Sara Gregory

Sara Lloyd-Gregory (born 19 August 1986), also billed as Sara Gregory, is a British actress from Ammanford, Wales. She is known for her leading role in the S4C drama series Alys and appearing in the Sky1 series Thorne: Sleepyhead.

Early life Sara Gregory was born in Ammanford in 1986 to Yvonne (née Lloyd) and Adrian Gregory. She attended Maes yr Yrfa School in Cross Hands and had studied ballet from the age of three. She was intent on becoming a dancer until the age of 16, when she developed an interest in acting. Following her high school graduation, she went on to study at Gorseinon College in Swansea for a brief time, although her ambition to perform would prevail. She enrolled at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, a conservatoire in Cardiff, from which she never graduated. She opted instead to pursue a career on screen, a decision which proved successful due to her affiliation with the Mark Jermin Stage School and his agency.

Career Her debut came in 2003 in Stopping Distance, a film about gang rape in which she appeared as a teenage girl called Melanie. In 2004, she made her second stage appearance, this time as teenager Julie Osman—the daughter of a Turkish Muslim man who was the victim of a racially motivated murder in South Wales—in A Way of Life.

In 2006, she completed a hat-trick of appearances in controversial films by portraying the role of a girl called Serena in Little White Lies. The film was a comedy which featured racism and was, like A Way of Life, filmed in South Wales. Later that year, she starred in the Torchwood episode "Day One" as a young woman called Carys Fletcher who is possessed by an alien that feeds off orgasmic energy. In 2007, she became one of the regular cast of the BBC Wales drama Belonging, as Nadine Weaver.

In 2008, she played the female lead in Romeo and Juliet at the New Theatre, Cardiff.

In 2011, she starred in the lead role of the new S4C Welsh television series Alys. She returned for the second season of Alys which was broadcast in late 2012. In 2013, Sara won the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress, following her role as Alys.

In 2018 and 2019, she played Amy in two series of the BBC Wales mockumentary Tourist Trap.

Personal life Gregory's partner is actor Carwyn Jones; they have a son, Idris.

Film and television appearances + Film Year Title Role Directed by 2004 A Way of Life Julie Osman Amma Asante 2006 Little White Lies Serena Caradog W. James 2008 Affinity Madeleine Tim Fywell 2010 S.N.U.B! Anna Jonathan Glendening 2010 Patagonia Chica del Valle Marc Evans 2013 Another Me Woman with baby Isabel Coixet 2014 Get Up and Go Ella Brendan Grant 2015 Under Milk Wood Gossamer Beynon Kevin Allen

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Stopping Distance Melanie TV movie 2006 Torchwood Carys Fletcher Series 1 (guest; #1.2) 2007 Y Pris Llio Edwards Series 1 (recurring; 4 episodes) 2008 Belonging Nadine Series 9 (main; 7 episodes) 2008 Tess of the d'Urbervilles Nancy Darch Miniseries (episode 1) 2009 Doctors Carmel Coates Series 11 (guest; #11.15) 2009 Blodau Cat S4C drama series 2009 Sleep with Me Young Lelia TV movie 2010 Being Human Amy McBride Series 2 (guest; #2.8) 2010 Thorne: Sleepyhead Alison Willetts Series 1 (supporting; 3 episodes) 2011 Bloody Norah Amy TV movie 2011–2012 Alys Alys Series 1 & 2 (main; 16 episodes) 2013 Doctors Olwyn Prytherch Series 15 (guest; #15.20) 2013–2016 Hinterland Catrin John Series 1 & 3 (guest; 2 episodes) 2014 The Devil’s Vice Suzanne TV movie 2014 Cara Fi Manon Series 1 (guest; #1.3) 2016–2017 Byw Celwydd Lowri Ogwen Jones Series 1 & 2 (main; 16 episodes) 2017 Doctors Rachael Lambert Series 18 (guest; #18.183/#18.184) 2018 Casualty Carly McLeod Series 32 (guest; #32.30) 2018–2019 Tourist Trap Amy Series 1 & 2 (main; 12 episodes) 2021 The Pembrokeshire Murders Leanne Dauncey Miniseries (episode 3) 2021 Bregus Lucy Series 1 (guest; #1.1/#1.2) 2021 Manhunt Alice Turner Series 2 (guest; #2.1) 2021 On the Edge Hayley Series 3 (guest; #3.2) 2022 Casualty Hannah Evans Series 36 (guest; #36.44) 2023 Yr Amgueddfa Annette Series 2 (4 episodes) 2023 Anfamol Nia Series 1 (5 episodes) 2024 Creisis Janette Series 1 2024–present Pobol y Cwm Eleri Beynon Series regular