Matthew Gravelle

Matthew Ian Gravelle (born 24 September 1976) is a British television and film actor from Porthcawl, Wales.[2]

Matthew Gravelle
Born	Matthew Ian Gravelle[1] 24 September 1976 Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse(s)	Mali Harries ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	2

Career

Gravelle was born in Porthcawl. In 2003, Gravelle appeared in the BBC One drama series Holby City and was a regular in the acclaimed BBC Wales show Belonging for two series. His other TV appearances include Casualty, Caerdydd and Judge John Deed. He appeared in "End of Days", the first series finale of Torchwood, as a medical doctor dealing with cases of the Black Death.[3] He later provided voice acting for the Torchwood Radio Play "The Dead Line" which broadcast on BBC Radio Four in July 2009.

From 2007, he played the lead character of gangster Lyn Edwards in the Welsh-language television series Y Pris, dubbed "'The Sopranos' by the sea".[4] The role earned him a BAFTA Cymru nomination for best actor in 2010.[5]

Gravelle starred in the 2010 film Patagonia and then in the BBC Wales series Baker Boys as Rob, the co-manager of Valley Bara and the fiancée of Sarah (Eve Myles). In 2013, he was cast in the hit ITV crime drama Broadchurch as Joe Miller, husband of Olivia Colman's character.[6] Later that year he guest-starred in the Welsh detective drama Y Gwyll, in which his real-life wife Mali Harries stars. He also starred with Harries in Keeping Faith/Un Bore Mercher (2017), where they played a married couple.[7]

Personal life

Gravelle is married to fellow Welsh performer Mali Harries. The couple have played each other's on-screen spouse/partner in several TV shows.[8]

In 2009, The Western Mail listed him as the 24th sexiest man in Wales.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2007	The Mark of Cain	Chaplain
2010	Patagonia	Rhys
2014	Son of God	Thomas

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1999–2002	Nuts and Bolts	Will
2000	The Scarlet Pimpernel	Joseph Mallard William Turner	1 episode
2001	Hearts and Bones	Meridith	1 episode
2001–2002	The Bench	Gareth
2003	Holby City	Dean Shepherd	1 episode
2003–2004	Belonging	Andy Owen[9]	Series 4 & 5
2005–2008	Con Passionate	Eurof
2005	Love Soup	Paul Gilpin	1 episode
2006	Caerdydd	Gareth Pritchard	2 episodes
2006	Casualty	Phil Radcliffe	1 episode
2007	Torchwood	Doctor	1 episode, "End of Days"
2007	Judge John Deed	Corporal Dewi Jones	2 episodes, "War Crimes" Parts 1 & 2
2007–2009	Y Pris	Lyn Edwards	Nominated - BAFTA Cymru Best Actor
2008	High Hopes	Adam Mosley	1 episode
2009	Collision	DS Anthony Braydon	1 episode
2010	All Shook Up!	Simon Fuller
2010	Pen Talar	Steffan Watkins	5 episodes
2011	Baker Boys	Rob	5 episodes
2011	The Bible	Thomas	3 episodes
2011–2013	Teulu	Huw Rees	S4C drama
2013	Reit Tu Ôl i Ti	Dewi	S4C drama
2013	Hinterland	Wyn Bratton	Also starred in the Welsh version Y Gwyll
2013–2017	Broadchurch	Joe Miller	18 episodes
2014	35 Diwrnod	Patrica	Series 1 main role
2014	Rosemary's Baby	Howard	1 episode
2016–2018	Byw Celwydd	Harri James	3 series
2016	New Blood	Gwynn Hughes	1 episode
2016	Ordinary Lies	Aaron	1 episode, series 2
2016	Aberfan: The Green Hollow	Narrator	Documentary
2017	Keeping Faith	Terry Price	Main role; Also starred in the Welsh version Un Bore Mercher
2017	The Harbour	Narrator	4 episodes
2018	Doctor Who	Voice of Kerblam	1 episode, "Kerblam!"
2018	Morfydd	Ernest Jones	Main role
2018	Pluen Eira	Clive	TV Movie
2019	Code Blue: Murder	Narrator
2019	The Widow	Joshua Peake	Main role
2019	Carnival Row	Unseelie Jack
2019	The Accident	Ben Christie
2020	The Snow Spider	Ivor Griffiths	Main role

Radio

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2009	Torchwood: Asylum	Security guard	BBC Radio 4
2010	The LL Files		BBC Radio Wales
2011	Wedding of the Year		BBC Radio Wales
2012	The Diary of Samuel Pepys	Mr Jervas	BBC Radio 4[10]
2013	Deep Country	Narrator	BBC Radio 4
2015	Ring	Mitchell Hooper	BBC Radio 4

Video Games

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2013	Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	Surly
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition	Abelas
2015	Jaws of Hakkon	Ameridan
2015	Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces	Sapper[11]
2015	The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone	Ewald Borsodi
2016	Hitman	Various characters
2018	Dragon Quest XI	Jasper

References

1. {England & Wales births 1837-2006}
2. Rees, Claire (14 November 2009). "Wales 50 Sexiest men 2009". The Western Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
3. Russell T Davies, Chris Chibnall, Ashley Way (1 January 2007). "End of Days". Torchwood. BBC Three.
4. Marsh, Gary (27 November 2007). "TV writer Tim Price is becoming a big deal". Pontypridd Observer. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
5. Price, Karen (21 May 2010). "Why Bafta Cymru 2010 is a family affair". The Western Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
6. "Broadchurch actor Matthew Gravelle on keeping one of TV's biggest secrets". Western Mail. 17 March 2013.
7. "Un Bore Mercher". S4C. 27 January 2018.
8. "Wedding of the Year pair look back". The Western Mail. 9 April 2011.
9. Belonging Characters: Andy Owen - BBC Wales
10. "15 Minute Drama: The Diary Of Samuel Pepys". BBC.
11. "COH2: The British Forces - Audio & Voice Recording (Dev Diary)". YouTube.

External links

• Matthew Gravelle at IMDb
• CV on Curtis Brown