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Overview
Work history
Education
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Rhys Miles Thomas

Barri,Y Fro

Summary

I'm a proud Welsh disabled man, originally from Alma in West Wales, but now live in Barry.

Fusable Festival Inclusivity Champion 2024

Dwy'n Cymro Cymraeg.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work history

Current Work includes

Various
  • "Flying Without Wings" - Virtual Production / Green Screen - 3 Camera Shoot (Writer / Co-Producer / Co-Director)
  • "Pwy i Fi? Who Am I" Bilingual Immersive Audio Theatre Show (Writer / Director / Producer)
  • "Writing to Reach You" - short film (Director - In development)
  • "Corff Cadair / Body Chair" Multi Disciplinary Disability led R&D (co - creator / Performer)
  • "Colourbleed" AI concept short
  • "Roll With It" (Writer - In development)
  • "Angels" (Writer - In development)
  • "We Dream of Nothing" Virtual Production / Green Screen and Motion Capture ( Co-Producer / Co-Director)

Directing Work Includes

Various
Various
08.1999 - Current
  • "Draw Dros y Don / Hidden In Plain Sight" Bilingual Immersive Audio and VR Interactive Theatre Show (Writer / Director)
  • "Writing to Reach You" - short film (Director - In development)
  • "Flying Without Wings" - UK Virtual Production / Green Screen / Motion Capture (Co-Show Runner / Co-Director)
  • "Colourbleed" AI concept short film
  • "We Dream of Nothing" cross UK Virtual Production / Green Screen / Motion Capture (Co-Show Runner / Co-Director)
  • "Harry's Game" Interactive Film (Co-Director - In Development)
  • "Lost Boys and Fairies" Duck Soup / BBC - Observer Director
  • "The Lazarus Project" Urban Myth / Sky Production (Shadow Director)
  • "Family Trailer" - award nominated trailer
  • "A Not So Silent Night" - Short for BBC / It's My Shout (Short Film)
  • “Out There” - BBC / Ffilm Cymru (Short Film)
  • "Break Free" Multi camera - First long form web series in Wales
  • "Y Ty" - S4C (TV Drama Series Director of Dance Sequences inc 100 People performing a routine on Cardiff Queen St))
  • "I Just Don't Know" (Short Film - Co-Director)
  • “Goldfish Bowl Trilogy" - Multi-Platform Director - Swansea / Neath / Port Talbot venues. (Theatre / Dance / Online)
  • “Faultline”- Associate Director - Miners Institute Rhosllanerchrugog. (Theatre)
  • “50 Ways to Kill Your Lover" - Chapter Arts Theatre Cardiff. (Theatre)
  • “Cwm John” - Co-Director - Swansea Grand / Chapter Arts Theatre Cardiff. (Theatre)

Writing work includes

Various
Cardiff
  • "Draw Dros y Don / Hidden In Plain Sight" Bilingual Immersive Audio and VR Interactive Theatre Show (Writer / Director)
  • "Angels" 6 part TV series (Writer/Creator - In development)
  • "Flying Without Wings" - (Cross UK Virtual Production Project / Green Screen / Motion Capture)
  • "Harry's Game" Interactive Horror Film (Co-writer)
  • "Out There” Short Film for BBC / Ffilm Cymru
  • "Y Tŷ” Creator & Co-writer 8-part TV drama series for S4C
  • "My life - Living with a Disability through the Pandemic" 20m Doc Radio Cymru (Welsh language Radio Wales) - Co-Director / Writer
  • "You've got to roll with it" Sitcom (pilot written)
  • “ColourBleed” Feature Film (written)
  • "Family" TV Series (pilot written)
  • "Hidden in Plain Sight" - (TV Drama)
  • "Fools Gold” One man Theatre Show (Edinburgh Festival)
  • "50 ways to kill your Lover” One man Theatre Show (Chapter Arts Cardiff, I Just Don't Know” Short Film
  • "Intersection #69” Novel (winner of the Welsh Academy Mentoring Scheme)

Producing work includes

Various
  • "Flying Without Wings" - cross UK Virtual Production / Green Screen and Motion Capture (Writer / Co-Producer / Co-Director)
  • "We Dream of Nothing" Virtual Production / Green Screen and Motion Capture ( Co-Producer / Co-Director)
  • R&D - Making Ffilm more accessible to Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent crew and talent - through Virtual Production
  • “Bryn Gobaith” Touring Theatre Show (GlassShot)
  • “In Plain Sight” Touring Theatre Show (GlassShot)
  • “The Fixer” (Short Film)
  • 'I just Don't Know" (Short Film)
  • co-Produced "Dockers's Run" First Large Scale Street Game in Wales

Acting work includes

Various
  • "Draw Dros y Don" One Man Mixed Media Theatre Show (Writer / Performer)
  • “Jason and the Argonauts” Film (Hallmark)
  • “Lost Battalion” Film (Fox / A&E)
  • “Very Annie Mary” Film (Film Four)
  • “Rape of the Fair Country” – lead (Theatr Clwyd)

Choreographer / Dance work includes

Various
  • Worked as a dancer in UK, South Africa, Lithuania and Germany
  • “Y Tŷ” (TV choreography with 100 people dancing )
  • "Peace / Síocháin" - with Irish Protestant and Catholic children

Teaching / Course Leader includes

Various
  • Digital Manager – Cyfle (Training Agency)
  • Guest Lecturer on Film Degree at UWE
  • Ran 1st level 4 interactive media apprenticeships in the UK
  • Created, wrote and ran courses to PG Certification level
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed.

Education

Master of Arts - Film

Film School of Wales
Newport
08.2005

Bachelor of Arts - Acting

Welsh College of Music And Drama
Cardiff
08.1997

Skills

  • Directing for Film / Theatre / Web
  • Writing for TV / Film / Theatre / Graphic Novels
  • Acting for TV / Film / Theatre / Radio
  • Producing for Theatre / Short Film / TV
  • Transmedia
  • High Level Digital Training
  • Production Management
  • Leadership
  • Communication skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Team building

Timeline

Directing Work Includes

Various
08.1999 - Current

Current Work includes

Various

Writing work includes

Various

Producing work includes

Various

Acting work includes

Various

Choreographer / Dance work includes

Various

Teaching / Course Leader includes

Various

Master of Arts - Film

Film School of Wales

Bachelor of Arts - Acting

Welsh College of Music And Drama
Rhys Miles Thomas