Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans, known professionally as Matthew Rhys, is a Welsh actor. He is known for his Emmy-nominated role as Philip Jennings on the FX drama series The Americans. He also starred as Kevin Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters, and as Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth8 November 1974
CityCardiff, Wales
dark order actors
I'm certainly not one of those actors who remain in a dark place the entire time in order to be doing the scene. I sort of come in and out of it. It can be to the detriment of my performance sometimes!
morning sea people
I was shocked by the amount of Welsh people in L.A. We'd go to this British pub to watch the 'Six Nations' early in the morning and I remember the first time I walked in it was just a sea of red.
clothes house cheese
Me and my friend Ioan Gruffudd are like chalk and cheese when it comes to clothes. He lives for his clothes and has an amazing wardrobe. If we're going out I'll turn up at his house and say, 'I haven't got anything to wear,' and he'll tut and sigh and then lend me something swanky.
shifting easy planes
I'm 33 now and I seem to have hit a fitness plane. Shifting the wobbly bits isn't as easy as it used to be.
hard-work theatre want
I definitely want to go back to the theatre. It is hard work, it is repetitive, but it is intensely rewarding,
play publication
You play to whatever publication you're being interviewed by.
cousin stupid character
We're sometimes treated like the stupid cousin, so I'm always drawn to characters that make you feel good about being Welsh.
beautiful cutting men
Generally speaking, I'm a jeans, T-shirt and boots man but I do own an Armani suit, which gets a regular outing. It's nothing fancy - just a classic, well-cut suit with clean lines and beautiful tailoring. It's timeless and you can mix and match it with anything to dress up or dress down.
unique missing los-angeles
There's such a unique humour in Wales that I just love and miss in Los Angeles.
silly thinking lasts
I thought maybe I'd be a farmer. That was another silly notion. I think I'd last about five minutes, being a farmer.
girl mother nice
I think my mother would be very happy if I found a nice Welsh girl.
stage ifs i-can
I love the stage. I'm always sniffing around to see if there's something I can squidge in quickly.
get-up private-life
I do like to keep my private life to myself. But then again, I don't really get up to much.
brother brother-sister my-time
I absolutely loved my time at 'Brothers & Sisters,' what I learned and everything that went with it. It was an incredibly formative time for me.