Morfydd Clark
Biography
Morfydd Clark is a Welsh actress who trained at the Drama Centre London and left in her final term in 2013 to appear in Saunders Lewis's play Blodeuwedd with Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. Born in Sweden and raised in Penarth, Wales, she took stage roles including Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the Crucible Theatre and Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse. Her films include Love & Friendship (2016), Interlude in Prague (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), Crawl (2019), The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) and Eternal Beauty (2019). Saint Maud (2020), a psychological horror film in which she played Maud, brought her a BAFTA Cymru best actress award and nominations at the British Independent Film Awards and for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She plays Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and has appeared on television in Dracula and His Dark Materials.
37years old
Turns 38 on March 17in 126 days
- Born Stockholm
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 10 years2014 to 2024
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First role
In 2013, Clark took the lead in Saunders Lewis's play Blodeuwedd with Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, leaving Drama Centre during her final term to do it.
First role
Morfydd Clark got her start in acting at school, where she took the part of Mrs Dai Bread in a production of Under Milk Wood.
Languages
Clark has said she takes pride in the fact that speaking Welsh shaped how she played Galadriel, her bilingual character.
Morfydd Clark movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Personal History of David Copperfield2019as Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow
IMDb rating 6.424K votes
Worked with
Morfydd Clark shares two films with Aneurin Barnard, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Aneurin Barnard's page
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Christopher Plummer's page
Paul Giamatti's page
Tilda Swinton's page
Jonathan Pryce's page
Alexandre AjaDirector, 1 film, 2019
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Rose GlassDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Rose Glass
Whit StillmanDirector, 1 film, 2016
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Awards
Three awards and honors from 2021 to 2023, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2021 | Cymru | Saint Maud | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 2023 | Festival Canneséries | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year | Saint Maud | Won |
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