Mali Harries

Mali Harries
Born
Mali Rhys Harries

(1976-07-06) 6 July 1976 (age 48)
Cardiff, Wales
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​

Mali Rhys Harries (born 6 July 1976) is a Welsh television actress and presenter who has been in the television industry since 1989.[1] She has appeared in several well-established TV series in Welsh and English, including Hinterland, The Indian Doctor and Pobol y Cwm.

Career

Born in Cardiff, Harries attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[2]

She is married to actor Matthew Gravelle.[1] She appeared alongside Gravelle in Baker Boys; each is married to another character in the series. They appear as husband and wife in the S4C drama Un Bore Mercher in 2017, which aired on BBC One in 2018 in an English-language version as Keeping Faith.[3]

In 2010, she was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Actress in the Welsh language TV drama, Caerdydd.[1]

Between 2013 and 2016, Harries won critical acclaim as a star in the detective series Y Gwyll (titled Hinterland in English), the first bilingual Welsh-English series to air on the BBC.[4][5]

In 2014, Harries was voted into the top 10 of the Wales Online "Sexiest Woman in Wales" poll.[6]

Recently Harries has become known for her work with S4C, including the first series of Keeping Faith, her own crime documentary series Y Ditectif[7] and long-running soap Pobol y Cwm.

Personal life

Mali Harries is married to fellow Welsh performer Matthew Gravelle. The couple have played each other's on-screen significant other in several TV shows.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Dirgelwch Yr Ogof Lucille Welsh film
2003 Y Mabinogi Cigfa Voice only
2006 Sixty Six Mrs Shivers
2008 Heavenly Father Sheley
2010 Leap Year Aer Lingus Rep 1
2010 Rhwyd Eirlys Welsh film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Dyddiadur Dyn Dwad School girl
1996 The Levels Alex
1999 Dalziel and Pascoe Young Cissy Kohler Episode: "Recalled to Life"
2000 P.O.V. Gloria
2000 Midsomer Murders Nurse O'Casey Episode: "Blue Herrings"
2000 Dirty Work Molly
2001 The Bill Wendy Pike Episode: "Crush"
2002–2003, 2007 Foyle's War Jane Milner Series 1–2, 4
2003 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Nancy Episode: "A Suitable Vengeance"
2003 Final Demand Corinne Television film
2003 Byron Anna Rood/Fletcher
2003 Holby City Karen Edwards Episode: "Accidents will Happen"
2004 May 33rd Sarah Sorensson
2004–2006 Winx Club Blodwyn Welsh version
2004–2007 Pentre Bach Jini Main cast
2005 The Bill Mandy Phelps
2005 Doctor Who Cathy Episode: "Boom Town"
2006–2010 Caerdydd Kate Marshall 5 series
2006 Brief Encounters Julie Owen
2006 Doctors Judy Pearson Episode: "Cat and Mouse"
2006 Coming Up Shelley Episode: "Heavenly Father"
2009 Murderland WPC Hart 2 episodes
2010–2013 The Indian Doctor Megan Evans Main Role; 3 series
2010 Pen Talar Siân Lewis
2009 Ar y Tracs Sophie Thomas S4C film
2011 Casualty Elaine Armstrong
2011 Doctors Sally Caine Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors"
2011 Baker Boys Lucy 2 series
2011 Ar y Tracs – Y Trên i’r Gêm Sophie Thomas S4C film
2012 The Best of Men Shirley Bowen Television film
2012 The Richard Burton Diaries Narrator
2012 Doctors Sonya Marsh Episode: "The Pain and the Itch"
2012 Being Human Lisa Monkton
2013–2016 Great Welsh Writers Narrator
2013–2016 Hinterland / Y Gwyll DI Mared Rhys Main role
2015 Critical Nerys Merrick Main role
2015 Lewis Sarah Alderwood Episode: "What Lies Tangled"
2016 New Blood Gwynn Hughes MP
2016–2018 Y Ditectif Presenter Crime documentary on S4C; 3 series
2017 Keeping Faith Bethan Price Series 1; also starred in the Welsh version Un Bore Mercher.
2018–2022 Pobol y Cwm Jaclyn Parri Series regular
2022 Brassic Babs 1 episode - Guest appearance
2023 Firebombers Narrator 2 episodes
2023 The Doll Factory Moll 2 episodes
2024 The Way Dee Driscoll Main role[9]

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2018–present The Archers Natasha Archer Series Regular

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Elden Ring Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon; Dominula Dancers Voice[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Price, Karen (21 May 2010). "Why Bafta Cymru 2010 is a family affair". The Western Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Mali Harries – Bilingual". Welsh Stars. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Un Bore Mercher". S4C. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ^ Moss, Stephen (30 July 2013). "Hinterland – the TV noir so good they made it twice". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. ^ Risker, Paul (27 May 2016). "Mali Harries – Interview with star of Hinterland". Flux Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. ^ Pyke, Chris; Mainwaring, Rachel (14 November 2014). "Sexiest Woman in Wales 2014: And YOUR winner is..." Wales Online. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. ^ Williams, Kathryn (10 May 2016). "Hinterland's Mali Harries uncovers secrets about Wales' most notorious murder cases". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Wedding of the Year pair look back". The Western Mail. 9 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Casting announced for The Way, the bold new BBC drama from Michael Sheen, James Graham and Adam Curtis". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Elden Ring (Video Game 2022)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 January 2024.