"Wane irin wawa ne!" Matthew Rhys ya ce, yana binne fuskarsa a hannuwansa. An tuna masa da wani abu da ya faɗa a shekara ta 2000, lokacin da yake taka rawar Dustin Hoffman a wasan kwaikwayo na West End na The Graduate. Yana da shekara 25, sabo daga RADA, sai wani ya tambaye shi ko zai iya tunanin zama mai matsakaicin shekaru kamar abokin aikinsa Kathleen Turner, wadda ta taka rawar Mrs. Robinson kuma tana da shekara 45 a lokacin. Amsarsa? "E – kuma abin tsoro ne. Ina mamaki – shin har yanzu zan yi wasan kwaikwayo?"
Wataƙila sashin "abin tsoro" ya cancanci dariya. Amma wasan kwaikwayo sana'a ce marar kwanciyar hankali, don haka ba abin mamaki ba ne ya yi tambaya game da tsawon lokacin da zai iya wanzuwa. "Yana da haɗari," in ji shi, yana godiya da damar yin bayani. Yana sanye da rigar T baƙar fata kuma yana magana ta hanyar kiran bidiyo daga gidan Brooklyn da yake zaune tare da ɗan wasan kwaikwayo Keri Russell, ɗansu mai shekara 10, da yaranta biyu matasa daga aurenta na farko. "Bayan The Graduate ne na yi mafi tsawon lokaci ba tare da aiki ba. Na yi tunanin na yi nasara, sannan na zama kamar, 'A'a.'" Al'amura sun yi muni sosai a lokacin har ya nemi shiga soja, amma wani jami'in daukar ma'aikata ya ƙi shi, yana da tabbacin cewa yana binciken rawar ne kawai. "Na tuna yana kallon CV dina yana kallon jerin ayyukan wasan kwaikwayo yana cewa, 'Na ruɗe sosai...'"
Yanzu yana da shekara 51, Rhys haifaffen Cardiff yana murmushi duka, duk da "murfin Celtic" a kan idanunsa wanda ya taɓa cewa yana ba shi kamanni na baƙin ciki a dabi'a. Aikin nasa ba shi da kwanciyar hankali ko kaɗan. Ya dawo gida ne bayan watanni shida yana yin fim na kashi na biyu na wasan kwaikwayo mai ban tsoro Presumed Innocent. Amma yau, muna magana ne game da rawar da ya taka a matsayin jagora a Widow's Bay, wani wasan kwaikwayo mai ban dariya da ban tsoro wanda yake jin kamar Schitt's Creek ko Northern Exposure wanda Stephen King ya sake tsara shi. Hiro Murai ne ya ba da umarni, wanda aka fi sani da Atlanta na Donald Glover, kuma Katie Dippold ce ta ƙirƙira shi, ɗaya daga cikin marubutan fina-finan Melissa McCarthy kamar The Heat da Ghostbusters na 2016, ya sami damar zama mai ban dariya da ban tsoro.
Rhys yana taka rawar Tom Loftis, magajin garin Widow's Bay, wani ƙaramin tsibiri na New England mai kyau inda wani jita-jita ya ci gaba da cewa babu wanda aka haifa a can da zai iya barin. Tom, wanda asalinsa daga babban ƙasa ne, yana so ya jawo hankalin masu yawon bude ido, ba don tsoratar da su ba, don haka a dabi'a yana rage muhimmancin tatsuniyoyin yankin kuma yana musanta rahotannin fatalwowi da dodanni da ke yawo a tsibirin.
Widow's Bay ya kawo ƙarshen shekaru biyu masu ban sha'awa inda Rhys ya zama ɗaya daga cikin fitattun mutane a talabijin na Amurka. Ya shafe shekaru biyar yana taka rawar ɗan lauyan Sally Field mai luwadi a Brothers and Sisters, ya ci lambar yabo ta Emmy don taka rawar ɗan leƙen asirin Soviet a ɓoye a Amurka a The Americans – inda ya sadu da Russell, wadda ta taka rawar matarsa a fim da kuma jami'in KGB – kuma an zaɓe shi sau huɗu, musamman don rawar da ya taka a matsayin marubuci mai shahara mai guba, ainihin siffar #MeToo, a cikin shirin American Bitch na Girls na Lena Dunham a HBO. Ya kuma shiga lokacin da Robert Downey Jr. bai samu ba don taka rawar take a cikin sake farfado da Perry Mason mai tsauri a 2020. Kuma ya kasance mai fara'a da sanyi a matsayin mai gina gidaje da ake zargin kisa tare da Claire Danes a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na Netflix na bara The Beast in Me.
Wani ɗan ban dariya mai duhu yana gudana a cikin mafi duhun halayensa – kamar yanayin a The Beast in Me inda ya tsoratar da Danes ta hanyar rawa da ƙarfin hali ga "Psycho Killer" na Talking Heads. Amma Widow's Bay ya ba Rhys dama mai wuya don yin wasan kwaikwayo na ban dariya gabaɗaya. Wani abin haskakawa shine abincin dare na Tom tare da wani ɗan jarida na New York Times, yana fatan zai rubuta labari mai kyau game da tsibirin. Har zuwa lokacin, Tom yana tafiya a kan ƙwai, wani hauka mai kama da Basil Fawlty yana bayyana yayin da yake ƙoƙarin burge baƙonsa mai wayo. Amma lokacin da ɗan jaridan ya bayyana a kan abincin dare cewa yana son Widow's Bay, kuma ba zai iya fahimtar dalilin da ya sa ba ta riga ta sami suna irin na Martha's Vineyard ba. Tom ya ɗan rasa iko. Ya fitar da wani ihu mai farin ciki, sannan da sauri ya rufe bakinsa, kamar yana ƙoƙarin mayar da wannan sautin mara kyau.
"Na tuna ina tunani, 'Bari mu gwada shi kawai,'" in ji Rhys. "Lokaci ne mai girma. Dukan aikin babban aiki ne a gare ni. Ya fita daga yankin kwanciyar hankalina – yana ɗan 'mutuwa ko daukaka' a wasu lokuta – amma ina son kowane daƙiƙa na shi." A wata hanya kuma, ya dace da tsarinsa na taka rawar baƙi, wanda ya yi aiki da kyau a gare shi a The Americans. Hakanan yana da alaƙa da rayuwarsa, a matsayinsa na ɗan Wales wanda yanzu ya yi shekaru 20 yana zaune a Amurka.
"Ba na rasa kamanceceniyar ba," in ji shi. "Ba don yin 'masanin ilimin halin mutum na kujera' ba, amma kuma yana da alaƙa da girma. Duk da yadda al'adu da fasaha ke da daraja a Wales, ba mu da yawa da ke yin hakan. A makaranta ta wasanni, zan kasance kamar, 'Oh, ni kaɗai ne saurayi a kulob din wasan kwaikwayo.' Na kasance baƙo tun daga lokacin." Shin an yi masa ba'a ko kuma an zalunce shi saboda hakan? "Ba da gaske ba. Abokaina za su yi mini ba'a kaɗan. Wasa ne kawai." Wannan, in ji shi, yana ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da ya fi kewar Birtaniya. "Matakin ba'a da kake samu yana da matsayin Olympics. Wani lokaci idan Keri ta dawo tare da ni, tana cewa, 'Suna miki mugunta sosai!' A Birtaniya, madaidaicin daidaito shine yadda za ka iya yin ba'a ga wani – da kuma yadda za ka iya ɗaukar shi da kanka."
Don haka Rhys ya kasance baƙo tun kafin ya bar Birtaniya. "Kuma yanzu na zo wata ƙasa daban, kuma tabbas ni baƙo ne a nan. Abin mamaki, hakan ba ya ƙarewa. Ko da yake ina zaune a nan, New York har yanzu, a gare ni, Robert De Niro ne a Mean Streets. Kuma koyaushe ana tunatar da ka bambancin ka. Gabriel Byrne ya taɓa cewa, 'Kana ɗauke da shi kamar dunƙule a bayanka.' Ba dunƙule ba ne a gare ni, amma sani ne da ba za ka taɓa kawar da shi ba. Wannan shine babban kamanceceniya a gare ni da Tom. Haka kuma tare da The Americans – baƙo yana yin kamar Ba'amurke. Na kasance kamar, 'Allah, na gina sana'ata a kan hakan!'"
Ya zo ya mamaye talabijin. Amma fina-finai fa? Tarihin Hollywood nasa ba shi da kyau: Steven Spielberg ya ba shi umarni a wasan kwaikwayo na aikin jarida The Post, tare da Tom Hanks da Meryl Streep, kuma ya sake haɗuwa da Hanks a matsayin ɗan jarida mai damuwa yana hira da mai nishadantarwa mai kyau Mr. Rogers a A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Sannan kuma, ya kuma ɓata gwajin James Bond a farkon shekarun 2000 ta hanyar yi wa masu shirya fim wasa cewa zai yi la'akari da taka rawar ɗan leƙen asiri da murfin ido ko gurgu. Yaya yake son sana'ar fim yanzu da talabijin nasa yana da ƙarfi haka?
"Ba na so kuma," in ji shi. "Ina ganin talabijin shine mafi kyawun hanyar sadarwa a gare ni. Na yi fina-finai tare da manyan taurari, don haka na duba wannan akwatin. Amma ina son jinkirin kona shirye-shiryen talabijin, jin daɗin samun damar ɗaukar lokacinka."
Tabbas ba ya rasa halaye masu rikitarwa. Tom a Widow's Bay na iya farawa a matsayin hali mai ban dariya, amma yana da aljanunsa ma. Wannan duality ta musamman a Rhys ta bayyana tun aƙalla The Scapegoat, wani karbuwa na Daphne du Maurier a 2012 a ITV inda ya taka rawar tagwaye.
Ko da shi ya yi mamaki, duk da haka, da aka ba shi The Beast in Me. "Na kasance kamar, 'Shin kun tabbata wannan nawa ne?' Ina tsammanin sun aika wa mutumin da bai dace ba. Menene suka gani a cikina?" Wataƙila masu shirya fim sun gan shi a Girls, ina ba da shawara: halinsa yana cutar da Hannah (Lena Dunham) da mugunta amma da fasaha, wadda ta rubuta wani shafi yana sukar shi don amfani da ikonsa don farautar mata matasa. Yana kwantar da hankalinta...Ya kwantar da hankalinta da wani yaudara ta hanyar haɗa magana ta hankali da yabo, sannan ba zato ba tsammani ya fitar da azzakarinsa daga wando. A'a, Rhys bai sami wannan silicone semi ba. "Na tambaya," in ji shi cikin baƙin ciki. "Ina mamakin me suka yi da shi. Ina fata an kashe kwayoyin cuta."
Ya yi imanin shekarunsa ne dalilin da ya sa yanzu ake ba shi halaye masu rikitarwa. "Yayin da kake tsufa, za ka iya shiga cikin motsin zuciyarka cikin sauƙi. Ka yi rayuwa, don haka akwai ƙarin abin da za ka iya samu." Menene zai gani idan ya waiwaya ga fina-finansa daga ƙarshen 1990s da farkon 2000s? "Ba ni da ƙwarewar wasan kwaikwayo da yawa a lokacin, don haka duk ya kasance mara kyau. Ɗan banza. Abubuwa masu ban sha'awa suna zuwa tare da shekaru. Kuma godiya ga Allah don hakan." Don haka, matsakaicin shekaru. Ba abin tsoro ba ne bayan haka.
Widow's Bay yana kan Apple TV daga 29 ga Afrilu.
Tambayoyi da Aka Yi Yawa
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa dangane da batun Ina fata an kashe kwayoyin cuta Matthew Rhys yayi magana game da jaruntaka, wasa, da sanya azzakari na roba
Tambayoyi na Matakin Farko
Q Wanene Matthew Rhys
A Dan wasan kwaikwayo ne wanda aka fi sani da taka rawar Perry Mason a cikin jerin shirye-shiryen HBO Perry Mason da kuma rawar da ya taka a The Americans
Q Menene wannan abu na azzakari na roba
A A cikin wasan kwaikwayon Perry Mason halinsa dole ne ya sanya azzakari na roba don wani yanayi na musamman Wani sashin jiki ne na karya da ake amfani da shi don yin fim
Q Me yasa ya ce Ina fata an kashe kwayoyin cuta
A Yana wasa ne game da raba ko sake amfani da azzakarin na roba tsakanin yanayi Wani sharhi ne mai ban dariya game da tsafta a wurin yin fim
Q Wannan hira ce mai tsanani ko kuma wasan ban dariya
A Cakuduwa ce Yayi magana da gaske game da jaruntaka a wasan kwaikwayo amma sashin azzakarin na roba wasa ne mai sauƙi
Tambayoyi na Matsakaici
Q Menene jaruntaka ke nufi a wannan mahallin
A Ga Matthew jaruntaka na nufin son yin abubuwa marasa dadi, masu rauni, ko masu kunya don ba da labari da gaskiya Ba jaruntaka ta jiki ba ce amma hadari na motsin rai
Q Menene wasa kuma yaya yake da alaƙa da wannan labari
A Wasa magana ce ta wasa da ba'a Yana amfani da wasa don sauƙaƙa yanayi lokacin da yake tattauna batutuwa masu kunya kamar tsiraici ko azzakarin roba don masu sauraro su yi dariya maimakon jin kunya
Q Shin an raba azzakarin na roba tsakanin 'yan wasan kwaikwayo
A A'a, wasa ne Kowane azzakari na roba an yi shi ne na musamman ga dan wasan kwaikwayo kuma ana amfani da shi ga wannan mutum kawai Sharhin kashe kwayoyin cuta karin gishiri ne mai ban dariya
Q Yaya sanya azzakari na roba yake shafar aikin dan wasan kwaikwayo
A Yana iya sa su ji kunya ko shagala amma Matthew yace yana taimaka masa shiga cikin hali Tunatarwa ce ta jiki cewa yana taka rawar wani
Tambayoyi na Ci Gaba
Q Me yasa wannan labari ake daukarsa a matsayin misali mai kyau na jaruntaka a wasan kwaikwayo
A Domin yayi magana a fili game da wani abu mai iya kunya ba tare da kunya ba Jaruntaka a wasan kwaikwayo sau da yawa na nufin son yin kama da wauta
