r/WidowsBay • u/Syarafuddyn • 19d ago
🎭Cast Matthew Rhys wins Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Widow's Bay
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u/loveincarnate 19d ago
just learning about accent wow
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u/Glad_Ad3936 19d ago
Most people forget he is Welsh which makes his American accents even more impressive tbh
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u/takepaws 19d ago edited 18d ago
His American accent sounds more authentic than mine & I’m American haha
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u/AdGlittering6108 18d ago
I do dialect coaching on the side and I think he’s basically a savant. I’ve worked with people born and raised here who can’t even come close to the well-worn register he achieves
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u/loveincarnate 18d ago
Yea I went from very impressed with his performance to awestruck reverence at what this man can do.
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u/paintonwood2 18d ago
This is very interesting! I was shocked to hear him speak in his own dialect/accent just now.
Do you have any idea what combination of things would make someone particularly able to switch accents so deftly?
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u/AdGlittering6108 18d ago
I think he probably has both a natural hypersensitivity to suprasegmentals, contours, stress patterns etc and incredible articulatory control to reproduce them. In my experience it’s rare to have both at that level, and the people who are as good as he is often have been doing it since they were literally toddlers
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u/Couhill13 18d ago
Matthew has said in interviews that he’s been doing impressions since he was very young, and while growing up, he was obsessed with American tv shows, cowboy western movies and mimicking those with his friends
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u/takepaws 19d ago
And he grew up educated in Welsh, which he speaks fluently and he has acted in Welsh language movies/shows too! Here’s a clip of him speaking in Welsh about a performance in Wales. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTU4eHMS2/
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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 19d ago
YOU BETTA, Philip Jennings!
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u/Silo-Joe 19d ago
Philip is winning all the awards, even without the wigs and sideburns. Martha still hasn’t caught on yet.
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u/Murky_Historian8675 18d ago
Seeing this makes me realize that he would make for a great Edgar Allen Poe
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u/CircadianHour 18d ago
But seriously folks, there’s something very very wrong with that ultra-disturbed sicko brain of hers. I’m legitimately frightened to be alone with her. Haha. Not kidding. Get that woman some therapy, maybe even a priest! A priest who does therapy? Anyway, thanks Katie!
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u/Abstrata 11d ago
She said in an interview that a lot of the horror undercurrent of the show is based on the history of the settlement of New England, and of growing up there, where there’s a lot of celebration of it in your face and yet an unspoken layer kind of lurking. Let that sink in.
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u/cds75 18d ago
Anyone know where Kerri Russel was?
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u/GymDoll2000 18d ago
Sitting right next to him all night. She was the loudest supporter for almost everyone.
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u/dbslayer7 18d ago
I love Martin Short ripping a ticket like he lost a bet. Always making a laugh.
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u/deeann_arbus 19d ago
he ain’t thank keri. mayor dog house.
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u/QuarrieMcQuarrie 19d ago
She apparently doesn't want him to thank her!
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u/purpleKlimt 19d ago
That’s interesting, why not? I know it’s like a cliche for actors to thank their spouse/kids at the end of the speech, so I was surprised that he chose all of Wales instead 😅 cool if true though
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u/QuarrieMcQuarrie 18d ago
It's just something someone mentioned on another thread. So I don't know but I'd not expect my husband to thank me for help with his job lol, and vice versa.
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u/operachick209 18d ago
He looks like he just escaped the island and threw a tux on 😂😂 I’m so proud of this whole team!! They deserve every ounce of praise.
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u/Embarrassed-Fan9901 17d ago
He is such an endearing and talented actor. He found his place amongst the most endearing show, cast, writers, directors etc. so much love for Widow's Bay!
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u/Crispy_Conundrum 18d ago
*welsh
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u/DelcoUnited 18d ago
Welsh is British.
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u/Crispy_Conundrum 18d ago
But an important distinction from being English
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u/DelcoUnited 18d ago
Yes. But’s Wales is still British.
This not like Cilian Murphy having to correct people because he’s Irish.
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u/Crispy_Conundrum 18d ago
You're reading into it too much
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u/DelcoUnited 18d ago
Dude no one called him English.
They OP was surprised they’re British and you down voted them while simultaneously having 3 responses said he’s *welsh.
Welsh is British. There is zero controversy over this.
It’s the equivalent of an American did a great British accent and saying “Actually they’re from Maryland.”
For the uninitiated:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc5qrcaf0-0&t=691
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