Matthew Macfadyen

5 days ago - David Matthew Macfadyen (/məkˈfædiən/; 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 gained wider recognition for playing Tom Wambsgans in the HBO drama ...

February 25, 2025 - Actor: Succession. 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.

With a steady stream of exemplary performances in the British theater, television and film industries, award-winning actor Matthew Macfadyen was already a rising star in his home country when Hollywood took note of his work, particularly in updated classics.

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).

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December 4, 2025 - Matthew Macfadyen (born October 17, 1974, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) is a British stage and screen actor who has had a long and steady career playing a diverse set of characters, including the brooding Mr.

So shy as a boy that he’d hide at his own birthday parties, Matthew Macfadyen has come out of his shell to become one of Britain’s best-loved actors, writes Emma Higginbotham

Actor: Succession. 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.

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).

November 7, 2025 - ‘My name,” says Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), the anti-hero of punchy four-part historical miniseries Death by Lightning, “will be known one day all across this country!” Guiteau was, until now, wrong.

November 10, 2025 - To play these two figures, Makowsky and director Matt Ross turned to a pair of titanic performers: Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen. “I think Michael Shannon is just one of the most talented actors of our generation,” Makowsky says.

November 9, 2025 - In 1881, Charles Guiteau shot President James A. Garfield, who was then just a few months in office. Garfield died several weeks later. "Death By Lightning" is about how the paths of these two men cross with such devastating consequences.

Matthew Macfadyen biography and filmography. Matthew Macfadyen born 10/17/1974. Born in Great Britain, Matthew Macfadyen comes by acting honestly. His...

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August 27, 2025 - Succession Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen and Bodyguard BAFTA nominee Keeley Hawes are an acting power couple.

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 1992.

November 6, 2025 - Matthew Macfadyen is more than that hand flex — but who could blame you for the association? The Emmy Award–winning actor rose to prominence as Mr. Darcy in director Joe Wright’s Pride & Prejudice (2005).

November 6, 2025 - The English-born Macfadyen spoke with the Television Academy about playing this strange and tragic figure. He also shared how his two-time Emmy-winning role as Tom Wambsgans on HBO’s Succession has changed his life and career, and why it took so long for the TV business to realize he can do comedy. Television Academy: Growing up in the UK, what did you know about Charles Guiteau and James Garfield before this? Matthew Macfayden: Nothing.

November 15, 2025 - Macfadyen and Firth, coincidentally, ended up starring together in the 2022 film Operation Mincemeat and later discussed how their own interpretations differed from each other’s. Matthew Macfadyen as Mr.