Matthew Rhys earns two Emmy acting nominations for 'Widow's Bay' and 'The Beast in Me'
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Yvonne Villarreal
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Matthew Rhys received two Emmy acting nominations for the 2026 TV season: one for lead actor in a comedy series for his role as Tom Loftis, a single dad and mayor of a cursed New England island in Apple TV's horror-comedy "Widow's Bay," and another for his performance in the Netflix limited series "The Beast in Me." The article highlights the word-of-mouth success of "Widow's Bay" and Rhys' range across darkly comedic and darkly chilling roles.
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· 2 pulledMatthew Rhys landed two Emmy nominations in different categories for darkly comedic and darkly chilling turns this TV season.
Rhys is nominated for lead actor in a comedy series for his deft performance as Tom Loftis, a single dad and the mayor of a cursed New England island who is trying to balance the town's supernatural threats with his efforts to boost tourism, in Apple's TV's breakout horror-comedy series 'Widow's Bay.'
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