Matthew Macfadyen

Birthday

1974-10-17

Place of Birth

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 also starred as Henry Wilcox in Kenneth Lonergan's miniseries Howards End and Charles Ingram in the Stephen Frears' limited series Quiz (2020).
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Holland

Holland

2025 5
Holland

as Fred Vandergroot

2025
Stonehouse

Stonehouse

2023 6.8
Stonehouse

as John Stonehouse

2023
Quiz

Quiz

2020 7.3
Quiz

as Charles Ingram

2020
Succession

Succession

2018 8.8
Succession

as Tom Wambsgans

2018
Howards End

Howards End

2017 7.2
Howards End

as Henry Wilcox

2017
24 Hours on Earth

24 Hours on Earth

2014 7.5
24 Hours on Earth

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2014
Any Human Heart

Any Human Heart

2010 7.8
Any Human Heart

as Logan Mountstuart (Middle)

2010
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

2010 6.6
Robin Hood

as Sheriff of Nottingham

2010
Enid

Enid

2009 6.6
Enid

as Hugh Pollock

2009