Matthew Macfadyen
Born: 17th
October 1974; Norfolk,
UK
Nationality: British Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m) Spouse(s): Keeley Hawes Children: 1 daughter; Maggie and 1 son; Ralph Character in Spooks: Tom Quinn Matthew was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, the son of Meinir (née Owen), a drama teacher and former actress, and Martin Macfadyen, an oil executive. His paternal grandparents were Scottish and his maternal grandparents were Welsh. Due to his father’s profession, Matthew was brought up in a number of places, including Jakarta, Indonesia. He attended schools in England, Scotland and Indonesia, and went to Oakham School in Rutland, before being accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) at 17. |
He won critical acclaim in the UK with his work with the stage company Cheek By Jowl in the 1990s and was well established as a stage actor when he made his first TV appearance in Wuthering Heights (1998). A couple more TV roles followed but it was his role as Tom Quinn, head of Section D, in the hit BBC series Spooks in 2002 that really made his name at home. And, indeed, established his home - he met his wife, Keeley Hawes, while working on the show.
A steady stream of TV and film work followed, with his performance as Mr Darcy in Pride & Prejudice in 2005 firmly establishing his name worldwide. More recently he has appeared in Any Human Heart (2010); Criminal Justice (2010, for which he won a BAFTA); Anna Karenina (2012) and Ripper Street (2012).
Matthew married Keeley Hawes in 2004 and they have two children together; Maggie and Ralph. Keeley’s son Myles (from her previous marriage) also lives with them.
You can find a full filmography for Matthew Macfadyen at IMdb.
A steady stream of TV and film work followed, with his performance as Mr Darcy in Pride & Prejudice in 2005 firmly establishing his name worldwide. More recently he has appeared in Any Human Heart (2010); Criminal Justice (2010, for which he won a BAFTA); Anna Karenina (2012) and Ripper Street (2012).
Matthew married Keeley Hawes in 2004 and they have two children together; Maggie and Ralph. Keeley’s son Myles (from her previous marriage) also lives with them.
You can find a full filmography for Matthew Macfadyen at IMdb.