Dewi Morris
Biography
Dewi Morris, sometimes credited as Dewi Pws Morris, was best known for playing a lead role in the 1978 comedy Grand Slam, about a rugby fan who goes in search of an old girlfriend while on a trip to see Wales play France in the former Five Nations tournament. He was the children’s Poet laureate for Wales in 2010-11 and also starred in numerous S4C productions, including Pobol y Cwm, appearing in the very first episode in 1974 and remaining a regular on the show until 1987. Born in Treboeth, near Swansea, he was a teacher before turning to acting and singing, becoming a member of several pop groups.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.
Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • as Glyn Lloyd-Evans
A group of Welsh rugby union fans go over to see Wales play France in the final match of the Six Nations tournament.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Pops
Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.