Aneirin Hughes

Aneirin Hughes, a Welsh actor and singer, is known for his role as Chief Superintendent Brian Prosser in the Welsh police drama Hinterland. Born in Aberystwyth, he was a music student at the University College of Wales. He began acting in 1994 on the BBC Wales soap Pobol y Cwm. He won a Best Actor BAFTA Cymru for his role as Delme in the Welsh language film Cameleon (1997). On television he played Neil Haughton in Judge John Deed. He also appeared as Graham Branagh in Young Dracula and as DI Patrick Grenham in Family Affairs. Later he played Andy Jones in EastEnders. He appeared in the film The Theory of Flight (1998). He played Brian Prosser throughout the three series of Hinterland that ran from 2013 to 2016. Later roles include Tom Howells in Keeping Faith and Bill Thornhill in Coronation Street. In 2022 he played Iji in the video game Elden Ring.