Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans (; born Rhys Owain Evans;Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.; at ancestry.com is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in Notting Hill and Jed Parry in Enduring Love and as a member of the Welsh rock groups Super Furry Animals and The Peth. Ifans also appeared as Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, and will appear as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard in the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man.

Early life

Ifans was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the son of Beti Wyn (née Davies), a nursery school teacher, and Eirwyn Evans, a primary school teacher. His first language is Welsh. Ifans grew up in Ruthin, North Wales, and received his primary education at Ysgol Pentrecelyn, where his mother worked, before attending Ysgol Maes Garmon, a Welsh language secondary school in Mold, Flintshire, where he sat his O levels and A levels. He also attended youth acting schools at Theatr Clwyd, Mold and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Career

In 1990, Ifans presented Sdwnsh (Welsh for "Mash"), an anarchic children's quiz programme. In total 31 fifteen minute programmes were broadcast on...
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