Welsh actor

Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys Evans is a Welsh actor. He gained recognition for playing Kevin Walker in the family drama series Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in the spy drama series The Americans (2013–2018). For his performance in The Americans, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. He was also nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for his guest role in Girls (2017) and for playing the title role in the period series Perry Mason (2020–2023).

Born

1974

November 8

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Matthew, in brief

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Key dates

1974 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

960 Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla.
1278 Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, decides to pass the throne to his crown prince Trần Khâm and take up the post of Retired Emperor.
1291 The Republic of Venice enacts a law confining most of Venice's glassmaking industry to the "island of Murano".
1519 Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.

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The world in 1974

When Matthew arrived

april 1 The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
april 22 Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.
april 25 Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime.
april 27 One hundred nine people are killed in a plane crash near Pulkovo Airport.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on November 8

Christiaan Barnard 1922–2001 South African surgeon and academic (died 2001) Des Corcoran 1928–2004 Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (born 1928) Gordon Ramsay 1966– British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality Gottlob Frege 1848–1925 German mathematician and philosopher (born 1848) Joseph James DeAngelo 1945– American serial killer L. K. Advani 1927– Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India Margaret Mitchell 1900–1949 American journalist and author (born 1900) Mika Kallio 1982– Finnish motorcycle racer Nerva 30–98 Roman emperor (born 35)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1974

Andrew Johns 1974– Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Burn Gorman 1974– American-born English actor and musician Cameron McConville 1974– Australian racing driver and sportscaster Christian Paradis 1974– Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry Crowbar 1974– American wrestler Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1974– American race car driver and actor Derek Jeter 1974– American baseball player Derrick Mason 1974– American football player Emilia Fox 1974– English actress

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