Matthew Macfadyen
Biography
Matthew Macfadyen is an English actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his television debut in 1998 in an adaptation of Wuthering Heights. He became known in British theater through the stage company Cheek by Jowl and went on to play Prince Hal at the Royal National Theatre, while his film breakthrough came as Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride & Prejudice (2005). He led the spy series Spooks as Tom Quinn and later played Inspector Edmund Reid in Ripper Street, and he collected a British Academy Television Award for his supporting work in Criminal Justice. Wider recognition arrived as Tom Wambsgans in Succession from 2018 to 2023, a part that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards, two BAFTA TV Awards, and a Golden Globe. Among his other films, he played Oblonsky in Anna Karenina (2012) and Mr. Paradox in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
51years old
Turns 52 on October 17in 5 days
- Born Great Yarmouth
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as David Matthew Macfadyen
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 27 years1998 to 2025
Genres
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Early training
Macfadyen trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which he entered at 17 and attended from 1992 to 1995.
Early training
After leaving RADA, Macfadyen built his British theater reputation largely with the stage company Cheek by Jowl, playing Antonio, Charles Surface and Benedick for it.
Big break
In 1998, Macfadyen took the part of Hareton Earnshaw in a Wuthering Heights adaptation that aired on ITV, and this role became his TV breakthrough.
Beyond film
At the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End, Macfadyen took the role of Jeeves in Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense during 2013 and 2014. That play earned the 2014 Olivier award for Best New Comedy.
Matthew Macfadyen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Joe Wright directed two of these films. Tom Hollander appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tom Hollander's page
Keira Knightley's page
Kelly Macdonald's page
Ewen Bremner's page
Penelope Wilton's page
Robert Pugh's page
All films by Joe Wright
Also two films together1 more actor
- Richard LeafEnigma (2001) and Maybe Baby (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Matthew Macfadyen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.3 billion
13 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 13 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B58.7% of the total
- 2$322M14.1% of the total
- 3$174M7.6% of the total
- 4$132M5.8% of the total
- 5$125M5.5% of the total
- 6$69M3.0% of the total
- 7$47M2.1% of the total
- 8$27M1.2% of the total
$46.6 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 2010 to 2023, five of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2023 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Succession | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Succession | Won |
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Criminal Justice | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2023 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Succession | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2022 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Succession | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.