Matthew Rhys has won the Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series for “The Beast in Me” Season 2.
\n\nWith the win, Rhys beat out fellow nominees Riz Ahmed (“Bait”), Jason Bateman (“Black Rabbit”), Charlie Hunnam (“Monster: The Ed Gein Story”), and Oscar Isaac (“Beef”).
\n\n“If you try to play me off, I’ll stab you in the eyes with this,” Rhys cheekily said onstage upon receiving his statuette. “This is a real shock, not least because the caliber and company of the actors in this program. We had a holy trinity of scribes in the glorious form of Daniel Pearle, Gabe [Rotter], and Howard Gordon, who brought out the beast in all of us. We were…certainly led ferociously, fiercely by the incredible Claire Danes. Thank you for letting me join the mystery machine.”
\n\nRhys is a three-time nominee this year. He also shares in “The Beast in Me’s” nomination for outstanding limited series as an executive producer, while he is also up for the award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy for Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay.” Should he also win the award for “Widow’s Bay,” he will become the first person to win two lead acting…
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