Steffan Rhodri

Steffan Rhodri (born 1967) is a Welsh film and television actor, best known for portraying bus driver Dave Coaches in the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey.

Early and personal life Steffan Rhodri was born in 1967, in Morriston, Swansea, and is the cousin of novelist Mark Ellis.

He is well known as a fan of Swansea City F.C., for whom he made a DVD called The Golden Year.

Career Rhodri has appeared in both English-language and Welsh-language films, television and stage productions. He played Reg Cattermole in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and provided the voice of Drippy in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. He has been called "Wales' most prolific actor".

On stage, he played Banquo alongside Ralph Fiennes in Simon Godwin's production of Macbeth.

Rhodri is best known for portraying bus driver Dave Coaches in the comedy series Gavin & Stacey.

Filmography Twin Town (1997) – Hunky Solomon and Gaenor (1999) – Noah Jones Ali G Indahouse (2002) – School Teacher Cymru Fach (2008) The Big I Am (2010) – DS Moseley Submarine (2010) – Mr. Davey Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) – Reg Cattermole Ironclad (2011) – Cooper Under Milk Wood (2015) – Mog Edwards Wonder Woman (2017) – Colonel Darnell Last Summer (2018) – Sgt Morgan Don't Breathe 2 (2021) – The Surgeon / Dr. Thomas Hanniman Mr Burton (2025) – Dic Jenkins

Television

Pobol y Cwm (1995–1996, 1998, BBC) – Jon Markham A Mind to Kill (1997, S4C/Channel 5) – Young Sir Isaac Gwillym Tales from Pleasure Beach (2001, BBC) – Wes Con Passionate (2005, S4C) – Andy Wire in the Blood (2005, ITV) – Bill Denton Heartbeat (2007, ITV) – Frank Jepson Belonging (2008) – Ed Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off.... to Glastonbury (2007, TV movie) Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, 2024, BBC) – Dave Coaches Men Up (2023) – Colin White Das Boot (2023) – Admiral Kenton The Way (2024) – Geoff Driscoll Death Valley (2025) – DCI Barry Clarke The Guest (2025) - Nick Death in Paradise (2026) - George McCann

Theatre Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh – Hampstead Theatre, London, 2002–2003 The Birthday Party – Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 2006 The Father – Chichester, 2006 Great Expectations – Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 2009 Mary Stuart – Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 2009 Walter Harrison in This House by James Graham – Garrick Theatre, 2016–2017 Killer Joe by Tracy Letts – Trafalgar Studios, 2018 Banquo in Macbeth by William Shakespeare – 2023-24

Audio drama He also guest-starred in a number of Doctor Who spin-off audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions. These include Dreamtime, The Bone of Contention and as the British Prime Minister in UNIT: The Longest Night and UNIT: The Wasting.