Mali Harries

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.

Mali Harries
Born
Mali Rhys Harries

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

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
YearFilmRoleNotes
2002Dirgelwch Yr OgofLucilleWelsh film
2003Y MabinogiCigfaVoice only
2006Sixty SixMrs Shivers
2008Heavenly FatherSheley
2010Leap YearAer Lingus Rep 1
2010RhwydEirlysWelsh film

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Dyddiadur Dyn DwadSchool girl
1996The LevelsAlex
1999Dalziel and PascoeYoung Cissy KohlerEpisode: Recalled to Life
2000P.O.V.Gloria
2000Midsomer MurdersNurse O'CaseyEpisode: Blue Herrings
2000Dirty WorkMolly
2001The BillWendy PikeEpisode: Crush
2002–2003, 2007Foyle's WarJane MilnerSeries 1–2, 4
2003The Inspector Lynley MysteriesNancyEpisode: A Suitable Vengeance
2003Final DemandCorinneTelevision film
2003ByronAnna Rood/Fletcher
2003Holby CityKaren EdwardsEpisode: Accidents will Happen
2004May 33rdSarah Sorensson
2004–2006Winx ClubBlodwynWelsh version
2004–2007Pentre BachJiniMain cast
2005The BillMandy Phelps
2005Doctor WhoCathyEpisode: Boom Town
2006–2010CaerdyddKate Marshall5 series
2006Brief EncountersJulie Owen
2006DoctorsJudy PearsonEpisode: Cat and Mouse
2006Coming UpShelleyEpisode: Heavenly Father
2009MurderlandWPC Hart2 episodes
2010–2013The Indian DoctorMegan EvansMain Role; 3 series
2010Pen TalarSiân Lewis
2009Ar y TracsSophie ThomasS4C film
2011CasualtyElaine Armstrong
2011DoctorsSally CaineEpisode: Smoke and Mirrors
2011Baker BoysLucy2 series
2011Ar y Tracs – Y Trên i’r GêmSophie ThomasS4C film
2012The Best of MenShirley BowenTelevision film
2012 The Richard Burton Diaries Narrator
2012DoctorsSonya MarshEpisode: The Pain and the Itch
2012Being HumanLisa Monkton
2013–2016Great Welsh WritersNarrator
2013–2016Hinterland / Y GwyllDI Mared RhysMain role
2015CriticalNerys MerrickMain role
2015LewisSarah AlderwoodEpisode: What Lies Tangled
2016New BloodMP Gwynn Hughes
2016–2018Y DitectifPresenterCrime documentary on S4C; 3 series
2017Keeping FaithBethan PriceSeries 1; also starred in the Welsh version Un Bore Mercher.
2018–2022Pobol y CwmJaclyn ParriSeries regular
2022BrassicBabs1 episode - Guest appearance
2023FirebombersNarrator2 episodes
TBAThe WayTBAUpcoming drama[9]

Radio
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018–presentThe Archers Natasha ArcherSeries Regular

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.
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