Matthew Ian Gravelle (born 24 September 1976) is a Welsh screen actor.

Career

Gravelle was born in

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. In 2003, Gravelle appeared in the

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drama series '' Holby City'' and was a regular in the acclaimed BBC Wales show '' Belonging'' for two series. His other TV appearances include ''

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'', '' Caerdydd'' and ''

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''. He appeared in " End of Days", the first series finale of ''

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'', as a medical doctor dealing with cases of the Black Death. He later provided voice acting for the ''Torchwood'' Radio Play " The Dead Line" which broadcast on BBC

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in July 2009. From 2007, he played the lead character of gangster Lyn Edwards in the Welsh-language television series ''

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'', dubbed "'The Sopranos' by the sea". The role earned him a BAFTA Cymru nomination for best actor in 2010. Gravelle starred in the 2010 film ''

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'' and then in the BBC Wales series '' Baker Boys'' as Rob, the co-manager of Valley Bara and the fiancée of Sarah (

Eve Myles Eve Myles (born 26 July 1978) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her television roles portraying Ceri Lewis in the long-running BBC Wales drama series '' Belonging'' (2000–2009), Gwen Cooper in the BBC science-fiction series ''Torchw ...

). In 2013, he was cast in the hit ITV crime drama ''

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'' as Joe Miller, husband of Olivia Colman's character. Later that year he guest-starred in the Welsh detective drama ''

Y Gwyll ''Hinterland'' () in the original Welsh language version is a Welsh noir police procedural series broadcast on S4C in Welsh. The main character, DCI Tom Mathias, is played by Richard Harrington. On 27 November 2013, a second series was ...

'', in which his real-life wife

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. She has appeared in several well-established TV series in Welsh and English, including ''Hinterland'', ''The Ind ...

stars. He also starred with Harries in '' Keeping Faith/Un Bore Mercher'' (2017), where they played a married couple.

Personal life

Gravelle is married to fellow Welsh performer

. The couple have played each other's on-screen significant other in several TV shows. In 2009, '' The Western Mail'' listed him as the 24th sexiest man in Wales.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Video games

References

External links

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