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Matthew Rhys

Acting

Born November 8, 1974 · Cardiff, Wales, UK

Also known as Matthew Rhys Evans

Biography

Matthew Rhys 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2018

Filmography50+ titles

The Owl House

2020as Emperor Belos (voice)

INVINCIBLE

2021as David (voice)

BoJack Horseman

2014as Justin Kenyon (voice)

Infinity Train

2019as Alrick (voice)

The U.S. and the Holocaust

2022as Self (voice)

Columbo

1971as Justin Price

Widow's Bay

2026as Mayor Tom Loftis

The Americans

2013as Philip Jennings

Archer

2009as Lloyd Llewellyn (voice)

Golden Axe

2026as Gilius Thunderhead (voice)

Watchmen: Chapter I

2024as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl / Photographer #3 (voice)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999as Self

Watchmen: Chapter II

2024as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl / Sam Hollis / Max Shea / Michael Stephens / Prisoner #1 (voice)

The Wingfeather Saga

2022as Florid Sword (voice)

Perry Mason

2020as Perry Mason

Elizabeth

1998as (uncredited)

The Beast in Me

2025as Nile Jarvis

Brothers and Sisters

2006as Kevin Walker

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019as Lloyd Vogel

The Report

2019as New York Times Reporter

The Post

2017as Daniel Ellsberg

Frank Lloyd Wright: Murder, Myth and Modernism

2005as Narrator

IF

2024as Ghost (voice)

Seal Team

2021as Grimes (voice)

Tuca & Bertie

2019as Figgy (voice)

Death Comes to Pemberley

2013as Fitzwilliam Darcy

Raw

1993as Self

Saturday Night

2024as George Carlin

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

2018as Lockwood

Mr Calzaghe

2015as Self

Burnt

2015as Reece

Girls

2012as Chuck Palmer

The Scapegoat

2012as John / Johnny

Come What May

2015as Percy

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

The Edge of Love

2008as Dylan Thomas

The Lost World

2001as Edward Malone

The Lost World

2001as Edward Malone

Hallow Road

2025as Frank/The Kind Man (voice)

Towards Zero

2025as Inspector Leach

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

Cocaine Bear

2023as Andrew Thornton

Extrapolations

2023as Junior

The American Revolution

2025as Thomas Paine (voice)

The Abduction Club

2002as James Strang

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Deathwatch

2002as Cpl. Doc Fairweather

The Bastard Executioner

2015as Gruffudd y Blaidd

Love and Other Disasters

2006as Peter Simon