Sian Harries is a Welsh writer and actor. She is known for her work on '' Man Down'' and ''

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''. Harries is married to comedian

Rhod Gilbert Rhodri Paul Gilbert (born 18 October 1968) is a Welsh comedian and television & radio presenter who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2008 he was nominated for the main comedy award (as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards w ...

Career

Harries worked on season one of ''Man Down'' and was promoted to co-writer during the show's second season. She wrote and starred in ''

'' on BBC Wales. She wrote and appeared in the radio sketch comedy, ''Here Be Dragons''. 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 BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA in Wales or WAFTA) is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Oversea ...

that year. In June 2020, Harries and her partner

launched a podcast titled, ''The Froth''. She was named "one to watch" by the Edinburgh TV festival in 2021. Harries and Gilbert co-own the production company, Llanbobl Vision.

Personal life

Harries was born in

Carmarthen Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ...

, Wales. She married her long-time partner, comic

, in 2013. In 2022, following Gilbert's diagnosis with cancer, the couple moved three times to live closer to the hospital where he was undergoing treatment.

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Living people 21st-century Welsh women writers Welsh television writers Welsh comedy writers 21st-century Welsh actresses People from Carmarthen Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) British women television writers {{Wales-writer-stub