Sian Harries

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Sian Harries is a Welsh writer and actor. Her writing includes TV comedies Man Down and Tourist Trap . Harries is married to comedian Rhod Gilbert.

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Career

Harries worked on season one of Man Down and was promoted to co-writer during the show's second season. [1] She wrote and starred in Tourist Trap on BBC Wales , O'r Diwedd on S4C [2] and the BBC Radio Wales sketch comedy show, Here Be Dragons. [3]

In 2018, Harries co-produced, wrote, and starred in the film, NeckFace. She was nominated for Best Short Film (with Barry Castagnola and Jacqueline Wright) for NeckFace at the BAFTA Cymru Awards that year. [4]

In June 2020, Harries and her partner Rhod Gilbert launched a podcast titled, The Froth. [5] [6] She was named "one to watch" by the Edinburgh TV festival in 2021. [3] Harries and Gilbert co-own the production company, Llanbobl Vision. [3]

Personal life

Harries was born in Carmarthen, Wales. [7] She married her long-time partner, comic Rhod Gilbert, in 2013. [1] In 2022, following Gilbert's diagnosis with cancer, the couple moved three times to live closer to the hospital where he was undergoing treatment. [8]

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