Matthew Macfadyen

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 17, 1974 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama History Romance
Career Span
1998 – Present

Matthew Macfadyen

1 win
317 nominations
1 Oscar
34 credits

David Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained prominence for his role as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). He starred as Tom Wambsgans in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which he has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Macfadyen is also known for his roles in films such as Death at a Funeral (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Anna Karenina (2012), The Assistant (2019), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). He made his television debut in 1998 as Hareton Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights. He portrayed Tom Quinn in the BBC One spy series Spooks (2002–04, 2011), and Inspector Edmund Reid in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012–2016). He also starred as Henry Wilcox in Kenneth Lonergan's miniseries Howards End and Charles Ingram in the Stephen Frears' limited series Quiz (2020).

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Personal Info

Born
Oct 17, 1974
From
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
1998 – Present

Award Recognition

1
Win
317
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

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Deadpool & Wolverine
Pride & Prejudice
Holland
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Anna Karenina
Robin Hood
The Three Musketeers
Grindhouse
Operation Mincemeat

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