Timothy Rhys(I)
- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Tim Rhys was born in Bangor, Maine and raised in Connecticut and Maine.
His mother was a school teacher whose maiden name was Linda Petrillo.
His father, Eugene W. Rice, was a Navy Frogman and marathon runner who
worked in the insurance industry. He has a younger brother, Jonathan, a
teacher and father of seven. Another brother, Matthew, drowned at the
age of 24 while diving for sea urchins off the coast of Maine. At Notre
Dame High School in West Haven, Connecticut, and at Bucksport High School in
Maine, Rhys ran track, cross-country and played baseball. At the
University of Maine he majored in journalism and was a member of the
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. When he graduated he traveled the country
on his motorcycle, eventually living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Seattle
and Los Angeles. He acted in several theater productions in Hollywood,
wrote screenplays and eventually attended film school in Vancouver,
British Columbia. Before launching MovieMaker Magazine he supported
himself by working in a paper mill, bartending, parking cars, teaching
school, selling advertising, writing a newspaper column and editing
magazines. For 15 years he was a full-time single father; during that
time he made several award-winning films. His wife, Jessica, is a
professional illustrator. They divide their time between Los Angeles
and their farm in Maine.
