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Joshua Richards as Bear Wolf in Emmerdale. Image courtesy of ITV Studios.
Joshua Richards as Bear Wolf in Emmerdale. Image courtesy of ITV Studios.

Josh Richards

Actor

Josh Richards - billed professionally as Joshua Richards, and known to friends and family back home in Tenby by his given first name, Mark - is a stage and screen actor educated at Greenhill School in Tenby and the Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. He has been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing in productions including RSC Live: Richard II.

His best-known individual work is the one-man show Playing Burton, an evocation of the life of fellow Welsh actor Richard Burton, which he has performed to acclaim. His screen credits include a role in the Hollywood epic Troy (2004), the thriller Panic Button (2011), and King Arthur: Excalibur Rising (2017), alongside television work including Emmerdale.

Those who knew him growing up in Tenby remember a naturally creative and funny child who carried those qualities into a successful stage and screen career, while staying - according to family - grounded and generous regardless of the size of the role or the person he is talking to.

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Tenby-born Royal Shakespeare Company actor, best known for his acclaimed one-man show Playing Burton, an evocation of Richard Burton's life

Richards trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff before going on to work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including the filmed production RSC Live: Richard II. His screen work spans Hollywood epics - he appeared in Troy (2004) - through to genre films such as Panic Button (2011) and King Arthur: Excalibur Rising (2017), as well as television roles including a stint on the long-running soap Emmerdale.

His signature stage work, Playing Burton, sees him single-handedly bring to life the story of fellow Welshman Richard Burton - a fitting connection for an actor whose own career, like Burton's, began on the stages of Wales before reaching a national audience.

Career Highlights

  • Trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
  • Member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, including RSC Live: Richard II
  • Created and performs the acclaimed one-man show Playing Burton, an evocation of Richard Burton's life
  • Film credits include Troy (2004), Panic Button (2011) and King Arthur: Excalibur Rising (2017)
  • Television work including a role in Emmerdale
ℹ️ Born and raised in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales; exact birth date not publicly documented

Born and raised in Tenby, educated at Greenhill School and the Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff

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