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Exclusive: Welsh actor and musician discusses his heritage, influences and TV career ahead of the release of his first album in 10 years

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Iwan Rheon says he is able to access a “younger, more innocent” side to himself while singing in his native Welsh, as he prepares to release his first album in a decade.

The Cardiff-raised actor and musician is known to millions as the star of hit shows including Misfits, Game of Thrones – in which he played the sadistic Ramsay Bolton – and most recently the blockbuster Prime Video series Those About to Die.