Matthew Rhys : The man of 1000 accents

We put Matthew and his accent skills to the test

[@MrDougMagill]

Al Pacino was dead on! Also, I liked his response to do an Irish accent. "Which part?"

[@nspector]

***** Yeah, the Al Pacino was more than an accent.

[@MrDougMagill]

I know. I was saying that I liked BOTH his Al Pacino voice and the fact that he could do multiple Irish voices.

[@nspector]

***** Right, I knew you meant his Al Pacino voice. I was just agreeing with you.

[@zelie-catheriner52]

he's absolutely incredible. no disrespect to other uk actors/actresses who've tackled roles with impressive faux-american accents, but he's the only one I've ever heard who can mimic standard american speech to absolute perfection (sorry, hugh l. and michael sheen, etc...i still love you !). not a trace of welsh or any other uk accent in his very natural delivery (which always seems so effortless), ever. he really should be an accent / dialect coach in addition to acting. and i adore his pacino - it's spot-on ! !

[@Ronarch2671]

I don't know. Hugh Laurie and Christian Bale (another Welch actor) have pretty flawless American accents.

[@chenzenzo]

Damons Idris from "Snowfall" does a spot on American accent, but it's regional to the Carson area of Los Angeles in California. There are thousands of American accents. Rhys does a great non regional, which I'd compare closest the Virginia, Washington DC area.

[@exessex3522]

@@Ronarch2671 You can't watch Hugh Laurie in Blackadder or as Bertie Worster and then take his Yank accent seriously.

[@sitwithbritt]

He’s such an underrated actor.

[@frankiesabba]

Holy shit he's beyond nailing every accent

[@BigMicksLittlePlot]

As a Scouser, his is the only instance of scouse Ive ever heard that doesn't make me wanna bury my head!

[@saxrach]

he actually sounded like Billy connolly! Amazing, fantastic actor

[@Swameh]

I just want to hug him, that was so good.

[@andyhaze3719]

Was a bit freaked out by how close to Connolly that really was..

[@1chelp]

Wow he's excellent at this...and gorgeous

[@dancechica]

Damn, I didn't know he could do impressions too. His Al Pacino and Billy Connelly was dead on!

[@jacquesmesrine8031]

This guy is a force of nature

[@hyllaf]

And now, he's doing films with Hanks, Spielberg, et Al. Cream rises to the top

[@MikeRiderOOO]

Ahh Mischa, your Russian is very convincing. All joking aside, I think Matthew Rhys knows how to do accents quite well.

[@lanestovall1715]

sooo friggin talented!! and his natural accent is friggin gorgeous

[@mely9202]

His accents are great! His English accent in The Americans fooled me completely!! The Mexican accent, as a Mexican -American wasn’t good but it’s amazing how he can do all those other accents beautifully

[@Knappa22]

Wow these are really convincing accents, to my ear anyway.

[@elainewalton6025]

Brilliant Matthew 😘😘

[@exessex3522]

Just saw this guy on a podcast with Rob Brydon. Mr Brydon, you have been outshone by your fellow Welshman.

[@JeremyKyleLuva]

Heeeeeeellll sounds like Billy Connelly!

[@LorelaisObsessions]

I adore Matthew, and as a Mexican-American I really loved his Speedy Gonzales. Yepa! Yepa! Arriba! Arriba! 😂

[@shellyhill6804]

He’s so cute they don’t even NEED to be good. Double trouble.

[@yojimbohawkins3165]

Amazing!

[@DrCrabfingers]

Crikey...Al Pacino! Absolutely bang on the money...

[@afinecollector]

Brilliant ❤️

[@charlotted1321]

He has one of those faces that every accent suits 😅

[@rdgist]

Awesome 😄👍

[@TOTHETOPband]

Matthew is so good in it)

[@davidwilliams7935]

Best American accent in the biz.

[@killerone807]

class

[@db8erfreak]

Awesome, haha

[@jennifersmith2595]

cute in any language

[@TheRentered]

Russian was really really good! I can tell you from Russia )))

[@paintedegg8275]

Love him on the Americans

[@seanbanthamilkco791]

that is a class Scouse accent

[@mfinn5146]

You clearly haven't prepared a microphone either.

[@mendi256]

Matthew is so talented and cute, and can do no wrong in my eyes...just needs to work on that Mexican accent a little more. ;)

[@fliffla964ever]

What's the accent he did after the irish one?

[@jonile369]

Whitepaper it's a scouse accent, people from liverpool, england speak it

[@RealMudSkipper]

The south african was great!

[@HelpW4nted.]

OMG EMPEROR BELOS

[@BREAK4BRAIN]

HAHAH YES!

[@HelpW4nted.]

@@BREAK4BRAIN someone should animate this

[@BREAK4BRAIN]

@@HelpW4nted. YES! Belos speaks on the terms of Russian 👁👄👁

[@HelpW4nted.]

@@BREAK4BRAIN ohyes

[@morgan12ism]

'You talking to me' ......what was that from? Seriously?

[@gw7314]

Late to reply here, but that line comes from the movie Taxi Driver with Robert DeNiro.

[@mrpowers4667]

Two-camera shoot with a pretty big talent, and couldn’t be bothered to use at least one microphone other than the shotgun mic on the camera?

[@MaggieMMM]

The Geordie was a bit Makem.

[@crashstitches79]

America has dozens of accents. There is no “American” voice.

[@3SP7]

Very good until they went south of the border 😂 The worst Mexican accent ever, but he’s a sport for trying!