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Matthew Rhys Biography

Matthew Rhys Evans (born 8 November 1974), known professionally as Matthew Rhys (/riːs/), is a Welsh actor. He is best 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.

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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, Cousin, Good, Like, Stupid, Welsh

I think my mother would be very happy if I found a nice Welsh girl.

Girl, Happy, Mother, Nice, Think, Welsh

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.

Acting, Calmed, Games, Invested, Twenties

I got a lot out of 'Brothers Sisters' and learnt some incredible things and I think it certainly had come to a natural ending, so it was definitely time to move on.

Brother, Ending, Incredible, Moving, Things, Thinking

I love it when television is shot in a cinematic way and I think to aspire to that is no bad thing.

Bad, Cinematic, Love, Television, Thinking, Way

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.

80S, Fond, Memories, Real, War

Any lie should be as close to the truth as possible.

Close, Lie, Lying, Possible, Truth

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!

Actors, Dark, Detriment, Order, Remain, Time

I've realised that nobody's going to die if I don't get it right and that there are a number of things out there, beyond acting, that are very interesting and fulfilling.

Acting, Interesting, Numbers, Right

I've suffered from an identity crisis my entire life. It's why I went into acting.

Acting, Crisis, Identity, Life

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.

Bits, Easy, Shifting, Used

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.

Body, Draw, Hair, Removing, Waxing

I thought maybe I'd be a farmer. That was another silly notion. I think I'd last about five minutes, being a farmer.

Five, Lasts, Minutes, Silly, Think, Thinking

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.

Acting, Contact, Filter, Giants, Sound, Sounds

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

Kids, Cool Kid, Stretch, Cool, Bumbled

Within the microcosm of a film you get drawn to people. There are certain projects you care enormously about, and 'The Edge Of Love' was one because I was portraying a great hero of mine, Dylan Thomas.

Care, Dylan, Edge, Hero, Love, People

When I speak to people from Britain, that's when I feel like a fake, speaking with an American accent.

Fake, People, Speak, Speaking

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

Los, Los Angeles, Love, Missing, Unique

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

Definitely, Hard, Hard Work, Theatre, Want, Work

I would absolutely love to go back to the simplicity of the '80s, where there wasn't texting, social media, iPhones, or smartphones. I love the fact that you would go home and check your messages. I'm not well suited to the world of modern technology.

Home, Technology, Iphone, Social, 80S

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