Hannah Daniel

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Hannah Daniel
Born (1986-01-20) 20 January 1986 (age 39)
OccupationActress
Years active2004present
Children2

Hannah Daniel (born 20 January 1986) [1] is a British actress from Cardiff, Wales, best known for her roles on TV series Hinterland , Keeping Faith and Holby City . [2]

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Early life

Hannah Daniel was born in Cardiff. She attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and later read English literature at University College London, [3] By age 24, she was a S4C presenter. [4] [5]

Georgia Lee and Daniel wrote and directed (You Have Reached Your) DESTINATION, about a 29 year old Uber driver's pregnancy. [6] [7] [8]

Personal life

Daniel lives in London, with her partner, the actor Richard Harrington. Daniel and Harrington worked together for all three series of the dual-language crime drama Hinterland / Y Gwyll (aired 2013-2016), where every scene was shot first in Welsh and then in English. Each of the two productions was then compiled and aired as a separate three-series programme. Harrington appeared as the lead actor, DCI Tom Mathias, and Daniel played one of his subordinates, DS Siân Owens. They have two sons together, Moris was born in 2019 and Jaco born in 2021. [9]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Two DragonsShort
2005 Dad Millie James
Casualty Dee NasebyEpisode: Baby Love
2007Olas de VeranoCerys Jones
2008Y GarejCo-presenterS4C programme
2010 Pen Talar Gail
2011–2015 Gwaith Cartref Beca MatthewsSeries 15
2013BeatDrunk womanShort
2013–2016Y Gwyll / Hinterland DS Siân OwenMain role [10]
2015 Doctors Christina EvendenEpisode: Trust Me I’m a Doctor
2017–2020 Keeping Faith Cerys JonesMain role; also starred in the Welsh version Un Bore Mercher .
2017CanariesAgnes DShort
DestinationBecaShort
50! Pen-blwydd Hapus Merched y WawrPresenter1 episode
2018 Holby City Leah FaulknerRecurring role
Tourist Tap Andi
MorfyddBeti Bwt S4C drama
2019–2020 EastEnders DCI MorganRecurring role
2020The Crash DetectivesNarratorDocumentary
Cyswllt (Mewn COVID)FfionS4C drama
Beacons: Short Films from WalesAni / Greta / Siân Llywelyn1 episode; also writer, director and executive producer
2021BregusEllie BatemanMain role
2025 The One That Got Away Lisa Redwood

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Benny & Jolene Strictly Sherry
2015 Black Mountain Poets Alys Wilding

References

  1. "Interview with Hannah Daniel, star of Y Gwyll". Pobl Caerdydd. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. "Shot in Wales - Wales Screen". businesswales.gov.wales. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/hannah-daniel/35/851/1b7 [ self-published source ]
  4. WalesOnline (4 July 2010). "The Hot 50: Wales' sexiest women revealed (Wales on Sunday)". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. "Hannah Daniel - Creative Artists Management". www.cam.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "NOVEMBER 2017 Official Selection - DESTINATION". moonfazefilms.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. "Drama school for actors in Cardiff Bay". www.the-work-shop.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. "FILM". Georgia + Hannah. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. "Hannah Daniel: Gwaith, gyrfa a bod yn fam". BBC Cymru Fyw. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. Morgan, Sion (20 May 2014). "Hinterland: What We Know So Far About the Second Season". Wales Online. Retrieved 8 February 2016.