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Aged 17, after playing Elvis Presley in a school musical, he applied and was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA ) in London.

Shortly thereafter, in 1993, he was awarded the Patricia Rothermere Scholarship.

During his time at RADA, Rhys appeared in Back-Up, the BBC police series about the operational support units Hooli Vans, as well as in House of America.

He returned to Cardiff to act in his own language in the Welsh film, Bydd yn Wrol ( Be Brave ), for which he won Best Actor at the Bafta Cymru ( Welsh BAFTAs ).