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Matthew Macfadyen
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn October 17, 1974 (51 years)
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).
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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Matthew Macfadyen Filmography
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Lord Voldemort |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Lord Voldemort |
| 2025 | Death by Lightning (TV Series) · as Charles Guiteau |
| 2025 | Holland · as Fred Vandergroot |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine · as Mr. Paradox |
| 2023 | Stonehouse (TV Series) · as John Stonehouse |
| 2021 | Operation Mincemeat · as Charles Cholmondeley |
| 2020 | Quiz (TV Series) · as Charles Ingram |
| 2019 | The Assistant · as Wilcock |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms · as Benjamin Stahlbaum |
| 2018 | Succession (TV Series) · as Tom Wambsgans |
| 2017 | Howards End (TV Series) · as Henry Wilcox |
| 2017 | The Current War · as J.p. Morgan |
| 2016 | Revolution: New Art For A New World · as Vladimir Lenin (voice) |
| 2016 | Churchill's Secret · as Randolph Churchill |
| 2015 | The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music · as Georg Von Trapp |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom (TV Series) · as Lord Uhtred |
| 2015 | The Enfield Haunting (TV Series) · as Guy Lyon Playfair |
| 2014 | Lost in Karastan · as Emil Forester |
| 2013 | Ambassadors (TV Series) · as Pod |
| 2012 | Ripper Street (TV Series) · as Edmund Reid |
| 2012 | Anna Karenina · as Oblonsky |
| 2011 | The Three Musketeers · as Athos |
| 2010 | Any Human Heart (TV Series) · as Logan Mountstuart |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth (TV Series) · as Prior Phillip |
| 2010 | Robin Hood · as Sheriff Of Nottingham |
| 2009 | Enid · as Hugh Pollock |
| 2009 | Enid: Deleted Scenes · as Hugh Pollock |
| 2008 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Arthur Clennam |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon · as John Birt |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit (TV Series) · as Arthur Clennam |
| 2008 | Incendiary · as Terrance |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice (TV Series) · as Joe Miller |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes (TV Series) · as Gil Hollis |
| 2007 | Death at a Funeral · as Daniel |
| 2007 | Secret Life · as Charlie |
| 2007 | Grindhouse · as Hatchet Victim (segment "don't") (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Mr. Bean's Wedding · as Daniel |
| 2007 | Comic Relief 2007: The Big One · as Daniel |
| 2006 | Middletown · as Gabriel Hunter |
| 2006 | Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Pride & Prejudice: Alternate US Ending · as Mr. Darcy |
| 2006 | Pride & Prejudice: The Life and Times of Jane Austen · as Mr. Darcy |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice · as Mr. Darcy |
| 2005 | Pride and Prejudice Revisited · as Mr. Darcy |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Inspector Neele |
| 2004 | In My Father's Den · as Paul Prior |
| 2003 | The Reckoning · as King’s Justice |
| 2002 | The Project · as Paul Tibbenham |
| 2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Tom Quinn |
| 2001 | The Way We Live Now (TV Series) · as Sir Felix Carbury |
| 2001 | Enigma · as Cave |
| 2001 | Perfect Strangers (2001) (TV Series) · as Daniel |
| 2000 | Maybe Baby · as Nigel |
| 2000 | Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Waller |
| 1999 | Warriors · as Pte. Alan James |
| 1999 | Warriors (1999) (TV Series) · as Pte. Alan James |
| 1998 | Wuthering Heights · as Hareton Earnshaw |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine · as Self - Mr. Paradox |
| 2024 | The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2024 | 81st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2022 | The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Self - Mr. Paradox |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | 24 Hours on Earth · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Orange British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Pride & Prejudice: On Set Diaries · as Self |
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| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | In My Father's Den: Interviews · as Self |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday BBC Two · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | Stonehouse (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Death by Lightning (TV Series) · as Co-Executive Producer |