# Mali Harries

Mali Rhys Harries (born 6 July 1976) is a Welsh television actress and presenter who has been in the television industry since 1989. She has appeared in several well-established TV series in Welsh and English, including Hinterland, The Indian Doctor and Pobol y Cwm.

## Career

Born in Cardiff, Harries attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
She is married to actor Matthew Gravelle. She appeared alongside Gravelle in Baker Boys; each is married to another character in the series. They appear as husband and wife in the S4C drama Un Bore Mercher in 2017, which aired on BBC One in 2018 in an English-language version as Keeping Faith.
In 2010, she was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Actress in the Welsh language TV drama, Caerdydd.
Between 2013 and 2016, Harries won critical acclaim as a star in the detective series Y Gwyll (titled Hinterland in English), the first bilingual Welsh-English series to air on the BBC.
In 2014, Harries was voted into the top 10 of the Wales Online "Sexiest Woman in Wales" poll.
Recently Harries has become known for her work with S4C, including the first series of Keeping Faith, her own crime documentary series Y Ditectif and long-running soap Pobol y Cwm.

## Personal life

Mali Harries is married to fellow Welsh performer Matthew Gravelle. The couple have played each other's on-screen significant other in several TV shows.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Dirgelwch Yr Ogof | Lucille | Welsh film |
| 2003 | Y Mabinogi | Cigfa | Voice only |
| 2006 | Sixty Six | Mrs Shivers | |
| 2008 | Heavenly Father | Sheley | |
| 2010 | Leap Year | Aer Lingus Rep 1 | |
| 2010 | Rhwyd | Eirlys | Welsh film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Dyddiadur Dyn Dwad | School girl | |
| 1996 | The Levels | Alex | |
| 1999 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Young Cissy Kohler | Episode: "Recalled to Life" |
| 2000 | P.O.V. | Gloria | |
| 2000 | Midsomer Murders | Nurse O'Casey | Episode: "Blue Herrings" |
| 2000 | Dirty Work | Molly |
| 2001 | The Bill | Wendy Pike | Episode: "Crush" |
| 2002–2003, 2007 | Foyle's War | Jane Milner | Series 1–2, 4 |
| 2003 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Nancy | Episode: "A Suitable Vengeance" |
| 2003 | Final Demand | Corinne | Television film |
| 2003 | Byron | Anna Rood/Fletcher | |
| 2003 | Holby City | Karen Edwards | Episode: "Accidents will Happen" |
| 2004 | May 33rd | Sarah Sorensson | |
| 2004–2006 | Winx Club | Blodwyn | Welsh version |
| 2004–2007 | Pentre Bach | Jini | Main cast |
| 2005 | The Bill | Mandy Phelps | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Cathy | Episode: "Boom Town" |
| 2006–2010 | Caerdydd | Kate Marshall | 5 series |
| 2006 | Brief Encounters | Julie Owen | |
| 2006 | Doctors | Judy Pearson | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |
| 2006 | Coming Up | Shelley | Episode: "Heavenly Father" |
| 2009 | Murderland | WPC Hart | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | The Indian Doctor | Megan Evans | Main Role; 3 series |
| 2010 | Pen Talar | Siân Lewis | |
| 2009 | Ar y Tracs | Sophie Thomas | S4C film |
| 2011 | Casualty | Elaine Armstrong | |
| 2011 | Doctors | Sally Caine | Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors" |
| 2011 | Baker Boys | Lucy | 2 series |
| 2011 | Ar y Tracs – Y Trên i’r Gêm | Sophie Thomas | S4C film |
| 2012 | The Best of Men | Shirley Bowen | Television film |
| 2012 | The Richard Burton Diaries | Narrator | |
| 2012 | Doctors | Sonya Marsh | Episode: "The Pain and the Itch" |
| 2012 | Being Human | Lisa Monkton | |
| 2013–2016 | Great Welsh Writers | Narrator | |
| 2013–2016 | Hinterland / Y Gwyll | DI Mared Rhys | Main role |
| 2015 | Critical | Nerys Merrick | Main role |
| 2015 | Lewis | Sarah Alderwood | Episode: "What Lies Tangled" |
| 2016 | New Blood | Gwynn Hughes MP | |
| 2016–2018 | Y Ditectif | Presenter | Crime documentary on S4C; 3 series |
| 2017 | Keeping Faith | Bethan Price | Series 1; also starred in the Welsh version Un Bore Mercher. |
| 2018–2022 | Pobol y Cwm | Jaclyn Parri | Series regular |
| 2022 | Brassic | Babs | 1 episode - Guest appearance |
| 2023 | Firebombers | Narrator | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Doll Factory | Moll | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | The Way | Dee Driscoll | Main role |

### Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018–present | The Archers | Natasha Archer | Series Regular |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Elden Ring | Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon; Dominula Dancers | Voice |