1. Gwilym Lee was born on 24 November 1983 and is a British actor.
10 Facts About Gwilym Lee
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Gwilym Lee has three older siblings: Geraint, Owen and Rhiannon.
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Gwilym Lee studied English literature at Cardiff University and drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he received the Guildhall Gold Medal in 2008.
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Gwilym Lee appeared in a leading role in the final series of Land Girls and had several guest roles on television.
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Gwilym Lee was commended in the 2008 Ian Charleson Awards for his appearance in the National Theatre's production of Oedipus and in 2009 played Laertes to Jude Law's Hamlet in the Donmar West End season.
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Gwilym Lee won first prize of the 2011 Ian Charleson Award for his role as Edgar in the 2010 King Lear production at the Donmar Warehouse.
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In 2012, Gwilym Lee starred in the Donmar Trafalgar Studios production of Aleksei Arbuzov's The Promise.
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At Christmas 2013, Gwilym Lee began a television starring role as DCI Barnaby's new sergeant, DS Charlie Nelson, in the 16th series of Midsomer Murders, which included the show's 100th episode, partially shot in Denmark in collaboration with the local national broadcasting corporation, DR.
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In 2018, it was announced that Gwilym Lee had joined the cast of the Hulu series The Great; on the series airing for three seasons from 2020 to 2023, Gwilym Lee starred amongst the ensemble cast as Grigory "Grigor" Dymov, a composite character of Catherine the Great's historical lovers Grigory Orlov and Grigory Potemkin, and a childhood friend of Peter III.
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In 2023, it was announced that Gwilym Lee had been cast in the second season of SAS: Rogue Heroes.