How Much is Matthew Rhys Worth? Matthew Rhys's Total Wealth - Is the Star a Billionaire? Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

As one of the most talked-about figures, Matthew Rhys has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Matthew Rhys's Net Worth and Salary?

Matthew Rhys is a Welsh actor who has a net worth of $12 million. Matthew Rhys is best known for his performances on the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters" and "The Americans." For the latter, he won an Emmy Award and received two Golden Globe nominations. Rhys has also appeared in numerous films, including "Titus," "Fakers," "The Post," and "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." From 2020 to 2023, he starred in two seasons of "Perry Mason" on HBO.

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Early Life and Career Beginnings

Matthew Rhys Evans was born on November  8, 1974, in Cardiff, Wales. His first language is Welsh, and he went to schools where his education was delivered in the language. In the suburb of Whitchurch, he attended Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd, and while in Llandaff North, he attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf. When he was 17, Rhys playedElvisPresley in a school musical; subsequently, he was accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. While at RADA, Matthew appeared on the BBC police procedural series "Backup," and starred in the British independent film "House of America." He also returned briefly to Cardiff to act in the Welsh-language film "Bydd yn Wrol." For his performance, Rhys won the Best Actor award at the Welsh BAFTAs.

Television Career

In early 1998, Rhys traveled to New Zealand to star in the costume drama series "Greenstone." Two years later, he had another lead role on the eight-part British series "Metropolis," about the lives of six 20-somethings in London. Following this, Matthew returned to New Zealand for a supporting role in the BBC television movie "The Lost World," based on the eponymous novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. Next, in 2003, Rhys appeared in the final episode of the long-running series "Columbo," and was in an episode of the six-part series "POW."

Rhys landed his biggest television role yet in 2006 when he was cast as gay lawyer Kevin Walker on the ABC family drama series "Brothers & Sisters." The actor moved to Santa Monica, California to film the show, which ran for five seasons through 2011. After the show wrapped, Matthew appeared in the BBC's two-part "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," an adaptation of the unfinished Charles Dickens novel. The next year, he was in another literary adaptation, this time of P. D. James's "Death Comes to Pemberley." Also in 2013, Rhys began one of his most acclaimed roles on the FX spy drama series "The Americans." Starring alongside Keri Russell as one of two married KGB agents, Matthew won an Emmy and received two Golden Globe Award nominations for his performance as Philip Jennings. Among the actor's later television credits are "The Bastard Executioner," "Death and Nightingales," and "Perry Mason," on which Rhys plays the titular character.

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