Quick Facts
Born:
1974-10-17
Birthplace:
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Credits:
66 Total Roles
Matthew Macfadyen
Acting
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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 also starred as Henry Wilcox in Kenneth Lonergan's miniseries Howards End and Charles Ingram in the Stephen Frears' limited series Quiz (2020).
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).
Known For
Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Darcy
Deadpool & Wolverine
Mr. Paradox
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Three Musketeers
Athos
Anna Karenina
Oblonsky
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Benjamin Stahlbaum
The Last Kingdom
Lord Uhtred
Death at a Funeral
Daniel
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Miniature Wife TV | Les |
| 2025 | Death by Lightning TV | Charles Guiteau |
| 2025 | Holland MOVIE | Fred Vandergroot |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine MOVIE | Self - Mr. Paradox |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine MOVIE | Mr. Paradox |
| 2023 | Stonehouse TV | John Stonehouse |
| 2022 | Remembers… TV | Self |
| 2022 | Operation Mincemeat MOVIE | Charles Cholmondeley |
| 2020 | Quiz TV | Charles Ingram |
| 2020 | The Assistant MOVIE | Wilcock |