; ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁actor ▁and ▁singer ▁known ▁for ▁playing ▁Chief ▁Super int endent ▁Brian ▁Pro s ser ▁in ▁the ▁BBC 4 ▁Wel sh ▁police ▁drama ▁Hinter land . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁B AF TA ▁C ym ru ▁( or ▁B AF TA ▁Wales ) ▁for ▁his ▁appearance ▁as ▁Del me ▁in ▁C ame le on ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁language ▁film . ▁ ▁Education ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Aber yst w yth , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Wales ▁under ▁Professor ▁Ian ▁Par rott ▁and ▁singing ▁with ▁the ▁sop rano ▁Haz el ▁Hol t . ▁While ▁a ▁music ▁student ▁he ▁conducted ▁the ▁university ▁chamber ▁cho ir , ▁the ▁Aber yst w yth ▁Elizabeth an ▁Mad rig al ▁Sing ers , ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁Hugh es ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Scottish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁D rama ▁winning ▁the ▁Bar it one ▁Prize ▁and ▁both ▁the ▁Hugh ▁S . ▁Robert son ▁Prize ▁for ▁Con duct ing ▁and ▁V ocal ▁Ens emble . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁Str ings ▁and ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Le ach ▁Foundation ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁career ▁Hugh es ▁began ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁Wales ▁soap ▁opera ▁P ob ol ▁y ▁C w m . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁Blood ▁on ▁the ▁D ole ,