{{Short description|Welsh actress }} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox person |name = Elen Rhys | birth_name = Elen Rhys | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Aberystwyth]], Wales, United Kingdom | years_active = 2007–present | education = [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]] | children = 1 }}
'''Elen Rhys''' is a Welsh actress. She is known for her roles as Gwen in the 2011 film ''[[Panic Button (2011 film)|Panic Button]]'' and as Miranda Blake in the [[BBC One|BBC]] drama ''[[The Mallorca Files]]''.
== Early life and education == Elen Rhys was born in [[Aberystwyth]], Wales.<ref name =pb/>
She trained at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]].{{cn|date=July 2025}}
== Career == Rhys played Gwen in the 2011 film ''[[Panic Button (2011 film)|Panic Button]]'' <ref name =pb>{{Cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/fresh-cannes-welsh-film-panic-1822951|title=Fresh from Cannes, Welsh film Panic Button wins praise in Cardiff|date=22 July 2011|website=[[Wales Online]]|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>
In 2016 she played Caz, a supporting role as the wife of main character Fletch in ''[[Ordinary Lies]]'', and in 2017 another supporting role as Zoe in [[Broadchurch series 3|series 3]] of the BBC series ''[[Broadchurch]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who plays David Tennant's date Zoe in Broadchurch series 3? ITV, ABC in Australia and BBC America |website=Radio Times |date=22 December 2017 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/broadchurch-series-3-who-is-di-hardys-mystery-date/ |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
She plays a lead role in the [[BBC One|BBC]] drama ''[[The Mallorca Files]]'' as Miranda Blake (2019-present).<ref name="c178">{{cite web |last=White |first=Peter |title=‘Broadchurch’s Elen Rhys & ‘Pagan Peak’s Julian Looman To Front BritBox & BBC Drama ‘The Mallorca Files’ |website=Deadline |date=25 October 2018 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/the-mallorca-files-britbox-bbc-1202488615/ |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == She has one child.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbmf04xMUOE/ | title=Elen Rhys on Instagram: "Sul y Mamau Hapus // Happy Mother's Day. My heart is with everyone who finds this day complex and difficult. And all of my love and gratitude is with those who mother with me, who hold me up and support me day in day out. And to Wilf, you made me a mami and a really really fast runner 😅. ✨" }}</ref>
==Filmography== {{Incomplete list|date=February 2021}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2011 | ''[[Panic Button (2011 film)|Panic Button]]'' | Gwen | |- | 2011 | ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]'' | Peasant Girl | |- | 2013 | ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]'' | Flight Attendant | |- | 2013 | ''{{sortname|A|Viking Saga: The Darkest Day|nolink=y}}'' | Eara | |- | 2015 | ''{{sortname|The|Rezort}}'' | Sadie | |- | 2018 | ''[[Apostle (film)|Apostle]]'' | Jennifer | |- | 2019 | ''[[The Krays' Mad Axeman]]'' | Lisa | |- | 2023 | ''[[Consent (2023 British film)|Consent]]'' | Fiona | |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! |- | 2013 | ''[[The Lingo Show]]'' | Blodwen | Voice role; 5 episodes | |- | 2016 | ''[[Silent Witness]]'' | Amy Coulter | Episode: "[[List of Silent Witness episodes#ep170|River’s Edge]]" | |- | 2016 | ''{{sortname|The|Bastard Executioner}}'' | Petra Brattle | | |- | 2016 | ''[[Ordinary Lies]]'' | Caz | Series 2 | |- | 2017 | ''[[Broadchurch (TV series)|Broadchurch]]'' | Zoe | Series 3, Episode 4 | |- | 2018 | ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' | Jodie Salsmann | Series 33, Episode 1 | |- | 2019–present | ''{{sortname|The|Mallorca Files}}'' | Miranda Blake | Main role | |- | 2021 | ''[[Agatha Raisin]]'' | Eirwen Jones | Episode: There Goes The Bride | |- | 2022 | ''[[Hidden_(2018_TV_series)|Hidden]]'' | Hannah Lewis | Series 3, recurring | |- | 2022 | ''[[FBI: International]]'' | Amy Palmer | Episode: Yesterday's Miracle | |- |2025 |''[[The One That Got Away (British TV series)|The One That Got Away]]'' |DI Ffion Lloyd | | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2580536}}
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