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Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys

Actor, also producer · Born November 8, 1974 (51) · Cardiff, Wales, UK

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Matthew Rhys Evans, known professionally as Matthew Rhys, is a Welsh actor, best-known as Kevin Walker on the U.S. ABC family drama "Brothers & Sisters", and as Dylan Thomas in "The Edge of Love".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 1974 (51)
From
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Matthew Rhys' films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Morality
22%
Self
19%
Society
16%
Survival
8%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 19
Ally
4 of 19
Shapeshifter
2 of 19
Shadow
2 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Trickster
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
14
Joyful
10
Warm
8
Dread
8
Other
35

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matthew Rhys' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Rhys' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

69 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Golden Axe(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gilius Thunderhead (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Widow's Bay(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Mayor Tom Loftis

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Thomas Paine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Beast in Me(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nile Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Waiting for Burton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Richard Burton (voice)

  • The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as The Florid Sword (voice)

  • Hallow Road(2025)

    as Frank / Husband (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Towards Zero(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Inspector Leach

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Watchmen: Chapter II(2024)

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

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night(2024)

    as George Carlin

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Watchmen: Chapter I(2024)

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

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • IF(2024)

    as Ghost (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Riley Greene (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Junior

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Cocaine Bear(2023)

    as Andrew Thornton

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Inside High Noon Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator

  • Seal Team(2021)

    as Grimes (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer · as Perry Mason

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Owl House(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Emperor Belos (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Report(2019)

    as New York Times Reporter

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood(2019)

    as Lloyd Vogel

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Infinity Train(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Aloysius (voice) · as Alrick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Walls of the World. N. Ireland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Death and Nightingales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Billy Winters

  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle(2018)

    as Lockwood

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Post(2017)

    as Daniel Ellsberg

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Come What May(2015)

    as Percy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Burnt(2015)

    as Reece

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Kenyon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Under Milk Wood(2014)

    as New York Voice

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Death Comes to Pemberley(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Fitzwilliam Darcy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Americans(2013)

    Show 75 episodes · Director · as Philip Jennings

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Scapegoat(2012)

    as John / Johnny

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Jasper

  • Luster(2011)

    as Joseph Miller

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Patagonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mateo

  • Archer(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Lloyd Llewellyn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Child's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as The Old Man (voice)

  • The Edge of Love(2008)

    as Dylan Thomas

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Virgin Territory(2007)

    as Count Dzerzhinsky

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 109 episodes · Director · as Kevin Walker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Love and Other Disasters(2006)

    as Peter Simon

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Beau Brummell: This Charming Man(2006)

    as Lord Byron

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Frank Lloyd Wright: Murder, Myth & Modernism(2005)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • P.O.W. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alfie Harris

  • Otherworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lleu Llaw Gyffes (voice)

  • Deathwatch(2002)

    as Cpl. Doc Fairweather

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Abduction Club(2002)

    as James Strang

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Taliesin Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jonathon

  • Shooters(2002)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Edward Malone

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Edward Malone

  • Very Annie Mary(2001)

    as Nob

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Tabloid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Darren Daniels

  • Peaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Frank

  • Sorted(2000)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Metropolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Matthew Bishop

  • Titus(1999)

    as Demetrius

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Greenstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sam Markham

  • Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Shaun McCardle · as Sean McCardle

  • Elizabeth(1998)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Be Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • House of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Boyo

  • Backup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 14 episodes · as PC Steve 'Hiccup' Higson

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Price

  • Heart of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • Silent River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles, 67 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Post (2017)

$194M worldwide

Highest rated

The Americans (2013)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19712026

Peak 2018 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 69: 64 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting2 of 69: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 69: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

69 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2020s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 10% of 20 roles
990919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 17 major nominations, 2016–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2019
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  5. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  6. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Matthew Rhys' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Luster (2011)

80th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

The Americans (2013)

Midcredits 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Matthew Rhys' work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles19–80 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles6–73 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles21–77 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles31–60 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles22–77 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Matthew Rhys work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Rhys' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ioan Gruffudd shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers