Mared Swain

Cardiff, United Kingdom
Height: 5' 7" (170cm)
Playing Age: 26 - 35 years
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Length: Long
Voice Character: Natural
Unions: Equity
Role Types: White

Credits

Television
Eira Price, PEN TALAR, Fiction Factory, Gareth Bryn
Megan Fawcett, TEULU, Boomerang for ITV Wales, Gareth Rowland
Carys Jenkins (Lead/ Regular), POBOL Y CWM (2008-2009), BBC Wales, Various
Katie Jones, HUGHIE GREEN: MOST SINCERELY, BBC TV, Daniel Percival
Various (Sketch Show), Y RHAGLEN WIRION NA, Apollo for S4C, Paul Jones
Cez (Lead/ Regular), COWBOIS AC INJANS (2 Series), Opus for S4C, Eryl Huw Phillips
Branwen, TELEDU EDDIE, Apollo for S4C, Lona Llewelyn Davies
Various Roles, MAWR, Alfresco for S4C
Fflur, POBOL Y CYM, BBC Wales, Morgan Hopkin
Ellie, MINDBLOWING, HTV/S4C, Euros Lyn
Melanie, A MIND TO KILL, Fiction Factory/S4C/Channel 5, Euros Lyn
Becky, ROWND A ROWND, FFilmiau’r Nant/S4C, Robin Evans

Theatre
Assistant Director, PERSIANS, National Theatre of Wales, Mike Pearson
Various, GET TOGETHER (Workshop), Sherman Cymru, Arwell Griffiths
Company, WRITE TO ROCK, Clwyd Theatre, Kate Wasserberg
Various, THE BELLS OF SHOREDITCH (Workshop), Dirty Protest Theatre, Vicky Jones
Sarah, THE WHOLE TRUTH – PART 2, Latitude Festival, Catrin Rees
Rachel, MY PEOPLE (Workshop), Young Vic Theatre, Adele Thomas
Delw, TY AR Y TYWOD OUSE ON THE SAND), Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Judith Roberts
Caryl, AND NOW WHAT?, Theatr Clwyd, Sara Argent
Sun/ Moon, HOW HIGH IS UP?/ PA MOR UCHEL YW FYNY?, Theatr Gwent, Tonya Smith
Martha Simmonds, ECSTACY, ELAN Wales, Firenza Guidi

Radio
Chaz, FLY GIRLS, BBC Wales for Radio 4, Dave Britton
Siobhan, Y PECHADURIAID, Boomerang for Radio Cymru, Hugh Williams
Various, O DYNA BECHOD, Damage production for Radio Cymru, Gethin Jones
Sioned, MOLIERE IMAGINAIRE , BBC Wales for Radio 4, Alison Hindell
Millie, MATTIE AND BLUEBOTTLE, BBC Wales for Radio 4, Alison Hindell

Voiceover
Various Voices, SABRINA, Atsain, Pat Griffiths

Skills

Accents & Dialects * = native

American-Standard, Cardiff, Liverpool, Northern, RP, Scottish-Standard, Welsh-Northern, Welsh-Southern*

Languages * = mother tongue

English*, French, Welsh*

Music & Dance * = highly skilled

Aerobics, Clarinet, Folk Dancing, Harp, Jazz Dancing, Mezzo-Soprano*, Period Dancing, Piano, Recorder, Viola*

Performance

Narration, Singer-Professional, Voice Over

Sports

Horse-riding*, Sailing*, Skiing*, Stage Combat*, Swimming*

Vehicle Licences

Car Driving Licence

Mared Swain

Director Cardiff, United Kingdom


Overview

Since graduating from RWCMD in 2003, Mared has worked extensively as an actress in theatre, television and radio. She has written two short films, and was part of a writing team for Dominos for Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, and has storylined the series Caerdydd with Fiction Factory for S4C.

Since 2007 she has been directing theatre and has been co-producer of Dirty Protest Theatre Company, a Cardiff based new writing company staging short plays. Mared has directed new plays which have been performed in venues including The Camden Roundhouse, Latitude Festival, Wales Millennium Centre, Sherman Cymru and Galeri in Caernarfon, alongside many fringe venues around Cardiff.

Television
Eira Price, PEN TALAR, Fiction Factory, Gareth Bryn
Megan Fawcett, TEULU, Boomerang for ITV Wales, Gareth Rowland
Carys Jenkins (Lead/ Regular), POBOL Y CWM (2008-2009), BBC Wales, Various
Katie Jones, HUGHIE GREEN: MOST SINCERELY, BBC TV, Daniel Percival
Various (Sketch Show), Y RHAGLEN WIRION NA, Apollo for S4C, Paul Jones
Cez (Lead/ Regular), COWBOIS AC INJANS (2 Series), Opus for S4C, Eryl Huw Phillips
Branwen, TELEDU EDDIE, Apollo for S4C, Lona Llewelyn Davies
Various Roles, MAWR, Alfresco for S4C
Fflur, POBOL Y CYM, BBC Wales, Morgan Hopkin
Ellie, MINDBLOWING, HTV/S4C, Euros Lyn
Melanie, A MIND TO KILL, Fiction Factory/S4C/Channel 5, Euros Lyn
Becky, ROWND A ROWND, FFilmiau’r Nant/S4C, Robin Evans

Theatre
Assistant Director, PERSIANS, National Theatre of Wales, Mike Pearson
Various, GET TOGETHER (Workshop), Sherman Cymru, Arwell Griffiths
Company, WRITE TO ROCK, Clwyd Theatre, Kate Wasserberg
Various, THE BELLS OF SHOREDITCH (Workshop), Dirty Protest Theatre, Vicky Jones
Sarah, THE WHOLE TRUTH – PART 2, Latitude Festival, Catrin Rees
Rachel, MY PEOPLE (Workshop), Young Vic Theatre, Adele Thomas
Delw, TY AR Y TYWOD OUSE ON THE SAND), Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Judith Roberts
Caryl, AND NOW WHAT?, Theatr Clwyd, Sara Argent
Sun/ Moon, HOW HIGH IS UP?/ PA MOR UCHEL YW FYNY?, Theatr Gwent, Tonya Smith
Martha Simmonds, ECSTACY, ELAN Wales, Firenza Guidi

Radio
Chaz, FLY GIRLS, BBC Wales for Radio 4, Dave Britton
Siobhan, Y PECHADURIAID, Boomerang for Radio Cymru, Hugh Williams
Various, O DYNA BECHOD, Damage production for Radio Cymru, Gethin Jones
Sioned, MOLIERE IMAGINAIRE , BBC Wales for Radio 4, Alison Hindell
Millie, MATTIE AND BLUEBOTTLE, BBC Wales for Radio 4, Alison Hindell

Voiceover
Various Voices, SABRINA, Atsain, Pat Griffiths

Height: 5' 7" (170cm)
Playing Age: 26 - 35 years
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Length: Long
Voice Character: Natural
Unions: Equity
Role Types: White