birth_place birth_date article_title name alma_mater
port talbot , wales 08 july 1988 kyle rees
 kyle rees the royal scottish academy of music and drama
kyle rees

kyle rees -lrb- born 9 july 1988 , port talbot , wales -rrb- is a welsh actor , best known for playing the role of carl in the bafta-award winning movie , `` pride '' .
rees had a love for theatre from a young age .
after attending sandfields comprehensive school , he studied at the royal scottish academy of music and drama , from which he graduated in 2010 .
he first found television fame on `` hollyoaks '' where he landed the recurring role of blue , a character which allowed him to explore the darker side of human nature .
further television success awaited on the hit soap `` emmerdale '' , but it was his role in the 2014 critically acclaimed film `` pride '' that gave him international fame .
his character , carl , is pivotal to turning the entire mind frame of a small welsh town , and in doing so opens doors for two very different communities to come together .
he is currently filming the pilot for fx network 's medieval drama , `` the bastard executioner '' , written by kurt sutter in which he plays the role of calo caine .
