Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys ( REESS; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. Known for portraying morally complex protagonists, he has received various accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first and only actor to win in all three Lead Actor categories in Emmys history. He has also been nominated for two Actor Awards, two BAFTAs, 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 earned Emmy nominations for his roles in the HBO comedy series Girls (2017), the HBO mystery series Perry Mason (2020–2023), and at the 2026 Emmy Awards he was a three-time winner, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in the Netflix crime thriller The Beast in Me (2025) and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and, as executive producer, Outstanding Comedy Series in the Apple TV comedy-horror series Widow's Bay (2026–present). 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).