Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys: From TV Spouses to Emmy Power Couple With Five Nominations

Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys didn’t plan on falling in love. They were just two actors cast as married Russian spies on“The Americans”back in 2012. But the chemistry everyone saw on screen turned out to be the real thing, and more than a decade later, they’re raising three kids in Brooklyn Heights and dominating this year’s Emmy nominations with five between them.

Russell is nominated for her lead role in“The Diplomat”and also as an executive producer. Rhys picked up two acting nods, one for“Widow’s Bay”and one for“The Beast in Me,”plus an executive producer nomination of his own. For Russell, this year carries extra weight. She’s been nominated six times in her career and has never won, a fact that has fans campaigning for her online.

What makes this couple so easy to root for is how little they seem to care about the spotlight. Rhys has said awards shows feel unnatural, and Russell jokes that she still wonders how she’s getting away with all of it. They keep their family life private, stay out of the tabloids, and let the work speak for itself. Are you pulling for Keri Russell to finally get her Emmy? Tell us in the comments.