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Aneurin Barnard in The Way: His roles, age, where from and how to pronounce his name

Aneurin Barnard has been in some fantastic British TV dramas, including Time, The Pact, and Peaky Blinders - and now he stars in The Way.

The series – Sheen’s directorial debut – follows members of the Driscoll family who lead a revolt in their hometown of Port Talbot following a strike over the local steelworks plant’s future. He said of the role: “For me to approach playing him, I had to find the vulnerability and fragility within this young, damaged man, hidden deep beneath the pretence of a strong tough bloke with a cocky, selfish, ‘I’m bigger and better than you’ attitude. The same year, Aneurin starred in the heartbreakingly bleak but brilliant Time, also on BBC One, alongside acting giants Sean Bean and Stephen Graham – but more than held his own as a tortured inmate.

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