Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 17, 1974 (age 52)
Place of Birth
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Also Known As
- 매튜 맥퍼딘
- 馬修‧麥費狄恩
- متیو مک فادین
- Դևիդ Մեթյու ՄակՖադյեն
- Мэттью Макфэдиен
Matthew Macfadyen
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).
Known For - Movies
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Mr. Paradox
Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. Darcy
Robin Hood
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Grindhouse
as Hatchet Victim (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Benjamin Stahlbaum
The Three Musketeers
as Athos
Holland
as Fred Vandergroot
Death at a Funeral
as Daniel
Anna Karenina
as Oblonsky
The Current War
as J.P. Morgan
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Succession
as Tom Wambsgans
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Inspector Neele
Spooks
as Tom Quinn
The Last Kingdom
as Lord Uhtred
Ripper Street
as Edmund Reid