Matthew Macfadyen 937536 225882820 2008-07-15T21:09:54Z 82.25.34.54 {{Infobox actor | image = Matthew Macfadyen 2007.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Matthew Macfadyen in [[London]] 2007 | name = Matthew Macfadyen | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1974|10|17}} | birthplace = [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] | birthname = David Matthew Macfadyen | spouse = [[Keeley Hawes]] (since 2004) }} '''Matthew Macfadyen''' (born [[October 17]], [[1974]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]], known for his role as [[MI5]] agent [[Tom Quinn]] in the [[BBC]] [[television]] drama series ''[[Spooks]]'' (also known as MI-5) and for starring as [[Fitzwilliam Darcy]] in the 2005 film version of ''[[Pride and Prejudice (2005 movie)|Pride and Prejudice]]''. ==Biography== ===Early life=== Matthew Macfadyen was born in Norfolk and attended schools in England, Scotland, and Indonesia. He went to boarding school in [[Rutland]] before being accepted to the renowned [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] at age 17. ===Career=== After having studied at the RADA from [[1992]] to [[1995]], Macfadyen quickly became a well-known actor in British theatre due primarily to his work with the stage company [[Cheek by Jowl]], for whom he played Antonio in ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'', Charles Surface in ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', and Benedick in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''. His Benedick was particularly memorable, played as an officer-class buffoon with a moustache and a braying laugh. In [[2005]], he played to further great acclaim the part of Prince Hal in ''Henry IV, Parts [[Henry IV, Part One|One]]'' and ''[[Henry IV, Part Two|Two]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre]], with [[Michael Gambon]] in the lead. In 2007, he returned to the stage, portraying an American, Clay, a stay at home father with a liberal attitude in the play ''[[The Pain and the Itch]]''. Macfadyen's major [[television|TV]] breakthrough came when he appeared as Hareton Earnshaw in a television adaptation of the [[Emily Brontë]] novel ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'', screened on the [[ITV]] network in [[1998]]. Further television drama work followed, including starring roles in the dramas ''[[Warriors (television)|Warriors]]'' ([[1999]]) and ''[[Anthony Trollope#Trollope on television|The Way We Live Now]]'' ([[2001]]), both for the [[BBC]]. Also in 2001, he earned much critical acclaim for his starring role in the [[BBC Two]] drama serial ''[[Perfect Strangers (drama)|Perfect Strangers]]'', which was written and directed by [[Stephen Poliakoff]]. In 2002, he starred in ''[[The Project (TV serial)|The Project]]'', a BBC drama charting [[New Labour]]'s rise to power, and he took his highest-profile role to date, when he was picked to star in ''Spooks'', which went on to become a huge popular and critical success when screened on [[BBC One]]. A longer second season was screened in [[2003]], and a third season was broadcast in the autumn of [[2004]], with him leaving the series in the second episode. The series also found a following on [[cable television]] in the [[United States]], where it aired as ''MI-5'' on the [[A&E Network]]. In 2007 he appeared in the one-off [[Channel 4]] drama ''Secret Life'', which dealt with the controversial subject of paedophilia.<ref>[http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.1319674.0.0.php Evening Times: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Matthew was nominated and subsequently won the 'Best Actor' award at the [[Royal Television Society]] 2007 Awards for this part, and has been nominated for a [[BAFTA]]. He also appeared in a short sketch for [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] as the [[groom]] in ''[[Mr Bean|Mr Bean's]] Wedding'', alongside [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Michelle Ryan]]. Macfadyen has appeared in several [[film]]s including ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'' (released in [[2001]]), in which he was cast as a battle-scarred submarine commander, and ''[[In My Father's Den (film)|In My Father's Den]]'', for which he received the New Zealand Screen Award for Best Actor. Most notably, he stars as the romantic lead [[Fitzwilliam Darcy]] in a highly acclaimed adaptation of ''[[Pride and Prejudice (2005 movie)|Pride and Prejudice]]'', released in the UK in September [[2005]]. He stars in Frank Oz's ''[[Death at a Funeral]]'' with [[Rupert Graves]], [[Alan Tudyk]], [[Daisy Donovan]] and [[Keeley Hawes]]. Matthew also stars in ''[[Incendiary]]'', which is based on Chris Cleave's novel about a woman whose life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match whilst she was committing adultery. He plays a senior anti-terrorist police officer alongside [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] and [[Ewan McGregor]]. He has also filmed [[Ron Howard]]'s next film ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'', in which he plays [[John Birt]]. ===Personal life=== In 2002, he began a relationship with his ''[[Spooks]]'' co-star [[Keeley Hawes]]. They were subsequently married on [[8 October]] [[2004]]. Their first child, daughter Maggie, was born in [[December 2004]]. The-{couple}-announced the birth of a baby boy, Ralph, in September 2006. Matthew Macfadyen is stepfather to Keeley Hawes' son, Myles, born in [[2000]] from a previous marriage to a cartoonist. == Theatre == * 1994 : ''The Crimson Island'', by [[Mikhail Bulgakov]] [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ], with ''Goblin Gold'', by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay <ref>[http://www.backstage.ac.uk/cgi-bin/query.pl?view=full_single&query=type%3ditem+and+any%3dbic.br.1039793026 Backstage]</ref> * 1994 : ''[[The Country Wife]]'', by [[William Wycherley]] [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ], with ''The Feigned Inconstancy'', by [[Marivaux]] <ref>[http://www.backstage.ac.uk/cgi-bin/query.pl?view=full_single&query=type%3ditem+and+any%3dbic.br.1039793084 Backstage]</ref> * 1995 : ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'', by [[Dale Wasserman]] [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ] (Chief Bromden) * 1995 : ''The Libertine'', by Stephen Jeffreys [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ] (John Wilmot), with ''My Funny Valentine'' * 1995 : ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'', by [[:en:John Webster|John Webster]] [ [[Cheek by Jowl]] ] (Antonio Bologna) <ref>[http://www.cheekbyjowl.com/productions/theduchessofmalfi/index.html Cheek by Jowl]</ref> * 1996 : ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', by [[Shakespeare]] [ [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] ] (Demetrius) <ref>[http://www.dswebhosting.info/Shakespeare/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Site11&dsqDb=Roles&dsqCmd=xdetail.tcl&dsqSearch=(((Name='Matthew')AND(Name='Macfadyen'))AND(Role='Demetrius')) RSC’s official archives]</ref> * 1998 : ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', by [[Shakespeare]] [ [[Cheek by Jowl|Cheek by Jowl]] ] (Benedick) <ref>[http://www.cheekbyjowl.com/productions/muchadoaboutnothing/index.html Cheek by Jowl]</ref> * 1998 : ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', by [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]] [ [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] ] (Charles Surface) <ref>[http://www.dswebhosting.info/Shakespeare/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Site11&dsqDb=Roles&dsqCmd=xdetail.tcl&dsqSearch=(((Name='Matthew')AND(Name='Macfadyen'))AND((Role='Charles')AND(Role='Surface'))) RSC’s official archives]</ref> * 1999 : ''Battle Royal'', by Nick Stafford [ [[Royal National Theatre]] ] (Mr. Brougham) <ref>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=1255 National Theatre]</ref> * 2005 : ''[[Henry IV, Part 1|Henry IV]]'', by [[Shakespeare]] [ [[Royal National Theatre]] ] (Prince Hal) <ref>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=12001 National Theatre]</ref> * 2006 : ''Total Eclipse'', by [[Christopher Hampton]] [ rehearsed reading at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] ] (Paul Verlaine) <ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821138291727 What's on Stage Gossip]</ref> * 2007 : ''The Pain and the Itch'', by [[Bruce Norris]] [ [[Royal Court Theatre]] ] (Clay) <ref>[http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whatson01.asp?play=477 Royal Court Theatre]</ref> ==Filmography== === Television === * [[1997 in television|1997]] : ''Holding The Baby'' [ TV series on [[ITV]] ] <ref>[http://www.tv.com/holding-the-baby/show/34820/episode_listings.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=episodessh&tag=episodes;more TV.com]</ref> * [[1998 in television|1998]] : ''Wuthering Heights'', by David Skynner (Hareton Earnshaw) [ [[ITV]] ] - based on the [[Wuthering Heights|novel]] by [[Emily Brontë]] <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/archive/programs/wuthering/index.html PBS Masterpiece]</ref> * [[1999 in television|1999]] : ''[[Warriors (TV series)|Warriors]]'', by [[Peter Kosminsky]] (Alan James) [ [[BBC]] ] <ref>[http://archives.arte-tv.com/fiction/warriors/ftext/index.htm Warriors, l'impossible mission sur Arte]</ref> * [[2000 in television|2000]] : ''[[Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes]]'', by Paul Seed (Brian Waller) [ [[BBC]] ] <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/programs/holmes/index.html PBS Mystery]</ref> * [[2001 in television|2001]] : ''[[Perfect Strangers (BBC TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'', by [[Stephen Poliakoff]] (Daniel Symon) [ [[BBC Two]] ] <ref>[http://shootingthepast.tripod.com/perfectstrangers.htm Fan site]</ref> * [[2001 in television|2001]] : ''The Way We Live Now'', by [[David Yates]] (Sir Felix Carbury) [ [[BBC]] ] - based on the [[The Way We Live Now|novel]] by [[Anthony Trollope]] <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/waywelive/ PBS Masterpiece]</ref> * [[2002 in television|2002]] : ''[[The Project (2002 television programme)|The Project]]'', by [[Peter Kosminsky]] (Paul Tibbenham) [ [[BBC]] ] <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/theproject/ The Project on the BBC]</ref> <ref>[http://www.aboutjamesfrain.com/projectreview.html A collection of article/review excerpts]</ref> * [[2002 in television|2002]]-[[2004 in television|2004]] : ''[[Spooks]]'' ([[Tom Quinn]]) [ [[BBC]] ] <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/personnel_mm.shtml Spooks on the BBC]</ref> * [[2007 in television|2007]] : ''Mr Bean's Wedding'' (the groom) [ sketch for the show ''The Big One'' for [[Comic Relief]]'s [[Red Nose Day 2007|Red Nose Day]] on 16 March 2007, [[BBC One]] ] <ref>[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_SYp3y4JXLg Official video]</ref> * [[2007 in television|2007]] : ''Secret Life'', by Rowan Joffe (Charlie Webb) [ [[Channel 4]] ] <ref>[http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/S/secret_life/index.html Secret Life on Channel 4]</ref> * [[2008 in television|2008]] : ''[[Ashes to Ashes (TV series)|Ashes to Ashes]]'', by Bille Eltringham (Gil Hollis) [ [[BBC One]] ] <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk12/thu.shtml#thu_ashestoashes BBC Press Office]</ref> * [[2008 in television|2008]] : ''[[Little Dorrit (TV serial)|Little Dorrit]]'', by Adam Smith & Dearbhla Walsh (Arthur Clennam) [ [[BBC One]] ] <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/01_january/24/dorrit.shtml BBC Press Office]</ref> * [[2008 in television|2008]] : ''[[Marple (TV series)|A Pocket Full of Rye]]'', by Charles Palmer (Inspector Neele) [ [[ITV]] ] <ref>[http://www.itv.com/Drama/classiccrime/Marple/MissMarpleNews/default.html Miss Marple on ITV]</ref> === Cinema === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[Maybe Baby]]'' || Nigel || |- | [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'' || Lt. Cave || |- | [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[The Reckoning]]'' || King's Justice || |- | [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[In My Father's Den]]'' || Paul Prior || |- | [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Pride and Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride and Prejudice]]'' || [[Fitzwilliam Darcy|Mr. Darcy]] || |- | [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''Middletown'' || Gabriel Hunter || |- |rowspan="2" | [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[Grindhouse_(film)#Don.27t|Don't]]'' || Eye Gouging Victim || fake trailer in ''[[Grindhouse (film)]]'' |- | ''[[Death at a Funeral]]'' || Daniel Howells || |- |rowspan="2" | [[2008 in film|2008]] || ''[[Incendiary (film)|Incendiary]]'' || Terence Butcher ||awaiting release |- | ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' || John Birt || December 5, 2008 |- |} == Voice-over == * 2000 : ''The Voyage of the Beagle'', by [[Charles Darwin]] [ Book of the Week on [[BBC Radio 4]] ] (reader) <ref>[http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F10.3&viewtype=side&pageseq=1 The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online]</ref> * 2001 : ''Trampoline'' [ Afternoon play on [[BBC Radio 4]] ] <ref>[http://wordaloud.dnsalias.com/wordaloud/main.asp?Action=RDDisplay&DID=771 WordAloud Radio Database]</ref> * 2003 : ''Essential Poems (To Fall In Love With)'' [ TV programme on [[BBC Two]] ] (actor/reader) <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/01_january/22/essential_poems.shtml BBC Press Office]</ref> * 2004 : ''[[The Coma]]'', by [[Alex Garland]] (audio book) <ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article411999.ece Review on Times online]</ref> * 2004 : ''The Hungerford Massacre'' [ TV documentary on [[BBC One]] ] (narrator) <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4075055.stm BBC News]</ref> * 2005 : ''Getting Away From It (The Island)'' [ play on [[BBC Radio 4]] ] <ref>[http://wordaloud.dnsalias.com/wordaloud/main.asp?Action=BBCResults&kw=Getting+Away+from+It&sr=1&no=1&nr=10&da=0&sa=3 WordAloud Radio Database]</ref> * 2005 : ''Stories We Could Tell'', by [[Tony Parsons (British journalist)|Tony Parsons]] (audio book) * 2006 : ''The 9/11 Liars'' [ TV documentary on [[Channel 4]] ] (narrator) <ref>[http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/911_five_year_anniversary/index.html 9/11 The Five Year Anniversary on Channel 4]</ref> * 2006 : ''Nuremberg: Nazis On Trial'' [ TV documentary on [[BBC Two]] ] (narrator) <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/nuremberg_article_01.shtml BBC History]</ref> * 2007 : ''Robin Hood's Quest'' & ''The Quest For Aladdin's Treasure'' [ video games by [[Oxygen Games]] ] (narrator) <ref>[http://www.high-score.co.uk/speech_recording.htm High Score Productions]</ref> * 2007 : ''The Making of Music'' [ [[BBC Radio 4]] ] (reader) <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/makingofmusic/ The Making of Music on BBC Radio 4]</ref> * 2007 : ''The Blair Years'' [ TV documentary on [[BBC One]] ] (narrator) <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/11_november/25/blair.shtml BBC Press Office]</ref> * 2007 : ''Last Party at the Palace'' [ TV documentary on [[Channel 4]] ] (narrator) <ref>[http://www.channel4.com/video/last-party-at-the-palace/series-1/ Last Party at the Palace on Channel 4]</ref> ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{imdb name|id=0532193|name=Matthew Macfadyen}} *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/matthew_macfadyen.shtml BBC Drama Faces: Matthew Macfadyen] *[http://members.aol.com/actorsite3/add00/mmindex.htm Dramaddict: Matthew Macfadyen, performance history] {{DEFAULTSORT:Macfadyen, Matthew}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:English film actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Old Oakhamians]] [[Category:People from Great Yarmouth]] [[ar:ماثيو ماكفادين]] [[da:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[de:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[es:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[fr:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[it:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[he:מת'יו מקפדיין]] [[hu:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[ja:マシュー・マクファディン]] [[pl:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[pt:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[ro:Matthew Macfadyen]] [[sv:Matthew Macfadyen]]