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Aneirin Hughes

Aneirin Hughes

Actor · Born May 8, 1958 (68) · Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, UK

Aneirin Hughes (born Aneurin Hughes) is a Welsh actor and singer known for playing Chief Superintendent Brian Prosser in the BBC4 Welsh police drama "Hinterland". He won a Best Actor BAFTA Cymru for his appearance as Delme in "Cameleon" (1997), a Welsh language film. He studied music at the Aberystwyth University and also at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 8, 1958 (68)
From
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Aneirin Hughes' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Bonds
25%
Survival
12%
Ideas
7%
Power
6%
Self
5%
Society
5%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Bittersweet
1
Cold
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Aneirin Hughes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aneirin Hughes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nigel Hoyle

  • The Winter King(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gorfydd

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sir Williams

  • Anfamol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Rhydian

  • Mudlark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Shemi

  • The Trick(2021)

    as Trevor Davies

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • La Cha Cha(2021)

    as Chaz Fettucine

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dream Horse(2020)

    as Ron

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • 15 Days(2019)

    Show as Richard

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • To Provide All People(2018)

    as Anaesthetist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Keeping Faith(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tom Howells

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Just Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dad

  • Under Milk Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Organ Morgan

  • Under Milk Wood(2014)

    as Mr. Pritchard

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Y Syrcas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Hinterland(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · as Chief Superintendent Brian Prosser

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Cardinal Ratcliffe

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Ashby

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Alys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Petrol Rep

  • Cymru Fach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Young Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 27 episodes · as Graham Branagh

  • The Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Alan Newberry MP

  • Otherworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Gronw (voice)

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Mortimer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Living In Your Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ellis

  • The Bench (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Pugh

  • Interrogation of a Highland Lass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as D.I. Owen McGrath

  • Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Tom Ferguson

  • Summer in the Suburbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ted Lyle

  • The Alchemists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sam Wentworth

  • The Theory of Flight(1998)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Soft Sand, Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Tom

  • Killer Net(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as DC Nathan

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Harpur and Iles(1996)

    as Det. Supt. Colin Harpur

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Mind to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blood on the Dole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as David Williams

  • Black Church Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Lluest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 37 of them dated from 1994 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Theory of Flight (1998)

$73K worldwide

Highest rated

Hinterland (2013)

Midcredits 78th

Film career

19942025

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1990s7 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s8 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Aneirin Hughes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aneirin Hughes' MovieCove titles; Hannah Daniel shares the most, 2.