Matthew Macfadyen
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Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Biography:
David Matthew Macfadyen, an English actor born on October 17th, 1974, has had a successful career spanning both stage and screen. His breakthrough role came in 2005 when he was cast as the dashing Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, catapulting him into international fame.
Since then, Macfadyen has continued to impress audiences and critics alike with his versatile acting skills. He played Tom Wambsgans, a complex character in the hit HBO drama series Succession, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA), and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
His film career also boasts notable roles such as in Death at a Funeral (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Anna Karenina (2012), The Assistant (2019), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). Macfadyen's television debut came in 1998 when he portrayed Hareton Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights. Throughout his career, he has taken on a variety of roles, including Tom Quinn in the BBC One spy series Spooks (2002-2004, 2011), Inspector Edmund Reid in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012-2016), Henry Wilcox in Kenneth Lonergan's miniseries Howards End, and Charles Ingram in Stephen Frears' limited series Quiz (2020).
Despite his many achievements, Macfadyen remains grounded and dedicated to his craft, always seeking out new challenges and opportunities to grow as an artist. With a career full of memorable roles, there is no doubt that David Macfadyen will continue to captivate audiences for years to come.
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