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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[harrisonmckinney]

Gourley is devastated to not be here for this discussion

[cleverusername]

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.

[PhilMachi]

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

[MayraAraujo]

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

[anamericancookinspain]

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

[fletchermunson]

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

[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 🤣

[Naptastic_voyage]

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

[bobc.]

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.

[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

[davidreed]

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

[gothamite]

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

[geeayy]

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

[Raymaster]

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

[rinnypink]

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

[Ishai]

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

[kufitop]

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

[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".

[dianeblumenthal]

Matthew is way too funny to play Bond.