Matthew Rhys

Episode overview

Matthew Rhys (The Americans, Perry Mason) is an Emmy Award-winning actor. Matthew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his fascination with Ernest Hemingway's overt masculinity, the process of buying and restoring an old boat and wanting to pass on Welsh culture to his kids who are growing up in Brooklyn. Matthew and Dax talk about their newfound love of Formula 1 racing, growing up with a chip on your shoulder, and being drawn to characters who thrive around chaos. Matthew explains why he was overwhelmed by his role on Perry Mason, that the most awkward conversations on The Americans always happened when their characters were in their undercover costumes, and how he perfected his American accent by imitating George Clooney.

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1. 0:00welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert I'm Mike Wallace and I'm joined by Heather Thomas hello how you doing
2. 39:22process and now I'm pretty nervous they hired the wrong person yeah you only do the work in the audition that's where
3. 1:18:10killing involved well other Cowboys but who cares about that I don't care about that yeah all right well I love you love