Matthew Macfadyen

Acting · Born 1974-10-17 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK

Biography

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…

Filmography

  • Pride & Prejudice as Mr. Darcy
  • Frost/Nixon as John Birt
  • Deadpool & Wolverine as Mr. Paradox
  • In My Father's Den as Paul Prior
  • Death at a Funeral as Daniel
  • Enigma as Cave
  • Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham
  • Warriors as Pte. Alan James
  • Holland as Fred Vandergroot
  • Maybe Baby as Nigel

TV