Trystan Gravelle (born 4 May 1981) is a Welsh theatre, film and television actor.[1]
Gravelle 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 Gravelle played the vampire, Baldwin Montclair, in the Sky One Production A Discovery of Witches.
In 2022, he played 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]
Year(s) | Title | Role | More information |
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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 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Pharazôn[8] | TV series, in production |
TBA | Great Expectations | Compeyson | Upcoming miniseries |
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