Biography
Gwilym Lee (born 24 November 1983) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his film roles in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Top End Wedding (2019). He is also known for his TV roles in Midsomer Murders (2013-2015), Jamestown (2017), and The Great (2020). His first starring role was in the 1997-1998 television adaptation of the Animal Ark books. Aged 16, he started working on Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared in a leading role in the final series of Land Girls (2011) and had several guest roles on television (including Ashes to Ashes (2009), Henry V (2012), Fresh Meat (2012), and Monroe (2012)). He was commended in the 2008 Ian Charleson Awards for his appearance in the National Theatre's production of Oedipus and in 2009 played Laertes in the Donmar West End season. He won the first prize of the 2011 Ian Charleson Award for his role as Edgar in the 2010 King Lear production at the Donmar Warehouse. In 2012, he starred in Aleksei Arbuzov's The Promise, and, in 2013, he began a television starring role as DCI Barnaby's new sergeant, DS Charlie Nelson, in the 16th series of Midsomer Murders. He played guitarist Brian May in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody …
Movies & TV Shows
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) — Brian May
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The Tourist (2010) — Senior Technician Mountain
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The Great (2020) — Grigor Dymov
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Oddity (2024) — Ted Timmis
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Here (2024) — John Harter
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Midsomer Murders (1997) — Sgt Charlie Nelson
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SAS Rogue Heroes (2022) — Bill Stirling
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Fresh Meat (2011) — Giles
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Lewis (2007) — Terry Bainbridge
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The View (1997) — Self
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The Last Witness (2018) — Captain John Underwood
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The Hollow Crown (2012) — Williams
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Jamestown (2017) — Samuel Castell
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Restless (2012) — Sean Gilmartin
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Top End Wedding (2019) — Ned
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Waterloo Road (2006) — Steven
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Land Girls (2009) — Reverend Henry Jameson
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The Royal House of Windsor (2017) — Narrator (voice)
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid (2019) — Self
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A Song for Jenny (2015) — James
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Sticks and Stones (2019) — Mark Baxter
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Top End Bub (2025) — Ned
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Tall Dark and Handsome (2023) — James
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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011) — Edgar
- Rami Malek: Becoming Freddie (2019) — Self / Brian May
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The Agency (2017) — Alistair
- Animal Ark (1997) — James Hunter
- Catching a Killer: Crocodile Tears (2013) — Voice
- Harvest Moon (2017) — Tom
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Midsomer Murders Holiday Pop-Up Collectible (2019) — DS Charlie Nelson
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The Look and Sound of Queen (2019) — Self
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The Nightingale (2027)