Tom Rhys Harries
Tom Rhys Harries is a Welsh actor; his credits include White Lines, Suspicion ''Jekyll and Hyde, Unforgotten, Britannia, Hunky Dory, Slaughterhouse Rulez , The Gentlemen, Sisi & I, Kandahar, How Kids Roll Doctor Who episode "Dot and Bubble", and Clayface''.
Early life
Tom Rhys Harries was born in Cardiff, Wales, to a secondary school English teacher, and a head teacher. He is the oldest of three, and has a younger brother and sister. Rhys Harries took a course at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, for which he was made an Honorary Associate in 2020.His first language is Welsh.
Career
For his work in the theatre, Rhys Harries was named one of Screen International Stars of Tomorrow in 2012. In the theatre, Rhys Harries made his West End stage debut in 2014 in Jez Butterworth's Mojo alongside Colin Morgan, Rupert Grint, and Ben Whishaw at the Harold Pinter Theatre.Rhys Harries has also acted in recurring roles in the television series Jekyll and Hyde, Unforgotten, and Britannia.
Rhys Harries starred in the Guy Ritchie action comedy The Gentlemen, alongside Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant, and Matthew McConaughey. In 2020, Rhys Harries starred as Manchester DJ Axel Collins in the Netflix series White Lines, set on the island of Ibiza in the 1990s. The series' storyline revolved around his character Axel's death.
In 2022, Rhys Harries appeared as Eddie Walker in the Chris Long directed Apple TV+ series Suspicion, alongside co-stars Uma Thurman and Kunal Nayyar. In 2023, he appeared in Sisi & I as Captain Smythe, and in Kandahar as Oliver Altman.
He starred in Sisi & I, and Kandahar.
In 2024, he starred in Loris Lai's feature directorial debut How Kids Roll. In the same year, he starred in the fifth episode of the fourteenth series of Doctor Who "Dot and Bubble", as Ricky September, a friend of another character, Lindy, and a resident of Finetime.
In June 2025, Harries was cast as Matt Hagen / Clayface in the DC Universe film Clayface.