Sian Harries
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. She wrote and appeared in the radio sketch comedy, Here Be Dragons.[2]
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.[3]
In June 2020, Harries and her partner Rhod Gilbert launched a podcast titled, The Froth.[4][5] She was named "one to watch" by the Edinburgh TV festival in 2021.[2] Harries and Gilbert co-own the production company, Llanbobl Vision.[2]
Personal life
Harries was born in Carmarthen, Wales.[6] 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.[7]
References
- Bevan, Nathan (24 June 2015). "One year on, the comic genius of Rik Mayall remembered". WalesOnline. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Bennett, Steve (22 July 2021). "Comedy writer Sian Harries pegged as 'one to watch' : Other news 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- "Sian Harries' Neckface prepares to take a bite out of Welsh comedy". Nation.Cymru. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Dessau, Bruce (27 May 2020). "News: New Podcast From Rhod Gilbert And Sian Harries". Beyond The Joke. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Verdier, Hannah; Davies, Hannah J; Waters, David (5 June 2020). "Sh**ged Married Annoyed is a riotous hit – podcasts of the week". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Mathias, Cerith (28 November 2013). "In Conversation with Sian Harries". Wales Arts Review. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Davison, Tamara (26 August 2022). "Rhod Gilbert moves home to be closer to hospital amid cancer battle". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 November 2022.