Mali Harries

Mali Harries
Born	Mali Rhys Harries (1976-07-06) 6 July 1976 (age 49) Cardiff, Wales
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Matthew Gravelle ​ (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. 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.

External links

• Mali Harries at IMDb
• S4C Caerdydd ^{[ usurped ]}