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Matthew Rhys

ACTOR · BORN 1974

Matthew Rhys

Born
8 November 1974
Known for
Perry Mason (2020), Hallow Road (2025), Death Comes to Pemberley (2013), The Scapegoat (2012)

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Matthew Rhys (born 8 November 1974) is an actor best known for Perry Mason, Hallow Road and Death Comes to Pemberley.

11 Interesting Facts About Matthew Rhys

Interesting Facts (7)

  1. #001

    He and his partner Keri Russell first crossed paths in the early 2000s at a kickball party thrown by actress Jennifer Grey.

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  2. #002

    In London he lived in the same flat as two close friends, both Welsh actors like himself: Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Sheen.

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  3. #003

    When Matthew Rhys first started seeing Keri Russell, he lied about the kinds of books he liked because she was a voracious reader; she later learned he knew nothing about books.

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  4. #004

    The Welsh social circle Rhys fell in with in Los Angeles was nicknamed the "LA Tafia," a pun on "taff," the slang term for Welsh people.

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  5. #005

    Rhys called RADA a shock: days sometimes ran past 12 hours and included Saturdays, nothing like the heavy drinking he had anticipated.

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  6. #006

    Co-hosting The Wine Show with Matthew Goode, Rhys struggled with tasting all day, and producers told him mid-afternoon to stop slurring.

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  7. #007

    Rhys spent $30,000 restoring a 1930s boat called Rarebit, which he charters out of New York Harbor for up to six people.

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Characters & Cast (2)

  1. #008

    During a six-month run of a play that included a seduction scene in which his co-star undressed, Rhys made a point of never looking at her, blaming embarrassment and "Welsh nerves."

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  2. #009

    For his villain role in the 2003 Columbo special, Rhys first tried a Cockney accent, until star Peter Falk suggested he make the character Welsh.

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Life & Family (2)

  1. #010

    For a time he shared a home in Los Angeles with his friend and fellow Welsh actor Michael Sheen; the two had earlier been flatmates in London.

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  2. #011

    Matthew Rhys speaks only Welsh to his son, who understands everything but always replies in English.

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Reference databases

  • IMDb IMDb name page (biography and trivia)

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