{"id":2152148,"date":"2025-11-12T18:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2152148"},"modified":"2025-11-12T18:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:41:08","slug":"charlotte-churchs-son-makes-acting-debut-in-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/charlotte-churchs-son-makes-acting-debut-in-short-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Church’s son makes acting debut in short film"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The son of singer Charlotte Church and former rugby player Gavin Henson has made his acting debut in a new short film.<\/p>\n

Dexter Henson, 16, stars in Waiting for Burton, about a schoolgirl who wants to follow in the footsteps of her idol, Richard Burton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film, set in Wales in 1977, follows Siwan, played by Sadie Evans, who is eager to meet Burton – voiced by Matthew Rhys – when he visits her school.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the screening of the short film, Henson – who plays Siwan’s acting rival Rhydian – said he had enjoyed swapping his dad’s old stomping ground for a film set, adding he had “had enough” of rugby.<\/p>\n

“[Acting] is more of a recent passion. I was more into rugby since about the age of five,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to try something different, literally a completely different thing, but I love it.”<\/p>\n

Speaking about his character Rhydian, he said he “wasn’t the nicest guy – I hope I’m not like him” but added he had fun playing him.<\/p>\n

Asked for advice for other budding actors, he said: “Learn your lines, show up on time, don’t be late.”<\/p>\n

Waiting for Burton was written by Joe Wiltshire Smith, directed by Philip John Jones, produced by Anna Arrieta and executive produced by Gert Thomas.<\/p>\n

Roger Burnell MBE, managing director of It’s My Shout Productions, said they worked with communities whose voices may not otherwise be fully represented, teaming up with BBC Cymru Wales on a series of short films.<\/p>\n

“Waiting for Burton, a short film made in Merthyr, is a fine example of that,” he said.<\/p>\n

Waiting for Burton<\/em><\/a> is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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