• BIRTH 17/10/1974
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 26
  • MOVIES 25

Matthew Macfadyen

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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).

Matthew Macfadyen

Shows (26)

Succession
Succession
Tom Wambsgans
2018
The Last Kingdom
The Last Kingdom
Lord Uhtred
2015
The Miniature Wife
The Miniature Wife
Les / Les Littlejohn
2026
Death By Lightning
Death By Lightning
Charles Guiteau
2025
The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth
Prior Phillip
2010
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
Inspector Neele
2004
Howards End
Howards End
Henry Wilcox
2017
Ripper Street
Ripper Street
Edmund Reid
2012
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes
Gil Hollis
2008
Spooks
Spooks
Tom Quinn
2002
Legacy of Spies
Legacy of Spies
George Smiley
Quiz
Quiz
Charles Ingram
2020
The Enfield Haunting
The Enfield Haunting
Guy Lyon Playfair
2015
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
Arthur Clennam
2008
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Joe Miller
2008
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Any Human Heart
Any Human Heart
Logan Mountstuart / Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
2010
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self / Self - Guest
2015
Stonehouse
Stonehouse
John Stonehouse
2023
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now
Sir Felix Carbury
2001
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self / Self - Guest
2014
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Self - Winner
1944
Ambassadors
Ambassadors
POD
2013
Perfect Strangers (2001)
Perfect Strangers (2001)
Daniel
2001
Warriors (1999)
Warriors (1999)
Private Alan James
1999

Movies (25)

Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine
Mr. Paradox
2024
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Darcy
2005
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham
2010
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Benjamin Stahlbaum
2018
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
Charles Cholmondeley
2022
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
Athos
2011
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
Oblonsky
2012
Holland
Holland
Fred Vandergroot
2025
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral
Daniel
2007
The Current War
The Current War
J.P. Morgan
2019
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon
John Birt
2008
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of…
Self - Mr. Paradox
2024
The Reckoning
The Reckoning
King’s Justice
2004
The Assistant
The Assistant
Wilcock
2020
Enigma
Enigma
Cave
2001
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
Nigel
2000
Warriors
Warriors
Pte. Alan James
1999
Incendiary
Incendiary
Terrance
2008
Enid
Enid
Hugh Pollock
2009
In My Father's Den
In My Father's Den
Paul Prior
2004
Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret
Randolph Churchill
2016
Beyond Bigfoot 2: Beyond Beyond Bigfoot
Beyond Bigfoot 2: Beyond Beyond Bigfoot
Sasquatch
2022
Don't
Don't
2007
Lost in Karastan
Lost in Karastan
Emil Forester
2014
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Hareton Earnshaw
1998