Tom Rhys Harries, a man with mid-length blond hair, looks at his reflection in a window lit red by a glowing neon sign. The skin around his eyes is drooping down unnaturally and he is touching his hand to his face, pushing his skin back up to his eye. Image source, Warner Brothers
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Tom Rhys Harries says wearing malleable prosthetics was a "steep learning curve"

ByLucy OwenBBC Wales
  • Published17 October 2026

Actors are often said to be the face of the film, but in Tom Rhys Harries' breakout role in DC's latest blockbuster, that part of the body becomes the focal point to chart the character's descent into villainy.

Rhys Harries plays the lead in Clayface as Matt Hagen - a handsome, successful actor.

When his face is mutilated in an attack, he volunteers for trials of a new treatment with horrifying side effects that transform his face into living clay.