Rhodri Meilir

Actor · Born November 18, 1978 (47) · Mold, Clwyd, Wales

Rhodri Meilir is a Welsh actor born in Mold, then in Clwyd, Wales. He was educated at Ysgol Maes Garmon in Mold, and Aberystwyth University's Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies. Best known for playing Alfie Butts in the BBC sitcom "My Family", Meilir has also appeared in a number of popular television shows such as "Afterlife" and Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather" on Sky One. He has also featured in a number of films, including "The Baker" and the 2014 film "Pride", directed by Matthew Warchus. In 2006, he appeared in the "Doctor Who" episode "The Runaway Bride". He appeared in the 2015 remake of Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood"/"Dan y Wenallt". He is well known on Welsh television for his roles in an extensive range of shows including "Y Pris", "Caerdydd", "Teulu", "Tipyn o Stad", "Cyw" and "Y Gwyll". He played the lead role of Trefor the taxi driver in "Gwlad yr Astra Gwyn", for which he received a BAFTA Cymru nomination as best actor in 2013, and was the original "Rapsgaliwn". In 2016-2017 he appeared in a regular role in the drama "Byw Celwydd". Meilir has toured with numerous theatre companies including Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Theatr Fran Wen and Bara Caws.

What are Rhodri Meilir's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

25%

Self

17%

Survival

17%

Society

17%

Morality

13%

Ideas

6%

Power

4%

Family bonds3 Community3 Grief2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Threshold guardianas Mr. Webb in Our Town (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Warm

4

Contemplative

3

Melancholic

3

Bittersweet

2

Other

2

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 Hopeful2 Thought-provoking2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rhodri Meilir's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (5).

Also on these channels

Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
Sundance Now1 title, show their title on Sundance Now

Subscription and free streaming for Rhodri Meilir's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Our Town(2026)
as Mr. Webb
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Effi o Blaenau(2026)
Actor
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Under Salt Marsh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 5 episodes · as Ned Bevan
Death Valley(2025)
Show 1 episode · as Aeron
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
National Theatre Live: Nye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as David Bevan/Councillor Hopkins
Tree on a Hill(2023)
Show 6 episodes · as Clive Lewis
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Y Sŵn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Nicholas Edwards
Galwad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Tomos
The Feast(2021)
as Euros
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Bregus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 6 episodes · as Mart
The Arborist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Joe Crawford
In My Skin(2018)
Show 10 episodes · as Dilwyn Gwyndaf
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Hidden(2018)
Show 8 episodes · as Dylan Harris
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Under Milk Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Mr. Ogmore
Pride(2014)
as Martin
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
35 Diwrnod(2014)
Show 6 episodes · as Bill
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Patagonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Rhodri
Hogfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Bilious
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Rhodri
Hogfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 2 episodes · as Bilious
Afterlife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Actor
My Family(2000)
Show as Alfie Butts
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Lluest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
The rapbook missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Rapsgaliwn

Career shape

Star power in the 87^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 21 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

The Feast (2021)

$81K worldwide

Highest rated

In My Skin (2018)

Midcredits 92^nd

Film career

20052026

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2006Screen debut· Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting23 of 23 · 66^th

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s11 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Rhodri Meilir work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rhodri Meilir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nia Roberts shares the most, 4.