Stephen Root Wins Emmy For Widow's Bay — SkimNews
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- Stephen Root won Best Supporting Actor in Comedy at the Emmys for his role as Wyck Crawford in Apple TV's 'Widow's Bay,' a New England island-set mystery series
- Root praised co-star Matthew Rhys as the driving force, repeating his name three times and calling the show's je ne sais quoi 'Matthew Rhys, Matthew Rhys, Matthew Rhys'
- Root quoted Rhys from the first table read setting the show's creative tone: 'we're not doing a comedy, we're not doing a horror show, and we're not doing a drama. What we're playing is the truth: Truth in reality'
- Wyck Crawford is described as a grizzled local fisherman, boat captain, and longtime island resident who serves as a 'beacon of vocal warnings' about the town's generational hexes
- Root named Matthew Rhys and Kate O'Flynn as the two co-stars who made him a better performer, saying he joins shows 'to learn from people' and praising O'Flynn's ability to 'do something with an eye that will knock you over' from three feet away
- Kate O'Flynn plays the 'awkward but very dutiful' assistant to Rhys' troubled island mayor Tom Loftis
Why it matters: Root's Emmy win anchors 'Widow's Bay' as Apple TV+ craft heavyweight, not just star vehicle, with Rhys's 'truth in reality' credo cited as the engine. For Apple, a Supporting Actor trophy for a genre-blending mystery validates the streamer investing in tonal hybrids over formulaic comedy.
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