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Trystan Gravelle is a Welsh actor born on May 4, 1981. He is known for his work in theatre, movies, and TV shows.

His Life and Acting Journey

Trystan Gravelle was born in a Welsh village called Trimsaran. This village is in Carmarthenshire. He went to a school named Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade. Before becoming a professional actor, he was part of the Llanelli Youth Theatre. He then studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which is a famous acting school.

After finishing his studies, Trystan joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. This is a very famous theatre group in the UK.

In 2010, he performed a play called Honest. He showed this play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This festival is a big arts event held every year in Scotland.

In 2011, Trystan appeared in the movie Anonymous. He acted alongside famous stars like Rhys Ifans. In the film, he played the role of Christopher Marlowe. This movie explores ideas about who really wrote Shakespeare's plays. Trystan could not go to the movie's premiere in London. He was busy acting in a play called 13 at the National Theatre.

In 2012, he joined the TV show Mr Selfridge. This was a period drama series on ITV. Trystan played Victor Colleano in the show. Victor was an assistant manager at a department store restaurant. In the summer of 2012, Screen International magazine named him a 'Star of Tomorrow'. This means they thought he was a rising talent. He filmed Mr Selfridge for several months. The show first aired in the UK in January 2013.

In 2016, Trystan played a younger version of Paul Finchley. This was in the Channel 4 drama National Treasure. In 2018, he took on the role of a vampire named Baldwin Montclair. This was for the Sky One show A Discovery of Witches.

Since 2022, Trystan has played Ar-Pharazôn. This character is in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series. You can watch this show on Amazon Prime. His co-star, Morfydd Clark, said she enjoyed speaking Welsh with Trystan on set. She also spoke Welsh with Owain Arthur.

His Acting Roles

Year(s) Title Role More information
2010 Honest Dave Theatre
2011 13 John Theatre
Anonymous Christopher Marlowe Feature film
2013 One Chance Matthew Feature film
2013–2016 Mr Selfridge Victor Colleano Series regular
2016 The Aliens Fabien Series regular
2016 National Treasure The young Paul Finchley Mini-series regular
2017 Gap Year Eugene Episode 1
2017 Beast Clifford Feature film
2018 The Terror Henry Foster Collins Series regular
2018 A Discovery of Witches Baldwin Montclair Series regular
2019 Baptiste Greg TV series
2019 Britannia Derog TV series
2020 Quiz Adrian Pollock Mini-series regular
2022–present The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Ar-Pharazôn Series regular
2023 Great Expectations Compeyson TV miniseries
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