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Gwilym Lee (born 24 November 1983) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in (2013–2016), A Song for Jenny (2015), Jamestown (2017), Top End Wedding (2019), The Great (2020–2023), and for playing guitarist in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).


Early life
Lee was born in to Welsh parents, Tom and Ceinwen. He has three older siblings: Geraint, Owen and Rhiannon. When he was young the family moved to , West Midlands, although he identifies strongly with his Welsh heritage. He studied English literature at Cardiff University and drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he received the Guildhall Gold Medal in 2008. Lee lives in London.


Career
Lee joined a drama group as a teen. He then starred in the 1997–1998 television adaptation of the books. Aged 16 he started working on Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Lee appeared in a leading role in the final series of Land Girls (2011) and had several guest roles on television (including Ashes to Ashes, Fresh Meat, Monroe and Henry V). He has also worked on radio ( The Emerald Tiger, The Silver Turk and in an adaptation of The Cruel Sea).

Lee was commended in the 2008 Ian Charleson Awards for his appearance in the National Theatre's production of and in 2009 played Laertes to 's Hamlet in the Donmar West End season.

He won first prize of the 2011 Ian Charleson Award for his role as Edgar in the 2010 production at the . In 2012, Lee starred in the Donmar Trafalgar Studios production of 's The Promise.

At Christmas 2013, Lee began a television starring role as DCI Barnaby's new sergeant, DS Charlie Nelson, in the 16th series of , which also included the show's 100th episode, partially shot in Denmark in collaboration with the local national broadcasting corporation, DR. In early 2014 he appeared in Versailles at the Donmar Warehouse.

In April 2016, it was announced by ITV that Lee was not returning for season 19 of Midsomer Murders. Lee, on his Twitter account, indicated he would be involved in an upcoming series Jamestown. Lee played guitarist in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Queen Pic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Finds Bandmates In Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee & Joe Mazzello, Retrieved 22 August 2017. which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

In 2018, it was announced that Lee had joined the cast of the series The Great; on the series airing for three seasons from 2020 to 2023, Lee starred amongst the as Grigor Dymov, a composite character of Catherine the Great's historical lovers and , and a childhood friend of Peter III. Bohemian Rhapsody's Gwilym Lee Joins Hulu Pilot 'The Great', Retrieved 13 May 2023.

In 2023, it was announced that Lee had been cast in the second season of . Filming begins on SAS Rogue Heroes series two, as new and returning cast are announced, Retrieved 13 May 2023.


Filmography

Film
2008The Escort Short film
2010The TouristSenior Technician Mountain
2011Isle of DogsD.C. Block
2017The AgencyAlistairShort film
2018The Last WitnessJohn Underwood
Bohemian Rhapsody
2019Top End WeddingNed PeltonPremiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019
2023Tall Dark and HandsomeJamesShort film
2024OddityTed
HereJohn Harter


Television
1997–1998James HunterTV series, 13 episodes
2008Mutual FriendsYoung ManTV series, episode: #1.5
2009LewisTerry BainbridgeEpisode: "The Quality of Mercy"
Waterloo RoadStevenTV series, episode #4.11
Ashes to AshesYoung SummersTV series, episode #2.7
2010DoctorsAnatole KarpskiTV series, episode: "Idle Hands"
2011Land GirlsReverend Henry JamesonTV series, 5 episodes
2012The Hollow CrownWilliamsTV miniseries, episode: "Henry V"
Fresh MeatGilesTV series, episode #2.1
MonroeAlex ScholfieldTV series, episode #2.3
RestlessSean Gilmartin
2013–2016DS Charlie NelsonTV series, 15 episodes
2015A Song for JennyJamesTelevision film
2017The Royal House of WindsorNarratorDocumentary series
JamestownSamuel Castell8 episodes
2019The ManMark BaxterEpisode #1.2
2020–2023The GreatGrigory "Grigor" Dymov series, main cast
2024Bill Stirling series, season 2
2025Top End BubNed PeltonTV series, main cast, sequel to Top End Wedding


Theatre
1999Richard IIIEdward, Prince of WalesRoyal Shakespeare Company
2008The Messenger and Understudy OedipusNational Theatrewith
2009About TommyTommySouthwark Playhouse
Laertes and Broadhurst Theatrewith
Guildenstern
2010Demetrius and
Danton's DeathLacroix and Understudy DantonNational Theatre
2010–2011Edgar
2011CassioSheffield Cruciblewith ,
2012The PromiseLeonidik at Trafalgar Studios
2014VersaillesLeonardwith Tom Hughes
2017DiminishedAdamHampstead Theatre
2025Gareth SouthgateRoyal National Theatre


Video games
2013Cloud ChamberTom
2015Psaro the ManslayerEnglish voice
2015CidEnglish voice
2019CidEnglish voice
2020South of the CirclePeterVoice, 3D motion capture
2021CidEnglish voice


Awards and nominations
2008Guildhall School of Music and DramaDrama Gold Medal
Ian Charleson AwardsCommendationsportraying the Messenger in at National Theatre Wise, Louis. "Award for young actors". Sunday Times. 19 June 2011.
2010First Prizeportraying Edgar in at
2019Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureBohemian Rhapsody
2021Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Great


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