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Matthew Macfadyen
David Matthew Macfadyen was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Meinir (Owen), a drama teacher and actress, and Martin Macfadyen, an oil executive. He is of Scottish and Welsh descent. Because of his father's career, he spent at least part of his childhood in Indonesia, before finishing his education back in England and winning a place at RADA in ...
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Actor (45 credits)
2017
Howards End
(TV Mini-Series)
Henry Wilcox
Henry Wilcox
- Episode #1.4
(2017)
... Henry Wilcox
- Episode #1.3
(2017)
... Henry Wilcox
- Episode #1.2
(2017)
... Henry Wilcox
- Episode #1.1
(2017)
... Henry Wilcox
2012-2016
Ripper Street
(TV Series)
Det. Insp. Edmund Reid
Det. Insp. Edmund Reid
- Occurrence Reports
(2016)
... Det. Insp. Edmund Reid
- A Last Good Act
(2016)
... Det. Insp. Edmund Reid
- The Dreaming Dead
(2016)
... Det. Insp. Edmund Reid
- All the Glittering Blades
(2016)
... Det. Insp. Edmund Reid
- A Brittle Thread
(2016)
... Det. Insp. Edmund Reid
2015
The Enfield Haunting
(TV Mini-Series)
Guy Playfair
Guy Playfair
- Episode #1.3
(2015)
... Guy Playfair
- Episode #1.2
(2015)
... Guy Playfair
- Episode #1.1
(2015)
... Guy Playfair
2013
Ambassadors
(TV Mini-Series)
POD
POD
- The Tazbek Spring
(2013)
... POD
- The Prince's Trousers
(2013)
... POD
- The Rabbit Never Escapes
(2013)
... POD
2002-2011
Spooks
(TV Series)
Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn
- Episode #10.6
(2011)
... Tom Quinn
- Episode #3.2
(2004)
... Tom Quinn (uncredited)
- Episode #3.1
(2004)
... Tom Quinn (uncredited)
- Episode #2.10
(2003)
... Tom Quinn (uncredited)
- Episode #2.9
(2003)
... Tom Quinn (uncredited)
2010
Any Human Heart
(TV Series)
Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
- Episode #1.4
(2010)
... Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
- Episode #1.3
(2010)
... Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
- Episode #1.2
(2010)
... Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
- Episode #1.1
(2010)
... Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
2010
The Pillars of the Earth
(TV Mini-Series)
Philip
Philip
- Illumination
(2010)
... Philip
- The Work of Angels
(2010)
... Philip
- New Beginnings
(2010)
... Philip
- Witchcraft
(2010)
... Philip
- Legacy
(2010)
... Philip
2009
Criminal Justice
(TV Series)
Joe Miller
Joe Miller
- Episode #2.3
(2009)
... Joe Miller
- Episode #2.2
(2009)
... Joe Miller
- Episode #2.1
(2009)
... Joe Miller
2008
Little Dorrit
(TV Mini-Series)
Arthur Clennam
Arthur Clennam
- Episode #1.14
(2008)
... Arthur Clennam
- Episode #1.13
(2008)
... Arthur Clennam
- Episode #1.12
(2008)
... Arthur Clennam
- Episode #1.11
(2008)
... Arthur Clennam
- Episode #1.10
(2008)
... Arthur Clennam
2008
Agatha Christie's Marple
(TV Series)
Inspector Neele
Inspector Neele
- A Pocket Full of Rye
(2008)
... Inspector Neele
2001
The Way We Live Now
(TV Mini-Series)
Sir Felix Carbury
Sir Felix Carbury
- Episode #1.4
(2001)
... Sir Felix Carbury
- Episode #1.3
(2001)
... Sir Felix Carbury
- Episode #1.2
(2001)
... Sir Felix Carbury
- Episode #1.1
(2001)
... Sir Felix Carbury
2001
Perfect Strangers
(TV Mini-Series)
Daniel
Daniel
- Episode #1.3
(2001)
... Daniel
- Episode #1.2
(2001)
... Daniel
- Episode #1.1
(2001)
... Daniel
2000
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
(TV Series)
Waller
Waller
- The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
(2000)
... Waller
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Self (22 credits)
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Played Clay in the UK premiere of "The Pain and the Itch" by Bruce Norris - Royal Court Theatre, London (2007). See more »Alternate Names:
Matthew MacFadyen | Matthew McFadyenHeight:
6' 3" (1.91 m)
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(October 2013) Jeeves in "Perfect Nonsense" at The Duke of York's Theatre in London. See more »
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I have felt some twinges recently, about parts I wanted to play that I may be getting too old and fat to do. Hamlet, for example - maybe that's gone. I would love to play Richard II. See more »Trivia:
Played Elyot in Noel Coward's "Private Lives" at the Vaudeville Theatre in London. Starred with Kim Cattrell(October 2013) Jeeves in "Perfect Nonsense" at The Duke of York's Theatre in London. See more »
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