A glimpse into Keri Russell's personal life with her “incredible partner” Matthew Rhys and three children

Keri, 48, has been in a decade-long relationship with Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, who she met after the pair played married couple Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings in the spy drama. The Americans. While they first met back in 2002, they reunited on the set of the spy series, which ran from 2013 to 2018.

Like Keri, Matthew, 49, has an impressive list of film and television credits, but is perhaps best known for his roles in “ Perry Mason, The Edge of Love and of course The Americansfor which he received an Emmy Award in 2018.

Keri and Matthew's romance was confirmed in 2014 after they were spotted on a date at the Public Theater in New York City. Two years later, in May 2016, they welcomed their son Sam.

Keri and Matthew make a great team both on and off screen, and the California-born actress praises her other half as “an incredible partnerin a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal.

When asked how the couple divides their household chores, the two answered bliss Actress said: “Matthew is an incredible partner in this regard. His mother and father were both teachers. They both had big, mundane jobs and so shared the responsibilities very well, and that's what they taught him. And he is an incredible father and helper, as most mothers are.

“We have a very good natural unspoken thing. He usually litters. I usually eat dinner and sometimes he does the cleaning,” she added.

When asked about the secret to a good relationship, Keri said to “give people a break,” adding that it's important to acknowledge that everyone has “bad days.” “There are bad years when you kind of miss each other,” the actress said. “I just try to pay attention when I can. And It's really important to get away from the kids every now and thenand that’s what we’re trying to do,” she added.

During a 2017 interview with People in which he and Keri co-starred, Matthew also opened up about the key to their relationship The Americansand admitted the couple “absolutely” needed some alone time after spending most of their time working together.

He praised Keri and continued: “She has the patience of a saint, which helps. That's basically it,” before jokingly saying, “And alcohol.” The great equalizer, the great equalizer. Everything is so much better after a good, strong half bottle of red wine!”

Keri and Matthew welcomed their son Sam in May 2016 and announced his name and gender two months later.

Matthew has previously spoken about his desire for his son to learn the Welsh language. He previously told Deadline: “I only speak to him in Welsh and he understands everything I say. He will always answer me in English. He will sometimes add a few words in Welsh, I think, just to please me.

Keri is also the mother of two older children from her previous marriage to Shane Deary. Their eldest son River was born in 2007 and their daughter Willa was born in 2012.

Keri previously spoke to People about motherhood and how she can personalize the upbringing of each of her children. “I think it’s just different (based on) the child. You never know,” she said in 2017. “You get what you get, and.” They are all so different and wild and strange and good in its own way.”

When she's not busy filming her latest TV show, Keri lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

During her interview with the Wall Street JournalKeri revealed that she likes to start her day by “jumping” up and down outside. “You kinda shake, you jump up and down, and I just do that for like five minutes,” she said, before revealing that she then does a 15-minute workout and makes celery juice for herself and Matthew.