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Welsh heart throb Tom Ellis is making hearts flutter across the pond ahead of the July 17 premiere of his new drama, Rush.

The former star of Miranda and Eastenders, Bangor-born Ellis is sizzling as Dr William Rush, a handsome medic who'll do what you want as long as you can pay for it.

Described as a "renegade physician" by the show's makers, the USA Network, Rush is a bad boy with a good heart who lost his position as an ER doctor after an impulsive decision went wrong.

Now he works out of hotel rooms and his battered old Mercedes providing discreet medical care to Los Angeles' shadier characters.

According to Ellis, Dr Rush was first in his class at Harvard and a very successful ER doctor before spiraling into his own dependence on pills (among other substances) and going out on his own.

"He's not a bad guy... he just does bad things sometimes. But who doesn't?," Ellis said with a laugh when previewing the edgy drama for Yahoo TV.

"It's set in Los Angeles so, medically, we'll see it all. He doesn't say no to any clients, as long as they can pay his fee."

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The show's Twitter feed is certainly proud of its star's Welsh heritage, and, er, height as you can see:

And we learnt a very interesting fact! Tom is a twin - not only that, he was one half of the largest set born in Wales apparently!