Steffan Rhodri
Biography
Steffan Rhodri is a Welsh actor born on 1 March 1967 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, and raised in the Morriston area of the city. He is male and is also credited as Stefan Rhodri. Rhodri’s screen career includes notable film roles in Submarine (2010), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Ironclad (2011) and Under Milk Wood (2015). On television he is recognised for playing the character Dave Coaches in the series Gavin and Stacey. According to the Motion Picture Database, he has accumulated 48 credited acting roles and holds a content score of 100.
Career overview
Steffan Rhodri is a Welsh actor born on 1 March 1967 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, and raised in the Morriston district of the city. He has built a career across film and television, accumulating more than four dozen credited performances. Rhodri’s early screen work includes a role in the 2010 coming‑of‑age film Submarine, a production that helped raise his profile in contemporary British cinema. The same year he appeared in the globally recognised fantasy franchise, playing a part in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. He continued to work in period pieces, featuring in the 2011 medieval action film Ironclad, which added a historical drama to his repertoire. In 2015 he returned to his Welsh roots by appearing in the film adaptation of Under Milk Wood, a work that celebrates the literary heritage of his homeland.
On television, Rhodri is perhaps best known for his recurring portrayal of Dave Coaches in the popular British sitcom Gavin and Stacey, a role that contributed to the series’ critical and audience success. Throughout his career he has been credited under the variant spelling Stefan Rhodri, and his body of work reflects a steady presence in both the UK film industry and television comedy.
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- Death Valley (2025) as DCI Barry Clarke
- Mr. Burton (2025) as Dic Jenkins
- Words of War (2025) as Major Lapin
- Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell (2025) as Self
- The Way (2024) as Geoff Driscoll
- Men Up (2024) as Colin White
- National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2024) as Banquo
- Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale (2024) as Self
- Edge of Summer (2024) as Tony
- The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023) as Hywel, King of Wealas
- Fifteen-Love (2023) as Christy Pearce
- Steeltown Murders (2023) as Phil 'Bach' Rees
- House of the Dragon (2022) as Lord Hobert Hightower
- Don't Breathe 2 (2021) as Surgeon
- Dream Horse (2021) as Gerwyn
- The Museum (2021) as Alun
- Manhunt (2019) as Neil Jones
- Wild Bill (2019) as DS Alex Blair
- A Very English Scandal (2018) as DCS Michael Challes
- Last Summer (2018) as Sgt Morgan
- Wonder Woman (2017) as Colonel Darnell
- Three Girls (2017) as Fraser Lavery
- The Last Kingdom (2015) as King Hywel
- Nipplejesus (2015) as Neil
- Under Milk Wood (2015) as Mog Edwards
- Moving On (2014) as Mr. Davies
- Under Milk Wood (2014) as Mr. Waldo
- Father Brown (2013) as Christy Nolan
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Oxford
- A Touch of Cloth (2012) as Eddie Huffway
- Death in Paradise (2011) as George McCann
- Ironclad (2011) as Cooper
- Submarine (2011) as Mr. Davey
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) as Reginald Cattermole
- The Big I Am (2010) as DS Moseley
- Cymru Fach (2008)
- Gavin & Stacey (2007) as Dave Coaches
- Great British Menu (2006) as Self - Guest Judge
- The Friday Night Project (2005) as Self
- Say It with Flowers (2005) as Service Station Manager
- Ali G Indahouse (2002) as Welsh Teacher
- The Bench (2001) as Rev. Llewelyn
- Tales from Pleasure Beach (2001) as Wes
- Solomon & Gaenor (1999) as Noah Jones
- Twin Town (1997) as Hunky
- Y Weithred (1995) as Glanmor Hughes
- Heartbeat (1992) as Frank Jepson
- ALL OF US as George Lemaitre (voice)