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
home long lazy
At home I can become lazy and if a Welsh word is really long, I just replace it with English.
acting filters lenses
I find acting in contact lenses is bizarre to me, because there's just a giant filter between you and the world. I know it sounds painfully, ridiculously obvious, but it's true. You're just so detached.
hair body lines
As for waxing, I've never waxed in my life and I never would. I'm extremely Welsh, so I draw the line at removing body hair.
people fake speak
When I speak to people from Britain, that's when I feel like a fake, speaking with an American accent.
acting identity crisis
I've suffered from an identity crisis my entire life. It's why I went into acting.
age appreciation deal dear early fit friend given injury mine mortality rugby time trying
I lost a dear friend of mine from a rugby injury at 26. We don't usually deal with mortality at that early age and it's given me an appreciation of time, of trying to fit everything in.
games acting twenties
In my twenties, I thought I was Robert De Niro and I invested all of myself in my acting. But, as I've got older, I've calmed down a bit. I've thrown my game plan out of the window.
memories war real
I have very fond memories of the 80s; they were very formative years for me. I certainly remember the Cold War. It was a closer doorstep for the Brits than the Americans, so it was a very real and palpable threat at the time.
amount british early morning people pub remember shocked time walked watch welsh
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.
thinking people towns
I feel comfortable here primarily because I think Los Angeles is made up of people who don't come from here, so you can find kindred spirits very easily. It's a town of gypsies.
thinking numbers people
I've done a number of projects where people go, 'This is your breakthrough role,' so I've stopped thinking that.
reality thinking perfect
In my head, I think I'd make a perfect spy, but in reality, I don't think I'd fare very well.
thinking television way
I love it when television is shot in a cinematic way and I think to aspire to that is no bad thing.
kids cool-kid
I wasn't one of the cool kids by any stretch. I just bumbled along really.