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Matthew Rhys

(1974) Stage Actor United Kingdom

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Matthew Rhys is a stage actor from the United Kingdom, best known for Patagonia.

Quick Facts About Matthew Rhys

Born: November 8, 1974
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Stage Actor
Notable works: Patagonia
Spouse: Keri Russell

About Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys is a Welsh actor. He gained recognition for playing Kevin Walker in the family drama series Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in the spy drama series The Americans (2013–2018). For his performance in The Americans, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. He was also nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for his guest role in Girls (2017) and for playing the title role in the period series Perry Mason (2020–2023).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Quotes by Matthew Rhys · Page 2

There's such a unique humour in Wales that I just love and miss in Los Angeles.

Humor

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I wasn't one of the cool kids by any stretch. I just bumbled along really.

Children

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I definitely want to go back to the theatre. It is hard work, it is repetitive, but it is intensely rewarding,

Hard

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Me and my friend Ioan Gruffudd are like chalk and cheese when it comes to clothes. He lives for his clothes and…

Chalk

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I would absolutely love to go back to the simplicity of the '80s, where there wasn't texting, social media, iPhones, or smartphones.…

80s

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Within the microcosm of a film you get drawn to people. There are certain projects you care enormously about, and 'The Edge…

About

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I got a lot out of 'Brothers & Sisters' and learnt some incredible things and I think it certainly had come to…

Brother

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I lost a dear friend of mine from a rugby injury at 26. We don't usually deal with mortality at that early…

Age

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I do like to keep my private life to myself. But then again, I don't really get up to much.

Life

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I find acting in contact lenses is bizarre to me, because there's just a giant filter between you and the world. I…

Acting

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I feel comfortable here primarily because I think Los Angeles is made up of people who don't come from here, so you…

Comfortable

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I love the stage. I'm always sniffing around to see if there's something I can squidge in quickly.

Funny

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It's weird how your perspective changes. At the start of your career, you think, 'I just want to do cutting-edge work that…

Blockbuster

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I call Sally Field 'America's Mother!' She is incredible to watch.

America

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We're sometimes treated like the stupid cousin, so I'm always drawn to characters that make you feel good about being Welsh.

Character

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