis's son and therefore Guto and Tesni's cousin.

Past characters

Character	Actor	Character Duration
Dic "Deryn" Ashurst	Ifan Huw Dafydd[3]	1982–1992, 1995, 1999
Mansel Bennett	Brinley Jenkins	1991, 1993
Doreen Bevan	Marion Fenner	1982–1996, 1999–2001
Stan Bevan	Phylip Hughes	1984–1994
Sylvia Bevan	Sharon Morgan	1984–1987
John Wyndham-Bowen	Dafydd Aeron	1985–1988
Tristan Bowen	Griff Williams	1990–1991
Cyrnol Buckley	Meredith Edwards	1978
Sharon Burgess	Sian Naiomi	1993–1996
Nerys Cadwaladr	Gaynor Morgan Rees	1974–1976, 1979–1980, 1982–1986, 1988–1991
Ed Charles	Geraint Todd	2011–2019
Gemma Charles	Catrin-Mai Huw	2011–2016
Debbie Collins	Maria Pride	2005–2006, 2008–2020
Dolores "Dol" Collins	Lynn Hunter	2015–2017, 2019
Liam Collins	Sion Ifan Williams	2005–2008, 2014, 2016–2017, 2019
Vicky Collins	Carli De'La Hughes	2005–2006, 2015–2019
Ken Coslett	Phyl Harries	1988–1991
Linda Coslett	Delyth Wyn	1988–1991
Metron Coslett	Anwen Williams	1980–1982
Ellen Cullen	Nia Medi	1990, 1993–1994
Jack Daniels	Dafydd Hywel	1976–1984, 1999, 2004
Robert Daniels	Gruffudd Ifan	1983–1984, 2002, 2007
Angie Davies	Catherine Ayres	1999–2000
Bella Davies	Rachel Thomas	1974–1992
Bethan Davies	Catrin Brooks	1999–2002
Jacob Ellis	Dillwyn Owen	1974–1993
Meira Ellis	Sara McGaughey	1988–1994
Lois Evans	Mirain Jones	2008–2014
Menna Evans	Sara Harries Davies	1995–1996, 2001
Eleri Evans	Hazel Wyn Williams	1989–1991
Yvonne Evans	Tonya Smith	2009–2012
Nuala Flynn	Bethan Jones	1980, 1982
Pat Flynn	Iestyn Garlick	1980
Sean Flynn	Glyn Pensarn	1980–1981
Emma Francis	Catrin Arwel	1998–2005
Hannah Francis	Abi Smith / Megan Huws / Ella Peel	2000–2001, 2003–2008, 2017–2018
Terry Francis	Huw Emlyn	1991, 1993–1994, 1997, 2000
Chris Frost	Llew Davies	2005–2007
Nansi Furlong	Marged Esli	1977, 1980–1989, 2010, 2012, 2014–2016
Gwyneth Gregory	Nicola Beddoe	1988
Beti Griffiths	Margaret Williams	1981–1986
Cathryn Griffiths	Mari Emlyn	1981–1982
Colin Griffiths	David Lyn	1975–1976, 1981–1982
Annest Griffiths	Dilys Price	1975–1976
Hazel Griffiths	Jennifer Lewis	1996, 1999–2002, 2007
Iolo Griffiths	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	1975–1976
Melanie Griffiths	Elin Jones	2000
Carol Gwyther	Rhian Morgan	1984–1992
Herbert Gwyther	Alwyn Jones	1977–1988
Sandra Gwyther	Sian Meredydd	1982–1984, 1988, 1992
Beti Harries	Buddyg Williams	1974–1975
Cadi Harries (née Morris)	Betsan Jones	1974–1976
Dillwyn Harries	Haydn Edwards	1974–1991
Gareth Harries	Jonathan Morgan / Ioan Gruffudd / Rhodri Wyn Miles	1975–1993, 1995–1997, 2000, 2002–2003
Reg Harries	Huw Ceredig	1974–2003
Rhian Harries	Rhian Samuel / Catherine Jones / Debbie Jones	1979–1995, 1997–2004, 2007
Sabrina Harries	Gillian Elisa[4]	1974–1984, 1987–1988, 1999–2010
Wayne Harries	Dewi 'Pws' Morris	1974–1987
Jordan Hill	Robert Marrable	1999–2000
Paul Hill	Ali Yassine	1999–2000
Darren Howarth	Huw Euron	1999–2007, 2013–2015, 2018
Julie Hughes	Grug Maria / Ruth Lloyd	2002–2007, 2015–2016, 2018
Rhiannon Hughes	Heledd Owen	2002–2003, 2007
Sheryl Hughes	Lisa Victoria	2001–2018
Huw Humphries	Dyfan Roberts	1998–1999
Steffan Humphries	Huw Garmon	1997–2004
Cliff James	Clive Roberts	1974–1979
Glyn James	Ieuan Rhys	1983–1996
Gwenllian James	Megan Soffia Evans	1989–1994
Delme Jenkins	Geraint Eckley / Gwyn Vaughan	1993–1994, 1996, 2001–2002
Dora Jenkins	Olive Michael	1984–1997
Gareth Jenkins	Iwan Tudor	1999–2000
Huw "Jinx" Jenkins	Mark Flanagan	2005–2015
Lowri Jenkins	Meleri Bryn	1996, 1999–2002
Rita Jenkins	Olwen Medi	1976, 1985–1993
Tal Jenkins	Ernest Evans	1975–1996
Derek Jones	Hywel Emrys	1988–2006, 2009, 2012
Dyfan "Dyff" Jones	Dewi Rhys	1993–2000
Llio Jones	Miriam Isaac	2020–2021
Ricky Jones	Evan Rhys Coxley / Tomos West	2005–2019
Sian Jones	Sharon Morgan	1978
Stacey Jones	Shelley Rees	1993–2007, 2014, 2016–2017
Gladys Lake	Iona Banks	1976–1989, 1991
Idwal Lake	Stan Hughes	1986, 1989
Jinnie Lake	Catrin Dafydd	1986
Jane Leonard	Nia Caron	1990
Colin Lewis	Dyfed Thomas	1989–1990
Eddie Lewis	Meic Povey	1991–1994, 1996
Gwyn Lewis	Emyr Bell	2003–2007
Hywel Lewis	Glyn Nicholas	1977
Laura Lewis	Beryl Williams	1977
Scott Lewis	Alex Harries	2009–2012
Beth Leyshon	Eirlys Britton	1977–1994
Clare Leyshon	Margaret John	1977–1978
Gwyn Leyshon	Gareth Bebb	1977–1978
Viv Leyshon	Geraint David	1977–1978
Cilla Lloyd	Karen Elli	1997–1998, 2000–2001
Jon Markham	Steffan Rhodri	1995–1996, 1998
Bleddyn Matthews	Dewi Rhys Williams	1996–1997, 2000–2004
Llew Matthews	Rhys Parry Jones	1988–1989, 1992–2001
Nia Matthews	Meleri Evans	1993, 1996–1999
Charles McGurk	Mei Jones	1997
Jean McGurk	Iola Gregory	1987–1997, 1999, 2002
Kirstie McGurk	Catherine Treganna	1988–1990, 1993, 1996–1997
Sean McGurk	Gwyn Derfel	1991–1993, 1996
Fiona Metcalfe	Lydia Lloyd Parry	1992–1999
Jamie Metcalfe	Rhys Bleddyn	1994
Laura Metcalfe	Christine Pritchard	1994, 1999
Oliver Metcalfe	Geoffrey Morgan	1994
Brandon Monk	Nic McGaughey	2002–2011
Chester Monk	James Wilbraham	2002–2019
Catrin Monk	Emily John	2003–2019
Gill Morgan	Mair Rowlands	1996–1998
Owen Morgan	Ioan Evans	2004–2006
Tony Morgan	Danny Grehan	1994–1996
Morgan Morgans	Rhys Devlin	1978–1979
Alun Morris	Dorien Thomas	1983–1984
Em Morris	Jessica Matthews / Lydia Unsworth / Mirain Evans	2000–2004, 2020
Glan Morris	Cadfan Roberts	1989–1996
Teg Morris	Yoland Williams	1991–2004
Beryl Nicholas	Iris Jones	1997–2004
Alison Owen	Manon Prysor	2000–2002
Elin Owen	Alexandra Roach	2001–2005
Olwen Owen	Nesta Harris	1977–1978, 1981, 1984, 1986–1989
Rob Owen	Rolant Prys	2000–2002
Harri Parri	Charles Williams	1974–1989
Alex Parry	Ian Saynor	1994, 1997, 2000
Karen Parry	Rhian Jones	1992–2003
Olwen Parry	Toni Carrol	1991–1997, 2000
Wiliam Parry	Aled Bidder	2014–2016
Rod Phillips	Geraint Owen	1991–1996, 1998–1999
Meic Pierce	Gareth Lewis	1975–1994, 1999–2015
John Powell	Dennis Birch	1987–1989
Kevin Powell	Iwan "Iwcs" Roberts	1988, 2007–2016, 2018
Meinir Powell	Ruth Lloyd	1997–1998
Alan Price	Meredudd Jones	2000
Rachel Price	Judith Humphreys	1995–1998
Tom Price	Eric Wyn	1996
Arwel Pritchard	Gwyn Parry	1989, 1996
Elgan Pritchard	Bryn Fôn	2017–2018
Nellie Pritchard	Beti Jones	1980
Adrian Probert	Roy Noble	2017, 2020
Angela Probert	Tara Bethan	2011–2016, 2018–2019
Courtney Probert	Katie Duffin	2011–2016
Jim Probert	Alun ap Brinley	2011–2020
Barry Probert	Aled Rhydian Lloyd / Geraint Morgan	1982–1993
Kevin Probert	Wyn Bowen Harries	1982–1986
Gwyn Prosser	Eryl Huw Phillips	1989–1991
Ted Prosser	Stewart Jones	1990–1991
Gareth Protheroe	Edward Thomas	1986–1990
Denzil Rees	Gwyn Elfyn	1984–2012
Marian Rees	Buddyg Williams	1999–2016
Ann Rhys	Nia Ceidiog	1983–1984
Cadno Richards	Catrin Powell	2006–2018
Dwayne Richards	Daryl Shute / Paul Morgans	2000, 2004–2005, 2008–2009
Norman Roberts	Glyn Pritchard	1991–1992, 2011–2012
Val Roberts	Morfydd Hughes	2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2013, 2015, 2019
Nesta Roberts	Catrin Mara	2006–2010
Dewi Roderick	William Thomas	1974–1977, 1980–1984
Cai Rossiter	Rhys ap William	1996, 2002–2010
Rhydian Samuel	Aneirin Hughes	1991–1993
Ivor Seymore	Elwyn Williams	1983–1988
Josh Smith	John Ogwen	2017–2019
Agnes Spotelli	Sian Owen	1978–1982
Ron Steadman	Wayne Cater	1996–1997, 2006
Geraint Stephens	Phil Reid	1997–2002
Edgar Sutton	Gari Williams	1979–1985
Gethin Thomas	Simon Watts	2010–2018
David Tushingham	Islwyn Morris	1974–1996, 1999–2002
Maggie Tushingham	Harriet Lewis[5]	1974–1996
Billy Unsworth	John Biggins[6]	1990, 1996
Marlene Unsworth	Ella Hood	1990
Ron Unsworth	Bernard Latham	1989–1994, 1996, 1999, 2001
Gina Walters	Catrin Fychan	1991–1998
Maureen Walters	Rebecca Harries	1996–1999, 2012
Neville Walters	Aled Rhys Jones	1986–1988
Clem Watkins	Glan Davies	1988–1997
David White	Ian Staples	2003
Gwen White	Betsan Llwyd[7]	2002–2003
Huw White	Rhys Hartley	2002–2014
Macs White	Iwan Rheon / Rhys Bidder	2002–2004, 2008–2013, 2017
Brian Wilcox	Ioan Hefin	1996–1997
Delyth Wilcox	Nia Samuel	1996–1997

Notes

1. "Cymeriadau'r Cwm". S4C POBOL Y CWM. BBC.
2. "Kelly a'r cnoi tu mewn; Lauren Phillips yn siarad e Gwen Griffith am her fwyaf ei gyrfa actio hyd yma wrth i Pobol y Cwm fynd i'r afael e'r pwnc". Daily Post (in Welsh). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
3. Wightwick, Abbie (17 October 2009). "Pobol Y Cwm celebrates 35th birthday". Wales Online. Media Wales Ltd.
4. "Gillian Elisa Biography". Gillian Elisa.co.uk.
5. "Harriet Lewis". British Film Institute.
6. "John Biggins". John Biggins.com. Aerta.
7. "Tears of grief in the valley". BBC Press Office. BBC. 5 September 2003.