Matthew Gravelle | |
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Born |
Matthew Ian Gravelle 24 September 1976 Porthcawl, Wales |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Mali Harries (1999-present) |
Matthew Ian Gravelle (born 24 September 1976) is a Welsh television and film actor.
Gravelle was born in Porthcawl. In 2003, Gravelle appeared in the UK 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. 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". The role earned him a BAFTA Cymru nomination for best actor in 2010.
Gravelle starred in the 2010 film Patagonia and in 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. Later that year he guest-starred in the Welsh detective drama Y Gwyll, in which his real-life wife Mali Harries stars.