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Hans Obma Joins Welsh Soap in Welsh

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Hans Obma, known for roles in Better Call Saul and Criminal Minds, is joining Welsh soap Pobl y Cwm after learning the language from his Welsh grandmother. Hes excited to act in Welsh and has been visiting Wales for years, with family in Cardiff. Obma plans to attend the Eisteddfod in August and hopes viewers will embrace his new character.

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Hans Obma Joins Welsh Soap in Welsh

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Hans Obma Joins Welsh Soap in Welsh. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 27th, Entertainment and Celebrity News today starts now, AI-powered and spotlight ready. I'm Corey with the story. Hollywood actor Hans Amma is jumping into the Welsh language soap, people YC2M after mastering the language. Known for roles in Better Call Saul, The Vampire Diaries, and Criminal Minds, this Wisconsin native is heading to the fictional village of CWM dairy on, the long-running S4C show. It all stems from his Welsh grandmother, from Brynmar, and Blaine O'Gwent, who moved to the U.S. after World War II. Amma calls Wales his second home now, especially after visiting with her years, back when her accent kicked right in. He split his time filming there, and soaking up the culture. Fans and locals are buzzing about this crossover, with the 51-year-old soap drawing big names like A.O.N. Gruffud and Michael Sheen over the years. Amma learned Welsh by binging Pope YC2M, another so-called round, around, and S4C news

says it's the best way to pick up a language fast. He told BBC Radio Wales it's exhilarating to act in Welsh and keeps him sharp on set. With family and cartif, he digged spots like the Leanne Peninsula and Gwynedd and Pembrokeshire, and he's heading back for the I-State Fod in August his. Forced time at the festival, Amma's locked in, splitting life between Wisconsin and Wales, letting real bonds through the lingo and hoping viewers embrace his new character on the show.

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