Steffan Rhodri
Welsh actor
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Steffan Rhodri (born 1967) is a Welsh film and television actor, best known for portraying bus driver Dave Coaches in the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey.
Steffan Rhodri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 January 1967 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | Gavin & Stacey Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |
Early and personal life
Steffan Rhodri was born in 1967, in Morriston, Swansea, and is the cousin of novelist Mark Ellis.[1][2]
He is well known as a fan of Swansea City F.C., for whom he made a DVD called The Golden Year.[3]
Career
Rhodri has appeared in both English-language and Welsh-language films, television and stage productions. He played Reg Cattermole in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and provided the voice of Drippy in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. He has been called "Wales' most prolific actor".[4]
On stage, he played Banquo alongside Ralph Fiennes in Simon Godwin's production of Macbeth.[5]
Rhodri is best known for portraying bus driver Dave Coaches in the comedy series Gavin & Stacey.[6]
Filmography
- Twin Town (1997) – Hunky
- Solomon and Gaenor (1999) – Noah Jones
- Ali G Indahouse (2002) – School Teacher
- Cymru Fach (2008)
- The Big I Am (2010) – DS Moseley
- Submarine (2010) – Mr. Davey
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) – Reg Cattermole[7]
- Ironclad (2011) – Cooper
- Under Milk Wood (2015) – Mog Edwards
- Wonder Woman (2017) – Colonel Darnell
- Last Summer (2018) – Sgt Morgan
- Don't Breathe 2 (2021)[8] – The Surgeon / Dr. Thomas Hanniman
- Mr Burton (2025) – Dic Jenkins
Television
- Pobol y Cwm (1995–1996, 1998, BBC) – Jon Markham
- A Mind to Kill (1997, S4C/Channel 5) – Young Sir Isaac Gwillym
- Tales from Pleasure Beach (2001, BBC) – Wes
- Con Passionate (2005, S4C) – Andy
- Wire in the Blood (2005, ITV) – Bill Denton
- Heartbeat (2007, ITV) – Frank Jepson
- Belonging (2008) – Ed
- Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off.... to Glastonbury (2007, TV movie)
- Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, 2024, BBC) – Dave Coaches[4]
- Doctors (2010, BBC) – Gerry Cutler
- Pen Talar (2010, S4C) – Phillip Harrison
- Teulu (2010)
- 4Music (2011–present, Channel 4) – Narrator
- Father Brown (2013, BBC) – Christy Nolan
- Hinterland (2013, S4C/BBC) – Herbert Rees
- Under Milk Wood (2014, BBC) – Mr. Waldo
- A Touch of Cloth (2014, SKY) – Eddie Huffway
- Cara Fi (2014) – Vic Reed
- Cucumber (2015, Channel 4) – Don Baxter
- The Hollow Crown (2016, BBC) – Oxford
- Apple Tree Yard (2017, BBC) – DI Cleveland
- Shorts: The Pines (2017, by Gary Owen) (starring Steffan Rhodri)
- Three Girls (2017, BBC) – Fraser Lavery
- Keeping Faith (2017–2019, BBC) – Judge Gwyn Daniels
- A Very English Scandal (2018, BBC) – DCS Michael Challes
- Manhunt (2019, ITV) – DC Neil Jones
- Temple (2019, SKY) – Jeremy
- Wild Bill (2019, ITV) – DS Alex Blair
- The Last Kingdom (2020, Netflix) – King Hywel
- We Hunt Together (2020, Alibi) – Larry
- In My Skin (2021, BBC) – Perry[citation needed]
- Yr Amgueddfa (2021, S4C) – Alun Howells
- House of the Dragon (2022) – Hobert Hightower (3 episodes)
- Steeltown Murders (2023) – DCI Bach Rees[9]
- Men Up (2023) – Colin White
- Das Boot (2023) – Admiral Kenton
- The Way (2024) – Geoff Driscoll[10]
- Death Valley (2025) – DCI Barry Clarke
- The Guest (2025) - Nick
- Death in Paradise (2026) - George McCann
Theatre
- Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh – Hampstead Theatre, London, 2002–2003
- The Birthday Party – Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 2006
- The Father – Chichester, 2006
- Great Expectations – Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 2009[11]
- Mary Stuart – Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 2009[11]
- Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris – Royal Court Theatre, London, 2010
- The Kitchen Sink by Tom Wells – Bush Theatre, 2011
- Absent Friends by Alan Ayckborn – West End, 2012
- Posh by Laura Wade – West End, 2012
- It's a Mad World My Masters – Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013
- Candide by Mark Ravenhill – Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013
- I'd Rather Goya Robbed Me of My Sleep Than Some Other Arsehole by Federico Garcia – Gate Theatre, 2014
- The Mentalists by Richard Bean – West End, 2015
- The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill – The Old Vic, 2015[12]
- Walter Harrison in This House by James Graham – Garrick Theatre, 2016–2017[13]
- Killer Joe by Tracy Letts – Trafalgar Studios, 2018
- Banquo in Macbeth by William Shakespeare – 2023-24[5]
Video games
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2013) – Drippy (voice)[14]
Audio drama
He also guest-starred in a number of Doctor Who spin-off audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions. These include Dreamtime, The Bone of Contention and as the British Prime Minister in UNIT: The Longest Night and UNIT: The Wasting.