| Siôn Daniel Young | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cardiff, Wales |
| Education | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010- |
| Television | Lost Boys and Fairies |
Siôn Daniel Young is a Welsh stage, television and film actor.
Early life
Born in Cardiff, Young began performing at a Welsh language festival in Cardiff called Eisteddfod in which he described "schools actively encourage their pupils to perform, be it music, singing or acting". He trained as an actor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Career
Stage
His first professional role was appearing in Daf James play Llwyth (Tribe), which was the first play about gay characters written by a queer person on a Welsh-language stage. He played the role of Albert Narracott in War Horse at the Royal National Theatre, London in 2013.
In 2015, he had the lead role of Christopher Boone in the stage play adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Gielgud Theatre in London.
In 2018, he appeared in the World Premiere production of Barney Norris’s play Nightfall at the Bridge Theatre, London, alongside Claire Skinner and Ophelia Lovibond.
Film & Televsion
He appeared in the 2012 war film Private Peaceful. In 2014, he appeared in World War One-centenary series Our World War alongside Theo Barklem-Biggs.
He had the lead role in 2019 television film drama The Left Behind. For the role he was nominate for Best Actor at the 2020 BAFTA Cymru awards. The film won BAFTA and Royal Television Society awards for Best Single Drama.
In 2020, he appeared as Gareth in the third series of S4C drama Keeping Faith. He also had a role in Aberystwyth-set crime noir Hinterland. In 2021, he could be seen in Channel 4 miniseries Deceit playing real-life character Colin Stagg, a man wrongly accused of murder in 1992, described as one of the gravest miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
In series three of Apple TV+ espionage thriller Slow Horses, he played Douglas, an MI5 records keeper. He also appeared in Channel 5 crime thriller Witness Number 3.
In 2024, he had a lead role in BBC One drama Lost Boys and Fairies. Written by Daf James, it was BBC One’s first primetime gay adoption drama. That year, he was cast in Cardiff-set BBC One series The Guest.
Personal life
He is a first-language Welsh speaker. He was a long-time flatmate of fellow actor Jack Lowden.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Private Peaceful | Pete Bovey | |
| 2014 | Our World War | Slapper Neary | |
| 2019 | The Left Behind | Gethin | Television film |
| 2019 | Doc Martin | George | 1 episode |
| 2020-2021 | Keeping Faith | Gareth | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Deceit | Colin Stagg | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Life and Death in the Warehouse | Sean | Television film |
| 2022 | Witness Number 3 | Ivan Barkas | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Slow Horses | Douglas | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Lost Boys and Fairies | Gabriel | 3 episodes |
| TBA | The Guest | TBA | Filming |
References
- ^ "Q&A: Siôn Daniel Young". Official London Theatre. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Spencer-Elliott, Lydia (3 June 2024). "Sion Daniel Young: 'I can't believe it's taken until 2024 for a Welsh bilingual drama on primetime'". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Maskell, Emily (June 3, 2024). "Everything you need to know about Lost Boys and Fairies star Sion Daniel Young". The Pink News. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Cheesman, Neil (June 23, 2015). "Production images for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time". LondonTheatre1. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Billington, Michael (8 May 2018). "Nightfall review - poignant study of rural decay and desperation". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- "Ophelia Lovibond & Sion Daniel Young cast in Nightfall". West End Theatre. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Hegarty, Tasha (12 May 2015). "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time casts Sion Daniel Young as Christopher". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Jones, Ellen E. (7 August 2014). "One World War, TV review: Jarring modern touches mean Great War story badly misfires". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Glynn, Paul (10 July 2023). "The Left Behind: TV drama shows the face of the far right". BBC News. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- "Nominations announced for the British Academy Cymru Awards 2020". BAFTA.org. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- "WINNER The Left Behind". Bafta winner, Best Single Drama 2020.
- "2020 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY PROGRAMME AWARDS". UK Screen Alliance. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Jeffries, Stuart (13 August 2021). "'A great responsibility': Sion Daniel Young on playing the man wrongly accused of killing Rachel Nickell". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Moss, Molly (28 July 2023). "Meet the cast of Witness No. 3". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Hibbs, James (23 September 2024). "Torchwood and Operation Mincemeat stars lead new BBC thriller The Guest". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Sarrubba, Steffania (21 September 2024). "BBC announces Cardiff-set thriller from Fool Me Once producers". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- @Jack Lowden (24 December 2023). "Sion Daniel Young and I went to drama school together, lived together as students, and then lived together for years in London when we were on stage…" – via Instagram.
- Gosley, Ellie (4 November 2024). "Eve Myles spotted filming new BBC drama in the heart of Cardiff". Walesonline. Retrieved 10 December 2024.