Trystan Gravelle (born 4 May 1981) is a Welsh theatre, film and television actor.[1]
Life and career
editGravelle was born in the Welsh village of Trimsaran in Carmarthenshire.[2] He attended Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade. He was a member of the Llanelli Youth Theatre between 1997 and 1999 before becoming a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[2]
After graduation from RADA, Gravelle joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.[3]
In 2010, he performed D. C. Moore's monologue Honest at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Milne's Bar as part of the Assembly programme.[4]
In 2011, he appeared opposite Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave in the feature film Anonymous, which contests the authorship of Shakespeare's plays, as Christopher Marlowe.[5] Gravelle missed attending the film's London premiere due to starring in a London production of Mike Bartlett's National Theatre production 13.[5]
In 2012, he joined the main cast of the ITV period drama series Mr Selfridge as Victor Colleano, assistant manager of the department store's restaurant.[6] In the summer of 2012 he was named one of the 'Stars of Tomorrow' by Screen International.[3] Gravelle filmed Mr Selfridge between April and October,[6] and the series débuted in the United Kingdom in January 2013.[7]
In 2016, Gravelle played the young Paul Finchley in the Channel 4 drama National Treasure. In 2018, he played the vampire, Baldwin Montclair, in the Sky One Production A Discovery of Witches.
Since 2022, he played Ar-Pharazôn in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series on Amazon Prime.[8] Co-star Morfydd Clark mentioned enjoying speaking in Welsh on-set with Gravelle and Owain Arthur.[9]
Selected credits
edit| Year(s) | Title | Role | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Honest | Dave | Theatre |
| 2011 | 13 | John | Theatre |
| Anonymous | Christopher Marlowe | Feature film | |
| 2013 | One Chance | Matthew | Feature film |
| 2013–2016 | Mr Selfridge | Victor Colleano | Series regular |
| 2016 | The Aliens | Fabien | Series regular |
| 2016 | National Treasure | The young Paul Finchley | Mini-series regular |
| 2017 | Gap Year | Eugene | Episode 1 |
| 2017 | Beast | Clifford | Feature film |
| 2018 | The Terror | Henry Foster Collins | Series regular |
| 2018 | A Discovery of Witches | Baldwin Montclair | Series regular |
| 2019 | Baptiste | Greg | TV series |
| 2019 | Britannia | Derog | TV series |
| 2020 | Quiz | Adrian Pollock | Mini-series regular |
| 2022–present | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Ar-Pharazôn[8] | Series regular |
| 2023 | Great Expectations | Compeyson | TV miniseries |
References
edit- ^ IMDb: Trystan Gravelle Biography Linked 6 March 2014
- ^ a b "Actor Trystan a 'star in making'". Llanelli Star. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ a b Halligan, Fionnualla (June 2012). "Stars of Tomorrow 2012" (PDF). Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Simpson, Clare (6 August 2010). "Honest". FringeReview. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b Price, Karen (29 October 2011). "Welsh actor Trystan Gravelle in London stage world premiere and new film Anonymous". Western Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ a b Mainwaring, Rachel (12 January 2013). "Trystan Gravelle on playing Mr Selfridge's ladies man Victor". Western Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Graham, Alison. "Mr Selfridge - Series 1 - Episode 1". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b Coggan, Devan (13 July 2022). "Welcome to Númenor: Get an exclusive look at The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Lord of the Rings star Morfydd Clark says she 'spoke more Welsh in New Zealand than in London'". Nation.Cymru. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.