Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys’ Relationship Timeline Deserves Its Own Biopic

Keri Russell and her man, Matthew Rhys, have a long history with the Emmy Awards. From their official red carpet debut in 2016 to his on-stage proposal joke during his win in 2018, the co-stars-turned-real-life-couple have pretty much been through it all. But long before the glitz and glam of Hollywood, they actually had a pretty normal meet-cute at a kickball game. (Note to my single self: attend more sports-related outings.)They’ve since worked together on The Americans and had a baby together. All this to say: they’ve been together almost as long as I’ve been alive. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is! Take a trip down memory lane and relive the key moments of Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys’ relationship timeline ahead.Rich Fury//Getty ImagesJump to:Sometime in 20022012December 2013January 2014April 2014May 2016September 2016September 2018January 2019March 2023August 2026Sometime in 2002During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen, the couple revealed how they actually met (before they realized they “had the hots for each other”).“I very drunkenly asked for her number,” Matthew explained of their meet-cute, which went down when they were grabbing drinks after a kickball game.Keri added that Matthew reminded her how they first met during a lunch break on set for The Americans, which they’d go on to star in a decade later.“He was like, ‘You know, we’ve met before,’ I said, ‘No, we haven’t.’ You said, ‘Yeah, 10 years ago at a kickball party.’ As soon as you said that, I went, ‘Of course I remember that!’” she shared during WWHL.2012Fast forward a decade later, and these two are cast as an on-screen couple on The Americans. Amid all the readings and physical training for the spy series, their on-screen chemistry translated behind-the-scenes. It’s a classic Hollywood love story, if you ask me!December 2013Nearly a month after Keri announced her divorce from Shane Deary, she sparked dating rumors with her co-star when they were spotted hanging out in Brooklyn. A source told Page Six at the time, “Seeing the way they are together I could have sworn they were a couple. They were so touchy-feely, drinking and laughing.”January 2014The pair is photographed for GQ, where Keri rocks some lingerie and straddles Matthew in some steamy pics. Their relationship still wasn’t confirmed at this point, but the spread made fans raise eyebrows.April 2014A few months after their sexy magazine spread, People’s sources confirmed that Keri and Matthew were, in fact, an item after she was seen “stroking” his hair at NYC’s Public Theater in for Steven Soderbergh’s play The Library, and they were “whispering before they left together.”May 2016The pair officially welcomed their first child, Sam, together in May 2016. It wouldn’t be until July that Keri revealed the name and gender of their baby during an interview on the Today Show.“He's so good,” she said, after revealing his name. “He is big and fat and nice.”September 2016Though they’ve posed together for red carpets and photo calls thanks to The Americans, the 2016 Emmys marked Keri and Matthew’s red carpet debut as a couple. A moment of silence for this serve:Rick Rowell//Getty ImagesSeptember 2018When Matthew took home an Emmy for his work on The Americans, he joked about proposing to Keri during his speech.“And finally to the woman who truly got me this award, who just stands in front of me every day and puts up with me,” he said toward the end of his acceptance speech, after Keri said she didn’t want him to get any ideas when Glenn Weiss used his time onstage that night to propose to his girlfriend.“She said, ‘If you propose to me, I will punch you clean in the mouth,’” Matthew joked at the time.January 2019Another year, another awards season. This time, both Matthew and Keri were nominated for The Americans at the Golden Globes, and during a chat with E! News on the red carpet, they joked about their reactions if they didn’t win.“We’ve discussed that, whether, in fact, one of us wins,” Matthew said, with Keri chiming in, “We break up.”He added, “Yeah, if you win, I’m gone. If I win, you’re gone.”March 2023The couple reunites on-screen for their pal Elizabeth Banks’ movie, Cocaine Bear. I… somehow watched this in theaters when it dropped, and let’s just say it was a wild ride! Which means it was probably super fun for the pair to film together.Matthew revealed how his cameo came to be during an interview with Conan O’Brien, where he admitted he asked Keri to text Elizabeth if he could play the role of drug smuggler Andrew Thornton. The rest was…history?August 2026The couple graced the cover of Variety, where they spilled more details about their years-long relationship in a rare joint interview.As for whether they’d work together again after The Americans? Keri admitted, It would have to be the right thing. There’s a real electricity that happens between people when it goes well.”Aaand that’s all for now, until we see these two pop out again on the red carpet—hopefully, at the 2026 Emmys!