Hannah Daniel
Welsh actress
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Hannah Daniel (born 20 January 1986)[1] is a British actress from Cardiff, Wales, best known for her roles on TV series Hinterland, Keeping Faith and Holby City.[2]
Hannah Daniel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1986 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Hannah Daniel was born in Cardiff. She attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and later read English literature at University College London,[3] By age 24, she was a S4C presenter.[4][5]
Georgia Lee and Daniel wrote and directed (You Have Reached Your) DESTINATION, about a 29 year old Uber driver's pregnancy.[6][7][8]
Personal life
Daniel lives in London, with her partner, the actor Richard Harrington. Daniel and Harrington worked together for all three series of the dual-language crime drama Hinterland / Y Gwyll (aired 2013-2016), where every scene was shot first in Welsh and then in English. Each of the two productions was then compiled and aired as a separate three-series programme. Harrington appeared as the lead actor, DCI Tom Mathias, and Daniel played one of his subordinates, DS Siân Owens. They have two sons together, Moris was born in 2019 and Jaco born in 2021.[9]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Two Dragons | Short | |
| 2005 | Dad | Millie James | |
| Casualty | Dee Naseby | Episode: Baby Love | |
| 2007 | Olas de Verano | Cerys Jones | |
| 2008 | Y Garej | Co-presenter | S4C programme |
| 2010 | Pen Talar | Gail | |
| 2011–2015 | Gwaith Cartref | Beca Matthews | Series 1–5 |
| 2013 | Beat | Drunk woman | Short |
| 2013–2016 | Y Gwyll / Hinterland | DS Siân Owen | Main role [10] |
| 2015 | Doctors | Christina Evenden | Episode: Trust Me I’m a Doctor |
| 2017–2020 | Keeping Faith | Cerys Jones | Main role; also starred in the Welsh version Un Bore Mercher. |
| 2017 | Canaries | Agnes D | Short |
| Destination | Beca | Short | |
| 50! Pen-blwydd Hapus Merched y Wawr | Presenter | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Holby City | Leah Faulkner | Recurring role |
| Tourist Tap | Andi | ||
| Morfydd | Beti Bwt | S4C drama | |
| 2019–2020 | EastEnders | DCI Morgan | Recurring role |
| 2020 | The Crash Detectives | Narrator | Documentary |
| Cyswllt (Mewn COVID) | Ffion | S4C drama | |
| Beacons: Short Films from Wales | Ani / Greta / Siân Llywelyn | 1 episode; also writer, director and executive producer | |
| 2021 | Bregus | Ellie Bateman | Main role |
| 2025 | The One That Got Away | Lisa Redwood | |
| 2025 | The Guest | Gemma |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Benny & Jolene | Strictly Sherry | |
| 2015 | Black Mountain Poets | Alys Wilding |
