Gwilym Lee
Birthdate: November 24, 1983 (42 Years Old)
Birthplace: Bristol, England, UK
Gwilym Lee is a Welsh-British actor famed for his stage roles at the Donmar Warehouse and the National Theatre in London and for his portrayals of Det. Charlie Nelson in three seasons (2013-2016) of the long-running British ITV series, Midsomer Murders, and of Dymov in the Hulu series, The Great (2020-2023).
Lee made his feature film debut in a small role in The Tourist (2010), directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck; written by Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie, and Julian Fellowes; and starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff, and Rufus Sewell, and which grossed $278 million on $100 million costs for Columbia Pictures/Sony Releasing.
Lee co-starred in the British crime drama, Isle of Dogs (2010), with Barbara Nedeljakova, Edward Hogg, and Andrew Howard under Tammi Sutton’s direction. Lee joined the ensemble of writer-director Piotr Szkopiak’s British-Polish film version of Paul Szambowski’s play, The Last Witness (2018), with Alex Pettyfer, Robert Wieckiewicz, Talulah Riley, and Michael Gambon, and released by Momentum Pictures.
Gwilym Lee was cast in a major supporting role in the Bryan Singer-directed musical biopic about Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), starring Oscar-winner Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Tom Hollander, and Mike Myers, and which won four Oscars while grossing a knockout $911 million for producer-distributor 20th Century Fox. Lee had his first co-starring role in the Wayne Blair-directed Australian rom-com, Top End Wedding (2019), co-starring Miranda Tapsell, and released by Universal Pictures and Entertainment One after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
Lee starred in director-writer Damian McCarthy’s paranormal horror movie, Oddity (2024), with Carolyn Brackem, Tadhg Murphy, and Caroline Menton, which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the audience award in the festival’s Midnighters section before distribution in wide release by IFC Films.
Lee played a major supporting role in co-writer (with Eric Roth)/producer/director Robert Zemeckis’s movie adaptation of Richard McGuire’s graphic novel, Here (2024), starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, and Michelle Dockery, and released by TriStar Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing.
Personal life
Gwilym Lee was born in Bristol, England, and was raised in Sutton Coldfield in the greater Birmingham, England, area by his Welsh parents Tom (hospital consultant) and Ceinwen. Lee has three siblings, Geraint, Owen, and Rhiannon. Lee attended and graduated from Cardiff University in Wales, with an English Literature degree. Lee then studied and graduated from the London-based Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he earned the Guildhall Gold Medal in 2008. Lee’s height is 6’ 2”.
Known For
Awards
Three-time Nominee, Best Cast/Best Comedy Series Ensemble, Screen Actors Guild Awards (2019, 2021, 2022); Nominee, Best Vocal Ensemble—Video Game, Behind the Voice Actors Awards (2016).
Gwilym Lee Movies
Actor
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- 2024 |
- 2018 |
Bohemian Rhapsody
asBrian May
With his impeccable vocal abilities, Freddie Mercury and his rock band, Queen, achieve superstardom. However, amidst his skyrocketing success, he grapples with his ego, sexuality and a fatal illness.
- 2018 |
Isle of Dogs
asD.C. Block
Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Facts About Gwilym Lee
Competitive: Gwilym Lee has noted in an interview that he’s “really ambitious actually and competitive –just ask my siblings! Whether it’s sport or whatever I’m doing I like to challenge myself. I want to do it all.”
Runner: Lee has competed in several full and half-running marathons.
