# Tom Rhys Harries

Tom Rhys Harries (born 8 October 1990) is a Welsh actor, best known for his roles as Manchester DJ Axel Collins in the Netflix series White Lines (2020) and Eddie Walker in the Apple TV+ series Suspicion (2022). Harries has also acted in recurring roles in the television series Jekyll and Hyde (2015), Unforgotten (2018), and Britannia (2019). In film, Harries has appeared in Hunky Dory (2011), Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018), The Gentlemen (2019), Sisi & I (2023), Kandahar (2023), and How Kids Roll (2024). He had a guest lead role in the Doctor Who episode "Dot and Bubble" (2024).

## Early life

Tom Rhys Harries was born in Cardiff, Wales, to his mother, a scriptwriter, and his father, a head teacher. He has two sisters. 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 mother tongue is Welsh.

## Career

For his work in the theatre, Rhys Harries was named as one of Screen International Stars of Tomorrow in 2012. In the theatre, Rhys Harries made his West End stage debut in 2013 in Jez Butterworth's Mojo alongside Colin Morgan, Rupert Grint, and Ben Whishaw at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
Rhys Harries starred in the Guy Ritchie, action comedy The Gentlemen, where he starred 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 Walker in 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.
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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | Hunky Dory | Evan |
| 2014 | Under Milk Wood | Drowned / Willy Nilly |
| 2014 | Ironclad: Battle for Blood | Hubert de Vesci |
| 2016 | Crow | Crow |
| 2016 | Hot Property | Harmony Ambrose |
| 2017 | Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire | Edric |
| 2018 | Slaughterhouse Rulez | Clegg |
| 2019 | The Gentlemen | Power Noel |
| 2023 | Sisi & I | Captain Smythe |
| 2023 | Kandahar | Oliver Altman |
| 2024 | How Kids Roll | Bill |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Parade's End | O Five Thomas | Episode #1.4 |
| 2014 | If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day | Maurice Hardstaff | TV film |
| 2015 | Jekyll and Hyde | Sackler | 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Hinterland | Gary Pearce | Episode: "Ceredigion" |
| 2015 | Midsomer Murders | Ryan Carnarvon | Episode: "A Vintage Murder" |
| 2017 | Chewing Gum | Preacher | Episode: "Orlando" |
| 2018 | Unforgotten | Eliot Hollis | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Merched Parchus | Tom | Wales S4C series; 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Britannia | Mallin | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | 15 Days | Rhys | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | White Lines | Axel Collins | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Suspicion | Walker | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | The Split | Gus | Episode #3.2 |
| 2024 | Doctor Who | Ricky September | Episode: "Dot and Bubble" |
| 2025 | Wolf King | Lucas | Voice |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | The Offies | Best Supporting Male in a Play | The Pitchfork Disney - Shoreditch Town Hall | Won | |