Aneurin Barnard (Acting, 2008)
After playing the lead role of Tony in the college's production
of West Side Story during the final year of his Acting
course in 2008, Aneurin landed one of the three lead roles in the
West End musical Spring Awakening. In 2010, he won a
Laurence Olivier award for his performance, beating off competition
from established actors like Rowan Atkinson and Bob Golding in the
category for Best Actor in a Musical.
Big screen roles followed, including Ironclad with Paul
Giammatti and Derek Jacobi. He also plays a lead role in musical
drama Hunky Dory alongside
Minnie Driver and fellow RWCMD graduate Kimberley Nixon.
On television Aneurin has appeared in Doctors,
Casualty and Shameless.