Trystan Gravelle (born 4 May 1981) is a Welsh theatre, film and television actor.
Life and career
Gravelle was born in the Welsh village of Trimsaran in Carmarthenshire. 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.
After graduation from RADA, Gravelle joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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.
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. Gravelle missed attending the film's London premiere due to starring in a London production of Mike Bartlett's National Theatre production 13.
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. In the summer of 2012 he was named one of the 'Stars of Tomorrow' by Screen International. Gravelle filmed Mr Selfridge between April and October, and the series débuted in the United Kingdom in January 2013.
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. Co-star Morfydd Clark mentioned enjoying speaking in Welsh on-set with Gravelle and Owain Arthur.
Selected credits
| 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 | Series regular |
| 2023 | Great Expectations | Compeyson | TV miniseries |
References
- IMDb: Trystan Gravelle Biography Linked 6 March 2014
- ^ "Actor Trystan a 'star in making'". Llanelli Star. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Price, Karen (29 October 2011). "Welsh actor Trystan Gravelle in London stage world premiere and new film Anonymous". Western Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.