Sian Harries is a Welsh writer and actor. She is known for her work on ''
Man Down'' and ''
Tourist Trap
A tourist trap is an establishment (or group of establishments) that has been created or re-purposed with the aim of attracting tourists and their money. Tourist traps will typically provide overpriced services, entertainment, food, souveni ...
''. 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 ''
Tourist Trap
A tourist trap is an establishment (or group of establishments) that has been created or re-purposed with the aim of attracting tourists and their money. Tourist traps will typically provide overpriced services, entertainment, food, souveni ...
'' on
BBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Wales.
It is one of the four BBC national regions, alongside the BBC English Regions, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland. Established in 1964, BBC Cymru Wales i ...
. 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 that year.
In June 2020, Harries and her partner
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 ...
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
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 ...
, 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
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