Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys’ Relationship Timeline: From ‘The Americans’ Costars to More
usmagazine.comLife imitating art. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys played a married couple on The Americans — and then they fell in love in real life.The Felicity alum and the Welsh actor played undercover Russian spies Elizabeth and Philip Jennings on the FX drama, which aired from 2013 to 2018.
When Russell landed the role, she was married to Shane Deary, a contractor whom she wed in February 2007. The former couple, who share son River (born in June 2007) and daughter Willa (born in December 2011), called it quits in early 2013.After her split from Deary, the Antlers actress began quietly dating Rhys, but the duo initially tried to keep their budding romance under wraps.
While the twosome managed to hide their relationship for a while, one of their Americans directors eventually caught on to their chemistry.“We had to do a very explicit scene together that he had to direct, and he was talking to the script supervisor.
And he was like, ‘Well, this might be kind of awkward,'” Russell said during a 2018 episode of Off Camera With Sam Jones. “We kind of did it and just did it right away.
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