Elen Rhys

Elen Rhys
Born
Elen Rhys

Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom
EducationRoyal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Years active2007–present
Children1

Elen Rhys is a Welsh actress. She is known for her roles as Gwen in the 2011 film Panic Button and as Miranda Blake in the BBC drama The Mallorca Files.

Early life and education

Elen Rhys was born in Aberystwyth, Wales.

She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[citation needed]

Career

Rhys played Gwen in the 2011 film Panic Button

In 2016, Rhys secured the supporting role of Caz, the wife of main character Fletch in Ordinary Lies. The following year, she had another supporting role as Zoe in season 3 of the BBC series Broadchurch.

Rhys played the lead role of detective Miranda Blake in the BBC crime drama The Mallorca Files from 2019 to 2024. She was next seen in the co-lead role of Detective Inspector Ffion Lloyd, opposite Richard Harrington, in Welsh crime drama miniseries The One That Got Away.

Personal life

Rhys has one child.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Panic Button Gwen
2011 Season of the Witch Peasant Girl
2013 World War Z Flight Attendant
2013 A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day Eara
2015 The Rezort Sadie
2018 Apostle Jennifer
2019 The Krays' Mad Axeman Lisa
2023 Consent Fiona

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Lingo Show Blodwen Voice role; 5 episodes
2016 Silent Witness Amy Coulter Episode: "River’s Edge"
2016 The Bastard Executioner Petra Brattle
2016 Ordinary Lies Caz Season 2
2017 Broadchurch Zoe Season 3, episode 4
2018 Casualty Jodie Salsmann Season 33, spisode 1
2019–present The Mallorca Files Miranda Blake Main role
2021 Agatha Raisin Eirwen Jones Episode: "There Goes The Bride"
2022 Hidden Hannah Lewis Season 3, recurring
2022 FBI: International Amy Palmer Episode: "Yesterday's Miracle"
2025 The One That Got Away DI Ffion Lloyd

References

  1. 1 2 "Fresh from Cannes, Welsh film Panic Button wins praise in Cardiff". Wales Online. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Who plays David Tennant's date Zoe in Broadchurch series 3? ITV, ABC in Australia and BBC America". Radio Times. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ↑ White, Peter (25 October 2018). "'Broadchurch's Elen Rhys & 'Pagan Peak's Julian Looman To Front BritBox & BBC Drama 'The Mallorca Files'". Deadline. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Elen Rhys". anthearepresents.com. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "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 😅. ✨"".