Matthew Macfadyen

Acting

Matthew Macfadyen

17 October 1974 (age 51)Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK

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

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

2005

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

2010

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

2011

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

2012

The Current War

The Current War

2018

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

2018

Holland

Holland

2025

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2007

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

2022

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

2008

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007