Tom Rhys Harries

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Tom Rhys Harries
Born (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34)
Cardiff, Wales
Alma mater Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Tom Rhys Harries (born 8 October 1990) is a Welsh actor, best known for his roles as Manchester DJ Axel Collins in the Netflix series White Lines (2020) and Eddie Walker in the Apple TV+ series Suspicion (2022). Harries has also acted in recurring roles in the television series Jekyll and Hyde (2015), Unforgotten (2018), and Britannia (2019). In film, Harries has appeared in Hunky Dory (2011), Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018), The Gentlemen (2019), Sisi & I (2023), Kandahar (2023), and How Kids Roll (2024). He had a guest lead role in the Doctor Who episode "Dot and Bubble" (2024).

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Early life

Tom Rhys Harries was born in Cardiff, Wales, to his mother, a scriptwriter, and his father, a head teacher. He has two sisters. [1] Rhys Harries took a course at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, for which he was made an Honorary Associate in 2020. [2]

His mother tongue is Welsh.[ citation needed ]

Career

For his work in the theatre, Rhys Harries was named as one of Screen International Stars of Tomorrow in 2012. [3] In the theatre, Rhys Harries made his West End stage debut in 2013 in Jez Butterworth's Mojo alongside Colin Morgan, Rupert Grint, and Ben Whishaw at the Harold Pinter Theatre. [4]

Rhys Harries starred in the Guy Ritchie, action comedy The Gentlemen , [5] where he starred alongside Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant, and Matthew McConaughey. In 2020, Rhys Harries starred as Manchester DJ Axel Collins [6] in the Netflix series White Lines set on the island of Ibiza in the 1990s. [7] The series' storyline revolved around his character Axel's death. [8]

In 2022, Rhys Harries appeared as Walker in Chris Long directed Apple TV+ series Suspicion , alongside co-stars Uma Thurman and Kunal Nayyar. [9]

In 2023, he appeared in Sisi & I as Captain Smythe, and in Kandahar as Oliver Altman.

In 2024, he starred in Loris Lai's feature directorial debut How Kids Roll . [10] In the same year, he starred in the fifth episode of the fourteenth series of Doctor Who "Dot and Bubble", as Ricky September, a friend of another character, Lindy, and a resident of Finetime. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Hunky Dory Evan
2014 Under Milk Wood Drowned / Willy Nilly
2014 Ironclad: Battle for Blood Hubert de Vesci
2015No StringsShort film
2016PanicDylanShort film
2016CrowCrow
2016Spilt MilkFrankieShort film
2016 Hot Property Harmony Ambrose
2017 ERDEM x H&M: The Secret Life of FlowersShort film
2017 Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire Edric
2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez Clegg
2019 The Gentlemen Power Noel
2021HirethWillShort film
2022YellowbirdHikerShort film
2023 Sisi & I Captain Smythe
2023 Kandahar Oliver Altman
2024 How Kids Roll Bill

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Parade's End O Five Thomas1 episode: 1.4
2014 If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day Maurice HardstaffTV film
2015 Jekyll and Hyde Sackler9 episodes
2015 Hinterland Gary Pearce1 episode: "Ceredigion"
2015 Midsomer Murders Ryan Carnarvon1 episode: "A Vintage Murder"
2017 Chewing Gum Preacher1 episode: "Orlando"
2018 Unforgotten Eliot HollisSeries 3 - 6 episodes
2019 Merched Parchus TomWales S4C series - 3 episodes
2019 Britannia Mallin6 episodes
2019 15 Days Rhys4 episodes
2020 White Lines Axel Collins10 episodes
2022 Suspicion Walker8 episodes
2022 The Split Gus1 episode: 3.2
2024 Doctor Who Ricky September1 episode: "Dot and Bubble"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2018 The Offies Best Supporting Male in a Play The Pitchfork Disney - Shoreditch Town Hall Won [12]

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