Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

  • Born: 1974-10-17
  • Birthplace: Great Yarmouth in Norfolk
  • Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Graduate School: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  • Representative Works: Pride & Prejudice, Spooks, wedding at funeral, super perfect farewell
  • Matthew Macfadyen (Matthew Macfadyen), was born in England on October 17, 1974, actor.
    Although his mother is an actress and drama teacher, Matthew made his debut very late. He started his first film "Wuthering Heights" at the age of 25, and only appeared in the first film "Maybe Baby" at the age of 27. Matthew's dramatic journey has always been smooth. He was very popular in the popular British BBC TV series " Spooks " and later began to shine in the film world.

    Performing Experience

    From 1990 to 1992, he attended Oakham School in Rutland [the name of the former county in England], where he studied drama performance.
    In 1992, he left school. Although rejected by the National Youth Theatre, he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and his co-star also included Ioan Gruffudd (starring in "Fantastic Four").
    In 1995, he graduated from the British Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, joined Jowl company, debut play, " Ms. Ma Erfei Duke " in M. Antonioni role.
    In 1996, he played William Shakespeare 's plays the protagonist of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in Stratford ..
    At the same time, he also appeared in different shows on Broadway and the Royal William Shakespeare tour.
    In 1999, he was nominated by the Royal Theatre of Art as "The Most Classical Actor Under 30".
    In 1998, he made his debut on TV with the TV series "Wuthering Heights".
    In 1999, he made his first appearance as a protagonist in the BBC play'Warriors' and was nominated for the Best Actor Award by the Royal Television Association.
    In 2000, he played the mysterious lodger Allen in "'Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'" . He also returned to the theater stage to play Mr Brougham in'Battle Royal'. In the same year, he starred in his first movie'Maybe Baby'.
    In 2001, it was a busy year for Matthew. In the movie "Enigma" he played a small but crucial role-a naval officer. The protagonist of this play is Kate Winslet (ROSE in "TITANIC"). Since then, he has starred in the movies "The Reckoning", "Perfect Strangers" and ". The Way We live Now".
    In 2002, he took over his most important role so far-Tom Quinn, the male protagonist in the BBC TV series "SPOOKS". This is a series with a separate chapter for each episode, telling the espionage activities of MI5 Spooks intelligence personnel. , There are actions and wits. After the show was broadcast, the British Spooks posted information on recruiting intelligence personnel on its website, and the website was crowded almost every day. After that, he took over the filming of the TV series'The Project'.
    In 2003, Matthew returned to the TV station to star in "SPOOKS" (the second season.)
    In the winter of 2003, he went to New Zealand to film the movie "My Father's Cave" adapted from the novel of the same name by the famous writer Maurice Gee. This film won the Best Photography Award at the 2004 Shanghai International Film Festival .
    In 2004, he participated in his final performance in "spooks" (season 3), and his role as Tom Quinn left Spooks in the second episode of this season , which also meant the end of all his roles .
    In 2004, he starred in the movie " Pride & Prejudice ", interpreting the classic Mr Darcy. Pride & Prejudice was released in the UK on September 16, 2005, and in North America on November 18.
    In 2005, he participated in the performance of Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 " Henri IV (Part 1 / 2)" at the National Theatre .
    In January 2019, the winners of the 24th Oscar's Critics' Choice Awards were announced. Matthew McFidien was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work "War of Inheritance".