Iwan Rheon (Welsh pronunciation: ; born 13 May 1985) is a Welsh actor, singer, and musician. He is known for his portrayals of Simon Bellamy in the E4 series Misfits, and Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He has also acted in Vicious, Riviera and Inhumans.
Iwan Rheon was born on 13 May 1985 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire. He speaks Welsh as his first language. When he was five years old, his family moved to Cardiff. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, where he began acting in school drama productions at age 17. He was later spotted at a National Eisteddfod of Wales, before studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
At age 17, Rheon joined Welsh language soap Pobol Y Cwm, in which he originated the role of Macsen White, but later left to train at LAMDA. His first notable stage part came in Eight Miles High, which was staged in 2008 at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool.