Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayNov. 8, 1974
BiographyMatthew Rhys ( REESS; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Actor Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Rhys 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), the latter of which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2018. He was further Emmy-nominated for his roles in the HBO comedy series Girls (2017), the HBO mystery series Perry Mason (2020–2023), the Netflix crime thriller miniseries The Beast in Me (2025) and the Apple TV+ 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), Riley Greene in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023), and Gammon Felda / the Florid Sword in The Wingfeather Saga (2024–present).

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