{"id":1911,"date":"2026-05-13T04:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-americans-star-matthew-rhys-slams-out-of-control-trend-of-playing-videos-out-loud-in-public\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T04:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:06:46","slug":"the-americans-star-matthew-rhys-slams-out-of-control-trend-of-playing-videos-out-loud-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-americans-star-matthew-rhys-slams-out-of-control-trend-of-playing-videos-out-loud-in-public\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Americans\u2019 star Matthew Rhys slams \u2018out of control\u2019 trend of playing videos out loud in public"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Matthew Rhys is sounding off on the public behavior driving him \u201cbananas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Americans\u201d star isn\u2019t hiding his irritation with one modern habit that\u2019s seemingly pushed him over the edge\u00a0<strong>\u2014\u00a0<\/strong>people blasting videos, music and FaceTime calls in public like everyone else signed up for the experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you have any pet peeves?\u201d Rhys was asked in a\u00a0Wall Street Journal\u00a0interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is driving me bananas these days are people who watch things on their phones without headphones,\u201d Rhys said. \u201cI\u2019m turning into my dad, but I feel like I have to start saying to people, \u2018Excuse me, do you have headphones?\u2019 Because if we\u2019re not schooling people, it\u2019s going to become more rampant than it already is, and it is out of control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor\u2019s solution to modern overstimulation is about as unplugged as it gets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you do to relax?\u201d he was asked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"8930154\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"8930154\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/matthew-rhys-gives-thumbs-arrives-126509578.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Rhys gives thumbs up as he arrives at GMA in New York City\" class=\"wp-image-8930154\"  \/><figcaption>Matthew Rhys gives a thumbs-up as he arrives at GMA in New York City. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s not on the water\u2014if it\u2019s not a kayak or sail or something like that\u2014then horses are big for me,\u201d Rhys explained. \u201cYou just get to be quiet and in nature. You can\u2019t be on your phone. You have to be present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Welsh actor\u2019s latest project is \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay,\u201d starring alongside Stephen Root.<\/p>\n<p>The series centers on an ambitious mayor, Tom Loftis (Rhys), who tries to capitalize on a surge of tourists visiting the fictional island. His goal is to turn it into the next Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rhys has been with his longtime partner, \u201cFelicity\u201d alum\u00a0Keri Russell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"8930156\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.73616104;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"8930156\" width=\"434\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/matthew-rhys-seen-abc-studios-126651151.jpg\" alt=\"Rhys said one modern habit that's seemingly pushed him over the edge -- people blasting videos, music and FaceTime calls in public like everyone else signed up for the experience.\" class=\"wp-image-8930156\"  \/><figcaption>Rhys said one modern habit that\u2019s seemingly pushed him over the edge \u2014 people blasting videos, music and FaceTime calls in public like everyone else signed up for the experience. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two have been together since 2014 and, two years later, welcomed a son named Sam.<\/p>\n<p>Their romance started while playing married Soviet spies on FX\u2019s \u201cThe Americans\u201d \u2014 turning their explosive on-screen chemistry into a real-life relationship that\u2019s survived Hollywood for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were, like, hot and heavy in love, shooting the spy stuff at night in disguises and wigs,\u201d\u00a0Russell previously told Variety. \u201cI mean, it was such a fun, sexy time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What started as on-screen tension eventually became a real-life relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Part of what\u2019s kept them together is that they couldn\u2019t be more different.<\/p>\n<p>Rhys previously told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/matthew-rhys-keri-russell-relationship-timeline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parade<\/a>\u00a0that the secret to their success is that they \u201cbalance each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s usually that thing where you need one person to be the calm head \u2014 that\u2019s her,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then I\u2019m the kind of fiery one. \u2026 We work well as a team; we have a good partnership and we make each other laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/entertainment\/the-americans-star-matthew-rhys-slams-out-of-control-trend-of-playing-videos-out-loud-in-public\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Rhys is sounding off on the public behavior driving him \u201cbananas.\u201d \u201cThe Americans\u201d star<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/newspress-collage-wc32alx6r-1778643372666.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}