Geraint Owen
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| name = Geraint Owen
| birth_date = 1966
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| death_date = 11 July 2009 (aged 43)
| death_place = Swansea, Wales
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| occupation = Actor
Politician
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| family = Rhodri Owen (brother)
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| credits = Pobl y Cwm
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Geraint Owen (1966 – 11 July 2009) was a Welsh actor and politician.
Career
=Acting career=
Owen acted in the Welsh-language soap Pobol y Cwm from 1991 to 1996. Owen voiced Joram in the 1999 movie, The Miracle Maker.
=Political career=
Owen was a councillor for Plaid Cymru and had stood in assembly and parliamentary elections, contesting the Neath constituency in the 2005 election. Owen came second to Peter Hain in the election.
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1991-1996
| PC Rod Phillips | |
| 1996
| Testament: The Bible in Animation | The voice of the Lord | S1, E4: Elijah |
| 1999
| Joram | |
Personal life
Owen was the elder brother of TV presenter Rhodri Owen. In 2009, he was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and received a 12 month driving ban.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/former-soap-star-convicted-drink-driving-2105001|title=Former soap star convicted of drink-driving|accessdate=31 March 2024|date=29 March 2009|publisher=Wales Online}} Owen died on 11 July 2009, at the age of 43.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8147651.stm|title=Sudden death of ex-soap actor, 43|accessdate=14 July 2009|date=13 July 2009|publisher=BBC News}}
References
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External links
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Category:Plaid Cymru parliamentary candidates
Category:Plaid Cymru councillors
Category:Welsh male soap opera actors
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