Biography
A wiry boyishly handsome actor with piercing blue eyes and curly dark hair, Welsh-born Matthew Rhys has enjoyed success in Great Britain but still hasn't landed that breakout role that would help catapult him to international prominence. At age 16, the Cardiff native joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales and went on to study at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where his childhood pal Ioan Gruffudd was already enrolled. Gruffudd was …
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Career Milestones
| Raised in Cardiff, Wales | ||
1991 | At age 16, joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales | |
1996 | Made feature acting debut in "House of America" | |
1997 | Cast as a policeman in the British series, "Backup" | |
1997 | Professional stage acting debut in "Cardiff East" | |
1998 | Had a small role in the Oscar nominated film, "Elizabeth" | |
1999 | Acted in the four-part miniseries, "Greenstone" (aired in the US on the Odyssey Network in 2000) | |
1999 | Co-starred with Christopher Eccelston in "Heart" | |
1999 | Featured in "Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?" | |
1999 | Played Demetrius in Julie Taymor's film adaptation, "Titus" | |
2000 | Played a Yorkshire youth who becomes involved in the London rave scene in "Sorted" | |
2000 | Received critical acclaim as Benjamin, opposite Kathleen Turner, in the stage adaptation of "The Graduate" in London's West End | |
2000 | Won plaudits for his turn as a drug addict in the British miniseries, "Metropolis" | |
2001 | Played a young Cockney who can't commit in "Peaches" | |
2001 | Played an adventurer in the TV remake of "The Lost World" (aired on BBC; shown in the US on A&E in 2002) | |
2001 | Teamed with childhood pal Ioan Gruffudd for cameo appearance as a gay couple in "Very Annie Mary" | |
2002 | Cast as a WWI soldier in the supernatural thriller, "DeathWatch" | |
2002 | Portrayed a sleazy chat show host in "Tabloid" | |
2006 | Cast as Kevin Walker in the ABC family drama, "Brothers & Sisters" | |
2008 | Cast opposite Brittany Murphy in the independent feature, "Love and Other Disasters" | |
2009 | Portrayed Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in "The Edge of Love" | |