Arwyn Davies

{{Short description|Welsh actor}}

{{About|the Welsh actor|the life peer|Arwyn Davies, Baron Arwyn}}

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Arwyn Davies (born 8 April 1967) is a Welsh actor, best known for playing the character of Mark Jones since 1993 on the long-running Welsh-language soap Pobol y Cwm. Arwyn Davies's father was the Welsh comedian, actor, musician, singer, and composer Ryan Davies, who died when Arwyn was nine years old.{{cite news|author=Emil Lambert |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Actor+Arwyn+Davies+established+himself+as+no+mere+son+of+Ryan%3B...-a083367648 |title=Actor Arwyn Davies established himself as no mere son of Ryan; Bad boy Mark of Pobol y Cwm will be a guest on Nia this weekend |work=Western Mail |date=28 February 2002 |accessdate=6 February 2019 }}

Davies was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru 'Best Actor' award in 1996.{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1996/cymru/www.bafta.org/guru |title=Cymru in 1996 |publisher=BAFTA |accessdate=6 February 2019 }}

In an episode of the 2019 S4C series, Adre, Nia Parry was shown around Davies' Cardiff home and recording studio.{{cite news|author=Daniel Bissett |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/special-features/warm-welcome-homes-stars-adre-15597577 |title=A warm welcome to the homes of the stars in Adre |work=Daily Post |place=North Wales |date=29 December 2018 |accessdate=6 February 2019 }}