Sian Reese-Williams

Sian Reese-Williams (born 18 November 1981)[1] is a Welsh theatre and television actress and singer, best known for playing Genesis Walker in Emmerdale.

For other people named Sian Williams, see Sian Williams (disambiguation).

Sian Reese-Williams
Born (1981-11-18) 18 November 1981
Glanamman, Wales
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
TelevisionEmmerdale (2008–2013)
Hinterland (2016)
Hidden (2018–)
Line of Duty (2019–)

She received the BBC London Theatre Award for outstanding performance in a musical in 2001 for her role in the National Youth Music Theatre's production of The Dreaming.

She graduated in Drama from the University of Hull and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.[2]

Television

In 2008, Reese-Williams was cast to play the role of Gennie Walker in Emmerdale. The character was created by series producer Kathleen Beedles, although by the time Reese-Williams's first episode aired on 1 April 2008, Anita Turner had taken over from Beedles.[3] She was cast in the role and started filming in the week beginning 3 March 2008. It was announced that Reese-Williams was to leave the soap in 2013. Her character was killed off on 25 July 2013.

In 2016, she featured in series 3 of critically acclaimed Welsh crime drama Hinterland / Y Gwyll, playing DI Tom Matthias's love interest, Manon.

In 2017, she starred in series 3 of the BAFTA award-winning 35 Diwrnod for S4C.

She played the role of Trudy in the BBC One/Netflix drama Requiem, which aired in early 2018, followed by the lead role of Detective Inspector Cadi John, in a bilingual crime drama that was shown on S4C in January 2018 as Craith, with English dialogue dubbed into Welsh, before being broadcast with bilingual dialogue on BBC Wales and BBC Four as Hidden in June 2018.[4] A second series aired in 2019.

In January 2020, she appeared in Silent Witness as Tina Harcourt, a long time beaten wife who took revenge on the husbands & partners of other beaten women by killing some & framing others for those murders.

Theatre

Following her stint in Emmerdale, Reese-Williams returned to theatre and in November 2013 played "Marta" in Children of Fate at the Bussey Building in Peckham.

In May/June 2014, she played 'Linda' in Alan Bennett's Enjoy at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

She has worked extensively with new-writing theatre Paines Plough on their Roundabout Theatre season. She starred to wide critical acclaim as W in Duncan Macmillan's Lungs, which was awarded the 2016 Manchester Theatre Award for Best Studio Production.

In 2012, she voiced the playable character of Boudica, the Welsh-speaking leader of the Celts, in Civilization V: Gods and Kings, an expansion pack of the video game Sid Meier's Civilization V.

Personal life

Reese-Williams was born in Glanamman, South Wales. She lived in Swansea until the age of 4, when her family moved to Brecon, Mid Wales. Reese-Williams is a native speaker of Welsh.

She now lives in South London.

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Silent Witness Tina Harcourt
2019 Pili Pala Sara Morris Main role
2019 Line of Duty Sgt. Jane Cafferty Series 5
2018–present Craith / Hidden DI Cadi John 2 series
2017 Requiem Trudy Franken Main role
2017 35 Diwrnod Sara Main role
2016 Hinterland Manon Series 3 regular
2009 Loose Women Herself Guest - 1 episode
2008–2013 Emmerdale Gennie Walker Series Regular - 722 episodes
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2019 Justine Leanne

References
  1. "BBC Mid Wales Showbiz". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  2. BBC Wales Hall of Fame Sian Reese-Davies Archived 20 July 2012 at Archive.today
  3. Green, Kris (27 May 2008). "Bonus Scoop: Emmerdale series producer Anita Turner". Digital Spy.
  4. "Interview with Sian Reese-Williams (DI Cadi John)". BBC Media Centre. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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