Actors from Newport, Wales

Michael Christopher Sheen OBE (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor and political activist. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s and made notable stage appearances in Romeo and Juliet (1992), Don't Fool With Love (1993), Peer Gynt (1994), The Seagull (1995), The Homecoming (1997), and Henry V (1997). His performances in Amadeus at the Old Vic and Look Back in Anger at the National Theatre were nominated for Olivier Awards in 1998 and 1999, respectively. In 2003, he was nominated for a third Olivier Award for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse.

Aimee-Ffion Edwards (born 21 November 1987) is a Welsh actress. She is known for playing Sketch in Skins, Esme Shelby in Peaky Blinders, Sophie in Detectorists and Abi in Loaded.

Gareth David Lloyd (born 28 March 1981), known professionally as Gareth David-Lloyd, is a Welsh actor and writer best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction series Torchwood.

Craig Haydn Roberts (born 21 January 1991) is a Welsh actor, writer and director. He is best known for his lead roles as Oliver Tate in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Submarine (2010), David Meyers in the series Red Oaks (2014–2017), and for playing Rio Wellard in the television series The Story of Tracy Beaker (2004–2005).

Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor, best known for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.

Colin Abel Jeavons (born 20 October 1929) is a retired English television actor.

Valerie Winifred Gearon (27 September 1937 – 9 July 2003) was a British actress, born in Newport, Monmouthshire. She was known for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Nine Hours to Rama (1963) and Invasion (1966). From 1962 to 1970 she was married to British producer William Rory "Kip" Gowans, with whom she had children. She died in Bath, Somerset, England.

Keith Stanley Baxter-Wright (29 April 1933 – 24 September 2023) was a Welsh theatre, film and television actor and director.

Paul Whitsun-Jones (25 April 1923 – 14 January 1974) was a Welsh character actor.

Darragh Mortell (born 23 June 1989) is a Welsh Writer and Director of television, radio and film. He began his career as a child actor starring in television shows such as Dani's House, Diddy TV and most notably, The Story of Tracy Beaker. He also appeared as the guest lead in the final episodes of The Bill as well as groundbreaking interactive drama Dubplate Drama, DCI Banks & Hollyoaks Later.