Matthew Rhys
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Matthew Rhys Evans 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). In 2025, he appeared as Nile Jarvis in the crime thriller series The Beast in Me.
Film & TV
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Matthew Rhys Evans, known professionally as Matthew Rhys, is a Welsh actor, best-known as Kevin Walker on the U.S. ABC family drama "Brothers & Sisters", and as Dylan Thomas in "The Edge of Love".
Known for
- Golden Axe — Gilius Thunderhead (voice)2026
- Widow's Bay — Mayor Tom Loftis2026
- Hallow Road — Frank / Husband (voice)2025
- The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins — The Florid Sword (voice)2025
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius — Self/Narrator2025
- Waiting for Burton — Richard Burton (voice)2025
- The Beast in Me — Nile Jarvis2025
- Towards Zero — Inspector Leach2025
- The American Revolution — Thomas Paine (voice)2025
- IF — Ghost (voice)2024
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Key facts
- Born
- Matthew Rhys , ( 1974-11-08 ) 8 November 1974 (age 51) , Cardiff , Wales
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1997–present
- Partner
- Keri Russell (2014–present)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rhys
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cardiff
- Spouse
- Keri Russell
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Welsh
- Native language
- Welsh
- Image
- Matthew Rhys.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1974-11-08
- Commons category
- Matthew Rhys
- birth name
- Matthew Rhys Evans
- unmarried partner
- Keri Russell
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- name in native language
- Matthew Rhys
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthew Rhys (/riːs/ REESS; born 8 November 1974) 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). In 2025, he appeared as antagonist Nile Jarvis in the psychological thriller miniseries The Beast in Me. Rhys is currently playing the lead role in the comedy-horror series Widow's Bay (2026).
In film, Rhys appeared as Demetrius in Titus (1999), Doc Fairweather in Deathwatch (2002), Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love (2008), Daniel Ellsberg in The Post (2017), and Lloyd Vogel in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also voiced several characters in animated series, including Aloysius in Infinity Train (2019), Emperor Belos in The Owl House (2020–2023), and Riley Greene in Gremlins (2023).
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