{"id":2421942,"date":"2026-05-18T15:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2421942"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:38:26","slug":"the-beast-in-me-star-matthew-rhys-reveals-his-inspirations-for-nile-jarvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-beast-in-me-star-matthew-rhys-reveals-his-inspirations-for-nile-jarvis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d star Matthew Rhys reveals his inspirations for Nile Jarvis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matthew Rhys reveals which actors&#8217; work he stole from for his performance in <em>The Beast in Me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Roles portrayed by Anthony Hopkins and Joe Morton were on his mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rhys plays a real estate mogul suspected of killing his late wife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just a complete thief at this point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/matthew-rhys\/?srsltid=AfmBOooDPm71Pq-Zio2YGmGbAwXqcRk4Vr6IstI3teCiBzVzLaSVYcql\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Matthew Rhys;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Matthew Rhys&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Matthew Rhys<\/a> isn&#8217;t talking about any of the questionable characters he&#8217;s mastered playing over the course of his nearly 30-year career as an actor. Rather, he&#8217;s revealing something about his own process. For <em>The Beast in Me<\/em>, Rhys had to figure out how to play something new: creepy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I read it and I was like, &#8216;I won&#8217;t get this. People don&#8217;t come to me for this,'&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/matthew-rhys-had-to-prove-creepy-the-beast-in-me-exclusive-11797975\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rhys previously told Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rhys previously told Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Rhys previously told <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;I have these Celtic eyes. I do downtrodden well, I don&#8217;t do megalomaniac or sociopath.&#8221; In other words, he said, &#8220;I had to persuade them that I can be creepy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Matthew Rhys as Nile and Claire Danes as Aggie in &#8216;The Beast in Me&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Chris Saunders\/Netflix<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the Netflix thriller, Rhys plays Nile Jarvis, a bigwig real estate mogul who has a &#8230; complicated history. Translation: Some people suspect Nile of murdering his late wife. So when he moves next door to struggling author Aggie Wiggs (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/claire-danes\/?srsltid=AfmBOoqJ7cfce3Ae9SjPTI0tKvtT4GbY_x73ir8SBS0TT8IemPeLX_vP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Claire Danes;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Claire Danes&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Claire Danes<\/a>), the author sees an opportunity to get through her writer&#8217;s block, and it has everything to do with untangling the web of Nile&#8217;s past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for the theft, Rhys is talking about where he went for inspiration, specifically for Nile&#8217;s very still, very unsettling presence. &#8220;I stole so much from Anthony Hopkins,&#8221; Rhys says with a laugh. &#8220;I was reading about him playing [Hannibal] Lecter and he goes, &#8216;The reason I was very minimal with my movements is because he&#8217;s been in a cell his whole life, and I was like, &#8216;That doesn&#8217;t really apply to me.&#8217; Well, I&#8217;m gonna steal it anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Because, as Rhys added, &#8220;If you&#8217;re gonna steal, steal from the best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That stillness is a crucial part of Nile&#8217;s ability to put others at &#8230; unease. Then again, Aggie can seem scared of him in one moment and maybe even friendly the next? &#8220;At the beginning, they&#8217;ve both endured these enormous moments in their lives,&#8221; Rhys says, referencing Aggie losing her son and Nile losing his wife. &#8220;And they are attracted and repulsed by each other for different reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Showrunner Howard Gordon was familiar with Danes because the two had worked together on <em>Homeland<\/em>. But Rhys was new to him. &#8220;He was the epiphany,&#8221; Gordon told EW. &#8220;He brought something else to it. He&#8217;s so charming and funny and charismatic. But he is scary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis in 'The Beast in Me'Credit: Chris Saunders\/Netflix\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XLesgAULcx3hb0P29S5xvw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/7c58e747e10d6085f1e5ec39383812fa\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis in &#8216;The Beast in Me&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Chris Saunders\/Netflix<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the course of the drama&#8217;s eight episodes, Aggie unravels the mystery \u2014 or rather, finds herself caught in the middle of it as Nile tries to frame her for murder. But with a little help from Nile&#8217;s current wife, Nina (Brittany Snow), it&#8217;s Nile who ends up behind bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But his story doesn&#8217;t end there. Instead, it ends with him bleeding out on the floor of the prison after being stabbed. And for that moment? Yeah, Rhys returned to his thieving ways. &#8220;I stole that death from Joe Morton,&#8221; he says, calling out the moment in <em>Terminator <\/em>when Morton goes to take his last breath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Check out more from EW&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/awards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Awardist;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Awardist&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>The Awardist<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,\u00a0featuring exclusive interviews, analysis, and our\u00a0podcast\u00a0diving into all the highlights from the year&#8217;s best in TV, movies, and more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So what if he&#8217;s a thief if it makes for a compelling performance? As if coming to a realization, Rhys says, &#8220;Maybe what I should do is just stop telling people that like you that I&#8217;m stealing these moments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Maybe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-beast-in-me-matthew-rhys-character-inspirations-11964121\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Matthew Rhys reveals which actors&#8217; work he stole from for his performance in The Beast in Me. Roles portrayed by Anthony Hopkins and Joe Morton were on his mind. Rhys plays a real estate mogul suspected of killing his late wife. &#8220;I&#8217;m just a complete thief at this point.&#8221; Matthew Rhys isn&#8217;t talking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2421943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[25661,474600,345370,474601],"class_list":["post-2421942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-anthony-hopkins","tag-joe-morton","tag-matthew-rhys","tag-real-estate-mogul"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Beast-in-Me-star-Matthew-Rhys-reveals-his-inspirations.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2421942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421944,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421942\/revisions\/2421944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2421942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2421942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2421942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}