Portrait of Gareth Watkins

Gareth Watkins

Acting

Biography

Gareth is a London based actor, writer and director. He is originally from the South Wales Valleys, and has spoken Welsh since childhood. After studying English at Swansea University, he was awarded a scholarship to study acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, and then worked extensively in theatre, film and television. In parallel, he began developing experimental improvised and devised theatre, which led him to study with the MA Theatre Lab at RADA. He has since written two plays, Boy for Life and Shalott and the recently published A to B: Conversations on Common Ground.

Filmography

2024
Nipple

as Vicar

2024
Blue

as Freddie

2018
Cari

as John

2011
Alys

as Heddwas

1992
Heartbeat

as Keith Drake