Richard Harrington Biography, Age, Height, Family, Hinterland and Net Worth

Richard Harrington Biography

Harrington is a Welsh actor. He has had starring roles in the Welsh show Hinterland (known as Y Gwyll in Welsh), Bleak House, Jimmy McGovern’s Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, and Gavin Claxton’s comedy feature film The All Together. He has also had roles in Coronation Street, Spooks, Casualty, Holby City, Hustle, Dalziel and Pascoe, Silent Witness, Lark Rise to Candleford, and Poldark. He won a BAFTA Cymru Award for his portrayal of a young gay hustler in the BBC film Dafydd, part of the Wales Playhouse program.

On stage, Harrington has toured with Fiction Factory/Y Cwmni’s productions of Ed Thomas’s plays House of America, Gas Station Angel, and Stone City Blue. He also appeared in the 1997 film version of House of America.

Harrington speaks Welsh as a second language, having come from an English-speaking family but studied in a Welsh Medium school in Merthyr. He has said that filming Y Gwyll improved his fluency significantly. He has two children, Ralff and Ned, with former girlfriend Nerys Phillips, and one other, Moris Harrington, with partner Hannah Daniel.

Harrington took part in the 2012 and 2013 Snowdonia Marathon alongside his friend and fellow actor Mark Lewis Jones. They both ran Marathon Des Sables in 2014.

In 2015, Harrington won another BAFTA Cymru Award for his role as DCI Tom Matthias in Y Gwyll / Hinterland. In April 2017, Harrington presented the BBC Two Wales program Richard Harrington: My Grandfather’s War, in which he followed the journey his grandfather had made through Spain in 1937 in order to fight against fascism in the Spanish Civil War.

Richard Harrington Age

Richard is 45 years old as of 2020, he was born 12 March 1975  Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom. Richard celebrates his birthday on 12 March.

Richard Harrington Height

Richard stands at a height of 1.78 m.

Richard Harrington Family

After doing our research, details about his parents are not available and it is also not known if he has any siblings.

Richard Harrington Wife

He has two children, Ralff and Ned, with former girlfriend Nerys Phillips, and one other, Moris Harrington, with partner Hannah Daniel. Harrington took part in the 2012 and 2013 Snowdonia Marathon alongside his friend and fellow actor Mark Lewis Jones.

Welsh Show Hinterland

Hinterland Y Gwyll (Welsh for ‘The Dusk’)in the original Welsh-language version is a Welsh noir police detective drama series broadcast on S4C in the Welsh language. The main character, DCI Tom Mathias, is played by Richard Harrington. On 27 November 2013, a second series was announced by S4C. The English-language version, with brief passages of Welsh dialogue, aired on BBC One Wales. When it was shown on the BBC in 2014, it was the first BBC television drama with dialogue in both English and Welsh. A third series of the show began filming in January 2016[5] and debuted on S4C on 30 October.[6

Richard Harrington Net Worth

Richard has not revealed his net worth. He is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying his wealth. However, this section is under review, we will update you when details about his net worth are revealed.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Richard Harrington

Who is Richard Harrington?

Harrington is a Welsh actor. He has had starring roles in the Welsh show Hinterland (known as Y Gwyll in Welsh), Bleak House, Jimmy McGovern’s Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, and Gavin Claxton’s comedy feature film The All Together.

How old is Richard Harrington?

Richard is 45 years old as of 2020, he was born 12 March 1975  Merthyr Tydfil, Uingereza. Richard celebrates his birthday on 12 March 

How tall is Richard Harrington?

Richard stands at a height of 1.78m.

Is Richard Harrington married?

He has two children, Ralff and Ned, with former girlfriend Nerys Phillips, and one other, Moris Harrington, with partner Hannah Daniel. Harrington took part in the 2012 and 2013 Snowdonia Marathon alongside his friend and fellow actor Mark Lewis Jones.

How much is Richard Harrington worth?

Richard has not yet revealed his net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under his name.

Where does Richard Harrington live?

Because of security reasons, Richard has not shared his precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of his house.

Is Richard Harrington dead or alive?

Richard is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.

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