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Amy Beth Hayes was born in Wales and grew up in the North-East of England. As a teenager she was a member of the National Youth Theatre.

Amy read English Literature at Keble College, University of Oxford, where she was an active member of OUDS (Oxford University Dramatic Society).

After graduating with honours from Oxford she studied acting at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.

Denise Buckley was born on 26 April 1945 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Department S (1969), The Avengers (1961) and Tycoon (1978). She has been married to William Scott Marshall since 1970. They have two children.

Ryan Nelson was born on 16 June 1991 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), The Last King (2003) and Thomas Müller.

David Rowlands was born in 1944 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Wodehouse Playhouse (1974) and Sir Yellow (1973).

Hubert Rees was born on 27 April 1928 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), Ring Out an Alibi (1964) and Two People (1979). He died on 20 October 2009 in Ilminster, Somerset, England, UK.

Born in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales in 1876, Ethel Lina White was one of the best known crime writers in Britain and the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. Her novel "The Wheel Spins" (1936), was the basis for the Alfred Hitchcock 1938 film The Lady Vanishes (1938). She died of ovarian cancer in London, England in 1944. In 2021, a blue plaque was to be erected on a building on Frogmore Street in Abergavenny, marking her birthplace.

Madoline Thomas was born on 2 January 1890 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for No Trace (1950), How Green Was My Valley (1960) and Pride and Prejudice (1958). She was married to John W. H. Thomas. She died on 30 December 1989 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK.

BAFTA nominated series creator and writer - originating and writing a variety of shows, including BAFTA nominated Sadie J for the BBC, Edge of Heaven for ITV, So Sammy for the Disney Channel and Snow Feather for S4C. Lead writer on the live action adaptation of Julia Donaldson's Princess Mirror-Belle book series, and the BAFTA nominated children's series Waffle the Wonder Dog.

Series writer on multiple episodes of the BAFTA winning SKY One comedy drama, Stella across six series, the RTS and BAFTA winning and International EMMY nominated BBC comedy Secret Life of Boys, across four series, flagship CBBC drama The Dumping Ground and the iconic continuing BBC drama, Eastenders.

John Marcus Powell was born in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He is known for Mob Queen (1998), Tom, Sally and the Marquis de Sade (2013) and Nobody's Fool (1994).

Atarah Ben-Tovim was born on 1 October 1940 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. She was a writer, known for Seeing and Doing (1967) and Roy Castle Beats Time (1974). She was married to Douglas Boyd and Uriel Priwes. She died on 20 October 2022 in the UK.

Oliver Thornton was born in 1979 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for De-Lovely (2004), The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) and Godforsaken (2010).

Andy Pavord was born on 29 December 1962 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. Andy is a production manager, known for The X Files (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and The Business (2005).

Brian Savegar was born on 24 July 1932 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He was a production designer and set decorator, known for A Room with a View (1985), Dinosaurs (1991) and Remington Steele (1982). He died in 2007.

Otto Putland was born on 10 November 1993 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Nicky Grist was born on 1 November 1961 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Colin McRae Rally (1997), DiRT 4 (2017) and They Think It's All Over (1995).

Dilys Breese was born on 2 June 1932 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. Dilys was a producer and writer, known for Nature (1982), In Deepest Britain (1976) and Miniature Worlds (1987). Dilys was married to Derek Trimby. Dilys died on 22 August 2007 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Charlotte Carey was born on 11 June 1996 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Kittens of the Desert (2012) and Commonwealth Games (1954).

Danielle Jordan was born on 13 January 1996 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Chloe Thomas was born on 23 April 1994 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Josh Badham was born on 25 June 1991 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He is a director and editor, known for MiCROGASM (2012), Third Time's the Charm (2009) and Turkey and Cheese Sandwiches (2010).

Thomas Hillman was born on 28 June 1997 in Abergavenny, Wales. He is known for It's My Shout: Short Films from Wales (2012).

Raymond Williams was born on 31 August 1921 in Pandy, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. He was a writer and director, known for The Wednesday Play (1964), Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) and Looking at Drama (1969). He was married to Joy Dalling. He died on 26 January 1988 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, UK.