{"id":578246,"date":"2023-06-11T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hollywood-flashback-matthew-rhys-went-undercover-on-the-americans\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:00:00","slug":"hollywood-flashback-matthew-rhys-went-undercover-on-the-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hollywood-flashback-matthew-rhys-went-undercover-on-the-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hollywood Flashback: Matthew Rhys Went Undercover on \u2018The Americans\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Before portraying a criminal defense attorney on HBO\u2019s Perry Mason<\/em> (for which he was Emmy nominated in 2021 and is in the running again this year), Matthew Rhys played a man on the other side of the law on the FX drama The Americans<\/em>. <\/p>\n

\n The Welsh actor and Keri Russell were cast as Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, Russian spies who are paired in an arranged marriage and, in the 1980s, sent to the Washington, D.C., suburbs, where they engage in espionage while raising their two kids. THR<\/em>\u2018s review of the show\u2019s January 2013 debut describes its leads as \u201csuperb, giving eye-popping performances in which they convince as both sublimely ordinary parents and dangerous spies.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n Rhys and Russell, who became a real-life couple in 2014, were required to speak in multiple accents and often engage in violent scenes and action sequences. Rhys told THR<\/em> in 2014 that he would \u201cbe a horrible spy. There is just no way I could ever deal with that level of pressure.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n The series<\/a> was nominated for 18 Primetime Emmys over its six seasons and won four, including a best actor statuette for Rhys in 2018. In his acceptance speech, he called out director Gavin O\u2019Connor and casting director Leslee Feldman, who \u201cnot only gave me the part and the opportunity of a lifetime, but by default you also gave me a son,\u201d referring to his child with Russell, and \u201cthe woman who truly got me this award \u2026 Thank you, Keri Lynn. More to come.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n This story first app<\/a>eared in a June stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n