- Sector:
- Creative Services
- Region:
- Cardiff
Entrepreneur and entertainer Stifyn Parri has over 40 years’ experience in the creative industries and works as a Creative Producer, Presenter, Consultant and Mentor. As an actor, he has starred as Marius in Les Misérables in London’s West End, and played Christopher Duncan in Channel 4’s Brookside, where he was part of the first ever gay kiss on British TV. He is also a presenter of game shows and a chat show host.
He set up MR PRODUCER in 2001 and has produced some of Wales’ most prominent live events such as the Opening Weekend of Wales Millennium Centre for BBC Wales, the ‘Welcome 2 Wales’ Ryder Cup Opening Concert at the Millennium Stadium for SKY 1 and Sky Arts and the 50th Anniversary gala of the Aberfan Disaster at WMC starring Michael Sheen, Bryn Terfel and Sian Phillips.
Stifyn created and managed the globally renowned Welsh Expat Social Welsh and Sexy Society (SWS) for over 10 years, with events in London, Spain, New York and Russia.
Other highlights of his career include interviewing Miriam Margoyles in her sell out book tour and being featured in the award-winning film 'Cardiff'. He recently worked on two award winning documentaries for BBC and S4C, celebrating Dame Sian Phillips at 90, and in his own program called "Don't say Gay/ Paid â dweud Hoyw" following his personal journey through the 80's. He was nominated for Best Presenter at BAFTA Cymru, and his documentary won a Celtic Media award for that same program. He has published his autobiography ‘Out with it!’ /’Allan a Fo!’ He works in both Welsh and English.