Confirmed attachments
The talent bringing The Rag to life.
Starring Jack Parry-Jones, Sam Locke and Richard Harrington.
Joe Davies
Merthyr-born, RADA-trained. Won BAFTA Cymru Best Actor for Philip John's Moon Dogs.
Selected credits
House of the Dragon (HBO) · Hijack (Apple TV+) · The Crown (Netflix) · Our Girl (BBC) · Bang (S4C) · Moon Dogs (2016), lead
“Lockie”
Merthyr-born, trained at Merthyr College. Breakout in Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later.
Selected credits
28 Years Later (2025) · 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) · The Way (BBC) · Itopia (2023)
John Davies
Born in Merthyr. BAFTA Cymru Best Actor, including for Y Gwyll / Hinterland.
Selected credits
Y Gwyll / Hinterland (S4C / BBC), lead · Poldark (BBC) · The Crown (Netflix) · Bleak House (BBC) · Spooks (BBC) · Gwen (2018)
Music & score
The Rag's music and score come from Alabama 3 — the genre-clashing collective whose anthem “Woke Up This Morning” became the theme to The Sopranos.
Frontman Larry Love (Rob Spragg) was born in Merthyr Tydfil — so the sound, like the story, comes home to the valleys. Watch him make the case for the film below.
Larry Love on The Rag