Better Call Saul actor Hans Obma joins Pobl y Cwm after learning Welsh

A Hollywood actor is to join the cast of Welsh soap Pobl y Cwm after learning the language.

Hans Obma has worked on several well-known series including Better Call Saul, The Vampire Diaries, and Criminal Minds, but his most recent venture is across the pond in the fictional village of Cwmderi, based in south-west Wales.

Inspired by his Welsh grandmother, Obma, from Wisconsin, USA, says Wales has become his "second home" while filming for the 51-year-old S4C soap.

"It's been quite a journey," said Obma, adding his grandmother was "such a cherished person" and because of that, Wales and the Welsh language has always been meaningful to him.