Tom Rhys Harries Stars in DC's Horror Thriller Clayface — SkimNews
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- Tom Rhys Harries plays the title role in Clayface, a DC Comics supervillain film set in Gotham City, portraying Matt Hagen, a disfigured actor who gains shapeshifting abilities through a dangerous serum developed by Dr. Caitlyn Corr.
- Clayface features grotesque, horror-infused special effects, including a scene where the character’s eyelids melt and must be cut away with nail scissors, which Harries describes as 'the film’s tipping point of ickiness'.
- James Gunn and Matt Reeves produced the film, with Harries enduring a three-month audition process that he says pushed him to the edge of sanity before landing the role.
- Naomi Ackie stars as Dr. Caitlyn Corr, the scientist who creates the experimental serum that restores Matt Hagen’s appearance but triggers unstable, monstrous side effects.
- Tom Rhys Harries draws comparisons between Clayface and films like Darkman and The Substance, positioning it as a psychological horror story about identity, trauma, and transformation rather than a traditional superhero film.
- Tom Rhys Harries attributes his ability to hyper-focus on roles to his ADHD, diagnosed at age seven, which he says has been essential to his career and personal resilience.
Why it matters: For Harries, Clayface represents a career breakthrough after years of supporting roles, while for DC, it’s a high-risk bet on horror-tinged reinvention amid franchise fatigue and costly recent flops like Supergirl—making audience reception critical to greenlighting future experimental adaptations.
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