Davyd Harries was born 31 January, 1937 in Porthcawl. He is a Welsh actor who played Sam Lester in The Chief, Mr. Daley in Angels, Shapp in Doctor Who, Mr Fey in Casualty, Bowles in Berkeley Square, Jack Dutton in Accident, Sgt. Ken Ridgeway in Hunter's Walk, Victorin in Cousin Bette, and he has also been in Softly Softly, Department S, No Exit, Blake's 7, Minder, The Gentle Touch, The Charmer, Oliver Twist, The Bill, Bergerac, Cadfael, Coronation Street, Bugs, Dalziel and Pascoe, The Knock, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, and Murphy's Law.