Matthew Rhys Auditioned To Play James Bond | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

(Recording date: 5/15/23) Matthew Rhys was once very close to becoming James Bond, or so he says…
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[@harrisonmckinney7659]

Gourley is devastated to not be here for this discussion

[@stevelegg9901]

😂😂😂😂

[@fiosfios44]

Why can’t he and Sona go to ny? Do they have warrants?? Conan sona and matt are a complete unit.

[@LindaC616]

​@@fiosfios44lol, your mind immediately went to warrants...😅😅

[@ryanlight4204]

He would’ve been laughing so hard lol

[@daveteves]

​@@LindaC616Lmao.

[@PhilMachi]

I love these two together! Matthew and Conan's banter chemistry is up there for me with Timothy Olyphant.

[@cleverusername9369]

Matthew Rhys has joined my pantheon of the greatest CONAF guests. He's so funny and likeable, and that voice and accent of his, I'd listen to him read legal documents, enthralled. Definitely in my top 10 favorite guests.

[@h3artands0uLL]

Who are the others?

[@cleverusername9369]

​@@h3artands0uLLJeff Goldblum, Bills Burr and Hader, Julie Bowen, Julia Louis -Dreyfuss, Patton Oswalt, Tim Olyphant, Mila Kunis, Michelle Obama, and Will Arnett, to name but a few standouts

[@h3artands0uLL]

@@cleverusername9369 Great guests

[@bumblebee898]

​@@cleverusername9369Paul Rudd too, but a think a lot of peoole have great chemistry with Conan. We're surely forgetting someone

[@krapfantasy]

Norm Macdonald RIP was one of Conan's best guests as well

[@MayraAraujo01]

Did Conan really talk about Bond WITHOUT Gourley? oh the betrayal

[@anamericancookinspain6738]

Really funny with the response to question about what he would do differently with Bond.

[@bobc.6908]

I can understand why Sona and Matt were miffed at not being there. Matthew Rhys is a wonderful guest, very engaging.

[@RHTeebs]

A Welsh Bond would be awesome. I think Matthew would do pretty well as a Welsh Doctor Who.

[@LindaC616]

​@@analogueavenuehahaha, oops!

[@florianadolf2256]

Rhys as Welsh Bond would be awesome 💯👍

[@AD-kv9kj]

Dalton already did a Welsh Bond.

[@alexandremainville5139]

​​​@@AD-kv9kj Timothy Dalton moved to England at a very young age, so he's actually more english than welsh.

[@fletchermunson6225]

I think Matthew can perform what ever role he puts his skill to.

[@Naptastic_voyage]

He could appear as a villain in a future film, that'd be cool

[@kyleblackwell2253]

With a limp!

[@thegreatheisenburger5656]

I mean he does play Belos in The Owl House

[@Naptastic_voyage]

@@thegreatheisenburger5656 I meant specifically in a Bond film but I realize now I didn't say exactly that

[@davidreed9615]

What a great interview& guest! Need more!!!

[@weeniehutjunior]

I love watching the comedic gears of Conan's mind work in the moment, as he is riffing on the "how would you play Bond differently?" question 🤣

[@sanderflop]

I didn't realise how good of an actor Matthew Rhys was until I saw him on this podcast. He's so different from his role in The Americans than he is in real life

[@geeayy222]

It's a shame Perry Mason was cancelled. Such a great show. HBO really fumbled that one!

[@matts6827]

In your mind.

[@dominicdococo4574]

I liked Season 1 but I fell off quickly in season 2. I think the writers went far too niche.

[@Ishai1]

Well, we got The Americans instead and Matthew got Keri through that show, but I wouldn't mind a more action driven movie with him as the lead

[@gothamite27]

Trivia - Conan is wearing the same style of Omega Seamaster worn by James Bond in No Time to Die here.

[@rinnypink]

I think you had the right idea with giving Bond a little more vulnerability. "I would emote"

[@Raymaster7482]

Amazing actor... The Americans was one of the best TV shows ever made

[@aslansown]

I agree

[@kufitop]

Mad props for the Pope callback! 👏🏻😂👏🏻

[@rangers11ization]

The navy are very accommodating😂😂😂

[@stachedude]

I can’t believe this is the same guy that plays a Russian spy in The Americans. He’s such a troll irl 😂

[@StreetSinner]

It's a miracle Bond doesn't have a limp and an eyepatch. Imagine a Bond movie series reboot, only based on the books and with perfect attention to detail, like the way The Godfather series matches the book, in the correct time period. After watching The Americans and Perry Mason, I'm completely convinced that this man is the actor to pull it off. Keri could play Viv in "The Spy Who Loved Me".

[@Starzskream423]

He could play Bond now

[@Upsallauniversity123]

Age ??😊

[@aarondonald1611]

He would've been a great Bond. Still could be tbh, they are in the process of picking the new guy

[@chemoboy-dannypheleps9234]

You guys should have on David Duchovny or/and Gillian Anderson!

[@twilson377]

Yes! That's a great idea.

[@dianeblumenthal5951]

Matthew is way too funny to play Bond.

[@kfw9257]

Well that could be what makes him play the role differently. His jokes kill...literally.

[@GetHighWatchMovies]

Daniel Craig is really funny too.

[@Ignasg_30]

I think he would be a terrific villan in a Bond movie.

[@AttilatheThrilla]

I bet you Gourley would’ve nailed that question

[@lordofthereels6790]

I could see Rhys as a great Gordon or Bullock in Batman or Sinestro

[@davidhurtado2725]

Imagine Matt hearing this conversation in person

[@lachauntiswashington231]

great episode

[@c.a.t.732]

"A Bond that doesn't like to fly". Actually, a couple of times in the books when flying Bond had morbid fantasies of the plane crashing.

[@cb2354]

Rhys is a genuinely y funny guy (he makes Conan laugh). He could do amazing voice actor work for animated shows. Just an idea.

[@stephaniecollins6052]

Knowing now that he's not American is crazy.

[@GregPivo87]

With how beaten up Craig's Bond got throughout his tenure, he pretty much did play him with a permanent limp. Barbara Broccoli definitely took Matthew Rhys's idea here.

[@moses5707]

It's funny that they're talking about bond while Conan wears Omegas latest "bond watch"

[@raggedrec]

would love to see him as Q in the next iteration.

[@changspaman]

Why are there 2 vertical keyboards in the middle of the table

[@florete2310]

Matthew Rhys as a somewhat neurotic Welsh Bond... You know what? That was actually a missed opportunity. Big time... *BIIIIG TIME*

[@Natalka840]

Wow i imagined him looking different from his voice😅 great guest

[@tetepeb]

He would be awesome as James Bond, he has showed in The Americans that he can do spy/action and Bond needs to come back from the beefcake and be a regular dude physically.

[@botz77]

Pegleg Bond.

[@akokow]

Daniel Craig : "What if Bond falling in love?"

[@MrNategriffin]

he seems like he could be conans new BFF. look out timothy olyphant.

[@fletchermunson6225]

What would you do different for Bond? Think Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein. Thats it. Igor with Terrets syndrome.

[@LindaC616]

Tourette

[@fletchermunson6225]

@@LindaC616 Thanks.

[@LindaC616]

@@fletchermunson6225 yw

[@LindaC616]

@fletchermunson6225 should I have said "you're @$$ wel#$^come"? 🤔

[@JGAbstract]

Shame they canceled perry mason. It had its lows, but you could tell they were starting to build a world for the show.

[@GPS379]

Diverse bond 😂 A bond who has constipation in the morning and by evening diarrhoea, always 😂😂😂😂

[@_Amilio_]

Matthew Rhys is a gas 😂

[@saintsgambit]

I don't know anything about this guy, but he's sort of like if Robert Shaw was hilarious.

[@expectationlost]

What would you differently, erm I'd speak to the director first...

[@MrJeezy27]

Who? It should be Idris Alba playing the next James Bond.

[@drbosommd]

Matthew Rhys would have been great but Idris Elbs could have the greatest Bond ever .

[@dfghdfghuytiu8207]

It’s 2023. Are there still people who sit through commercials.

[@relaxguydw]

Is Matthew Rhys turning into Dabney Coleman?!

[@ianmaclellan7623]

It's always jarring seeing him speak his native accent when he's only played Americans.

[@LindaC616]

He's not "only played Americans". He's had plenty of work in UK and Ireland. You just haven't seen it

[@afzalmemon7]

Bond who exclusively works from home..

[@angelikalindenau943]

100% Irish heritage, equals inbred! Boy did I laugh at that line 2 days ago when this guy of whom I was barely aware shot to new fame on an Irish radio show called Second Captains...

[@tyr409]

this dude acts? I enjoy all the Welches grape jelly talk. Im Welches Grape Jelly too

[@ASilentGuardian]

thank god he wasn't

[@ryanpotter9152]

Should have been Idris Elba. Now its gonna flop.

[@mediocreman2]

That guy has less muscle mass than my 12 year old niece. No way he was going to be picked for Bond. 😂

[@sammyflinders]

Idiotic comment. He's obviously talking about auditioning ages ago and his physicality was no issue whatsoever playing a similar role in The Americans.

[@sammyflinders]

Idiotic comment. He's obviously talking about auditioning ages ago and his physicality was no issue whatsoever playing a similar role in The Americans.

[@QuantumBraced]

Why do people get such obviously fake teeth, it looks a little ridiculous honestly, especially when the lower ones aren't also done. No offense, Matthew is great, but I couldn't stop staring at his teeth.

[@steverino6954]

Doesn't he realize that Bond is supposed to be good looking?

[@Pneumanon]

They said the same thing about Daniel Craig when he was cast.

[@rachelbrough8160]

Personally I think Matthew Rhys is gorgeous with a personality and sense of humour to match.

[@SquishMe]

not a fan of how Conan over-exaggerates his laughs to make guests feel better.... way too over the top there conebone

[@uygard3796]

you clearly don't know Jimmy Fallon

[@VioletEmerald]

He might just have genuinely thought it was hilarious... I don't think it's a fake laugh.

[@EnriqueTellezChan]

What? That's actually a genuine Conan's laugh

[@DanFlashes99]

that's just your (cynical) perception

[@culwin]

over-exaggerate isn't a word. It's just exaggerate.