Tom Rhys Harries

Tom Rhys Harries
Born
Tom Rhys Harries

(1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 33) [1]
Cardiff, Wales [1]
Alma materRoyal 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), and The Gentlemen (2019).

Early life

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

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' whodunnit storyline revolved around his character Axel's death, and was watched by over 20 million viewers.[8]

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

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2011 Hunky Dory Evan
2014 Under Milk Wood Drowned / Willy Nilly
2014 Ironclad: Battle for Blood Hubert de Vesci
2015 No Strings Short film
2016 Panic (Short film) Dylan
2016 Crow Crow
2016 Spilt Milk (Short film) Frankie
2016 Hot Property Harmony Ambrose
2017 ERDEM x H&M: The Secret Life of Flowers Short film
2017 Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire Edric
2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez Clegg
2019 The Gentlemen Power Noel
2021 Hireth (Short film) Will
2022 Yellowbird (Short film) Hiker
2023 Sisi & I Captain Smythe
2023 Kandahar (2023 film) Oliver Altman

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Parade's End O Five Thomas 1 episode - 1.4
2014 If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day Maurice Hardstaff TV film
2015 Jekyll and Hyde Sackler 9 episodes
2015 Hinterland Gary Pearce 1 episode - Ceredigion
2015 Midsomer Murders Ryan Carnarvon 1 episode - A Vintage Murder
2017 Chewing Gum Preacher 1 episode - Orlando
2018 Unforgotten Eliot Hollis Series 3 - 6 episodes
2019 Merched Parchus Tom Wales S4C series - 3 episodes
2019 Britannia Mallin 6 episodes
2019 15 Days Rhys 4 episodes
2020 White Lines Axel Collins 10 episodes
2022 Suspicion Walker 8 episodes
2022 The Split Gus 1 episode - 3.2

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 The Offies Best Supporting Male in a Play The Pitchfork Disney - Shoreditch Town Hall Won [10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tom Rhys Harries plays Axel Collins in new Netflix series White Lines". capitalfm.com. 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Alumni Newsletter Autumn 2020- RWCMD Honorary Associates 2020" (PDF). rwcmd.ac.uk. 2020.
  3. ^ "Screen unveils 2012 UK Stars of Tomorrow". screendaily.com. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Mojo with Rupert Grint, Colin Morgan, Ben Whishaw and Brendan Coyle extends two weeks". whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. ^ "The Star of Netflix hit White Lines on Making a Stand, Playing a Sociopath". mrporter.com. 18 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Schön! Interview - Tom Rhys Harries". schonmagazine.com. 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Netflix's new star Tom Rhys Harries on his addictive show, White Lines". glamourmagazine.co.uk. 15 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Meet The Star Of 'White Lines', The Hedonistic Netflix Hit That's Become The Ultimate Lockdown Escape". vogue.co.uk. 28 May 2020.
  9. ^ "White Lines' Tom Rhys Harries joins Uma Thurman in new Apple TV show Suspicion". metro.co.uk. 9 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Offies 2018 Winners announced". whatsonstage.com. 4 March 2018.

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