
Gwilym Lee
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1983-11-24 (age 42)
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
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 (2018), for which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Known For
TV Shows (15)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sgt Charlie Nelson / DS Charlie Nelson

The View
1997
as Self

Waterloo Road
2006
as Steven

Lewis
2007
as Terry Bainbridge

The Great
2020
as Grigor Dymov

SAS Rogue Heroes
2022
as Bill Stirling

Fresh Meat
2011
as Giles

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Williams

Jamestown
2017
as Samuel Castell

Restless
2012
as Sean Gilmartin

Land Girls
2009
as Reverend Henry Jameson

The Royal House of Windsor
2017
as Narrator (voice)

Top End Bub
2025
as Ned
Animal Ark
1997
as James Hunter

Sticks and Stones
2019
as Mark Baxter
Movies (17)

Bohemian Rhapsody
2018
as Brian May

Oddity
2024
as Ted Timmis

The Nightingale
2027

The Tourist
2010
as Senior Technician Mountain

Here
2024
as John Harter

Top End Wedding
2019
as Ned

The Last Witness
2018
as Captain John Underwood

A Song for Jenny
2015
as James

National Theatre Live: King Lear
2011
as Edgar

Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019
as Self

Tall Dark and Handsome
2023
as James

The Look and Sound of Queen
2019
as Self
Rami Malek: Becoming Freddie
2019
as Self / Brian May

The Agency
2017
as Alistair
Harvest Moon
2017
as Tom
Catching a Killer: Crocodile Tears
2013
as Voice

Midsomer Murders Holiday Pop-Up Collectible
2019
as DS Charlie Nelson
About Gwilym Lee
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 As… With 32 credits spanning from 1997 to 2027, Gwilym Lee has appeared in 17 films and 15 TV shows.
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- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) — as Brian May
- Oddity (2024) — as Ted Timmis
- The Nightingale (2027)
- The Tourist (2010) — as Senior Technician Mountain
- Here (2024) — as John Harter
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