Iwan Rheon

Iwan Rheon (; born 13 May 1985 ) is a Welsh actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Simon Bellamy in the E4 series Misfits (2009–2011), Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2013–2016), and Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars in the film The Dirt. He has also appeared in the series Vicious, Riviera, Inhumans, and Those About to Die.

Early life Rheon was born in Carmarthen, Dyfed, southwestern Wales, on 13 May 1985, the son of Einir and Rheon Tomos. When he was five years old, his family moved to Cardiff. Rheon attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, a Welsh-speaking school, where he began acting in school drama productions at age 17. He was later spotted by a talent scout at a National Eisteddfod of Wales.

Career Acting

At age 17, Rheon joined the Welsh language soap Pobol Y Cwm, in which he originated the role of Macsen White, but later left to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His first notable stage part came in Eight Miles High, which was staged in 2008 at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. Also in 2008, he was cast as the haunted Moritz Stiefel in the London production of the Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening. On 20 December 2011, Rheon announced via Twitter that he had left the show, along with fellow cast member Antonia Thomas.

In 2011, he also appeared in the final episode of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. In 2011, he was nominated for a Golden Nymph in the "Outstanding Actor – Drama Series" category for his role in Misfits. Rheon also made two guest appearances as the character Ben Theodore in Simon Amstell's comedy Grandma's House. In September 2014, Rheon joined the cast of BBC One's Our Girl as Dylan "Smurf" Smith. In 2017, it was announced that Rheon had been cast in ABC's Inhumans series. Rheon played Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars in the 2019 film The Dirt. In 2021 he starred in Sky Cinema's 'A Christmas Number One'. In 2023 he filmed the BBC television feature Men Up, about the first clinical trials for the drug Viagra that took place in Swansea in 1994.

Music Songwriting and singing since the age of 16, Rheon was lead singer in The Convictions until leaving the band to pursue his acting career. In 2010, he recorded his first solo work, Tongue Tied EP, at RAK Studios in London, produced by Jonathan Quarmby and Kevin Bacon. The EP, a four track release with acoustic guitar and voice, was released digitally in June 2010.

He returned to RAK Studios, in April 2011, to record his second EP Changing Times, again produced by Quarmby and Bacon, with the addition of three backing musicians. Changing Times was released on 10 October 2011. On 7 April 2013, Rheon released his third EP Bang! Bang! and on 9 April 2013, released the music video for the title track.

Rheon recorded his first album, Dinard, at RAK Studios in London and Tŷ Cerdd Studios in Wales. The album was released in April 2015 and produced by James Clarke and Jim Unwin. A "self-funded collection of emotive folk-pop songs recorded over several years", the album's title refers to Dinard, a town in Brittany, France, where Rheon met Zoë Grisedale, who was his girlfriend at the time of the album's release.

On July 3, 2025, Rheon released his second album. Titled I Just Wish I'd Never Gone To Space, the album is produced by Chris Hyson and features a first single named Forward Motion.

Personal life Rheon is fluent in both Welsh and English, with Welsh being his first language. He lives in London, and he has a son, born in August 2018, whose mother is Zoë Grisedale. Rheon and Grisedale separated in 2023.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2002–2004 Macsen White 2006 Daniel 2009–2011 Misfits Simon Bellamy Main role (series 1–3) 2010 Coming Up Luka 1 episode 2010–2012 Grandma's House Ben Theodore 2 episodes 2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Lewis 1 episode 2013–2016 Game of Thrones Ramsay Bolton Recurring role (season 3); main role (seasons 4–6) Vicious Ash Weston Main role 2014 Our Girl Dylan "Smurf" Smith Main role (series 1) Under Milk Wood Evans the Death 1 episode 2015 Residue Jonas Flak 3 episodes 2016 The Green Hollow Sam Knight Television film 2017 Urban Myths Adolf Hitler 1 episode Riviera Adam Clios Recurring role (series 1) Inhumans Maximus Main role Family Guy George Harrison / John Lennon / Ring Announcer Voice role; episode: "Petey IV" 2019 PTSD: The War in My Head Narrator 2020 A Special School Narrator The Snow Spider The Voice of Gwydion 2021 American Gods Liam Doyle Recurring role (season 3) The Prince Prince William Voice role A Christmas Number One Blake Cutter Television film 2022 The Light in the Hall Joe Pritchard known as in Welsh 2023 Wolf Molina Recurring Role - 6 episodes Men Up Meurig Jenkins Television film 2024 Those About to Die Tenax 10 episodes 2026The RaptureDick Carwyn

Radio and audiobook Year Title RoleNotes 2013 Darkside The Boy Radio; voice role 2018 Wizards and Robots Narrator Audiobook: prologue 2021 Howl's Moving Castle Wizard Howl Radio; voice role 2025/26 Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions Remus Lupin Audiobook

Video games Year Title Voice roleNotes 2014–2015 Game of Thrones Ramsay Snow Voice role 2021 Total War: Warhammer II Rakarth Voice role

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2008 Eight Miles High Al Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool 2009 Spring Awakening Moritz Stiefel Lyric Hammersmith 2010 The Devil Inside Him Huw Prosser National Theatre Wales 2011 Remembrance Day Lyosha Royal Court Theatre 2018 Foxfinder William Bloor Ambassadors Theatre

Discography EPs Tongue Tied EP (2010) Changing Times EP (2011) Bang, Bang! EP (2013)

Studio albums Dinard (2015) I Just wish I'd never gone to space (2025)

Awards and nominations