- He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role of 1997 for his performance in King Lear at the Royal National Theatre: Cottesloe stage.
- As a boy, Rhys was a very skilled horse rider, jumping in many competitions around his local area, in Glamorganshire and West Wales. By the age of 14, he'd become financially independent by breeding and selling horses.
- Rhys has an abiding interest in design and architecture. He has designed and built or renovated numerous homes in London.
- Onstage, he is known for his total commitment to a role and for his commanding presence.
- Parents are Kathryn Ivory, Irish-Welsh and Richard Charles Rhys, Welsh.
- He loves to sing and qualified for his Equity card by singing jazz standards at lunchtime for Peter Boizot's Pizza Express and Kettners.
- Rhys collects art, including works by artists Walter Sickert, Ruskin Spear, Brett Whiteley, and Stanley Spencer.
- Became an Associate Member of RADA.
- His most important long term relationship was with the late actress, Arkie Whiteley.
- He is a supporter of PETA.
- Rhys is a U.S. green card holder.
- He played both Master and Woland in Complicité's Master and Margareta.
- He is a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and of Ashtanga Yoga and has studied Pilates since he was 21.
- He is an outspoken supporter of and campaigner for gay, bisexual and queer rights.
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