Matthew Rhys Evans (born 4 November 1974; /riːs/) is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Kevin Walker in Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in The Americans (2013–2018), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award. In film, he has appeared as Dylan Thomas in the film The Edge of Love (2008), Daniel Ellsberg in the film The Post (2017) and starred in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019).
Rhys was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 4 November 1974. His first language is Welsh. He grew up in Cardiff and attended Welsh-medium schools, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd (in Whitchurch, Cardiff) and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf (in Llandaff North, Cardiff). In 1993, he was awarded the Patricia Rothermere Scholarship.
At age 17, after playing Elvis Presley in a school musical, he applied to and was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.