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'{{Infobox person | name = Matthew Macfadyen | image = http://www.google.tn/imgres?imgurl=http://aceshowbiz.com/images/wennpic/matthew-macfadyen-uk-premiere-anna-karenina-01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://funny-pictures.picphotos.net/matthew-macfadyen-picture-4/aceshowbiz.com*images*wennpic*matthew-macfadyen-uk-premiere-anna-karenina-01.jpg/&h=1000&w=648&tbnid=mPtaBV3INfSrwM:&zoom=1&docid=OEzB2sanu8-F_M&ei=M7y7VNLCEMHuaPq9gYgK&tbm=isch&ved=0CCwQMygRMBE | imagesize = 200px | caption = Macfadyen in London, 2007 | alt = Matthew Macfadyen in London, 2007 |birth_name=David Matthew Macfadyen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Keeley Hawes]]|November 2004}} | children = 2 | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1995&ndash;present | alma_mater = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] }} '''David Matthew Macfadyen''' (born 17 October 1974) is a [[BAFTA]] award-winning English actor, known for his roles as [[MI5]] [[Intelligence Officer]] [[Tom Quinn (Spooks)|Tom Quinn]] in the [[BBC]] television drama series ''[[Spooks]]'', [[Mr. Darcy]] in ''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]'' and Daniel in the [[Frank Oz]] comedy ''[[Death at a Funeral (2007 film)|Death at a Funeral]]''. He is also known for portraying [[John Birt, Baron Birt|John Birt]] in the political drama ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'', as well as Detective Inspector [[Edmund Reid]] in the BBC series ''[[Ripper Street]]''. ==Early life== Macfadyen was born in [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]], the son of Meinir (née Owen), a drama teacher and former actress, and Martin Macfadyen, an oil executive.<ref name=telegraph1/><ref>{{cite news|last=Macdonald |first=Marianne |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3646503/Leading-question.html |title=Leading question |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=12 September 2005 |accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were [[Scotland|Scottish]] and his maternal grandparents were [[Welsh people|Welsh]].<ref name=telegraph1>{{cite news|last=Cavendish |first=Dominic |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/7139221/Matthew-Macfadyen-interview.html |title=Matthew Macfadyen interview |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=2 February 2010 |accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-102942369.html |title=A man of mystery; Graham Keal talks to Spooks star Matthew Macfadyen about the new series, his Welsh roots and being hounded by the paparazzi.(Features) – Daily Post (Liverpool) |publisher=Highbeam.com |date=7 June 2003 |accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> Macfadyen was brought up in a number of places, including [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]], as a result of his father's profession.<ref name=telegraph1/> He attended schools in England (including in [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], [[Lincolnshire]]), [[Scotland]] and [[Indonesia]], and went to [[Oakham School]] in [[Rutland]], before being accepted to the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] at 17. ==Career== After having studied at the RADA from 1992 to 1995, Macfadyen became known in British theatre due primarily to his work with the stage company [[Cheek by Jowl]], for whom he played Antonio in ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'', Charles Surface in ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', and Benedick in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''. His Benedick was played as an officer-class buffoon with a moustache and a braying laugh. In 2005, he played Prince Hal in ''Henry IV, Parts [[Henry IV, Part One|One]]'' and ''[[Henry IV, Part Two|Two]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre]], with [[Michael Gambon]] in the role of Falstaff. In 2007, he returned to the stage, portraying an American, Clay, a stay at home father with a liberal attitude in the play ''[[The Pain and the Itch]]''. A TV breakthrough came when he appeared as Hareton Earnshaw in an adaptation of ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'', screened on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network in 1998. Further television drama work followed, including starring roles in the dramas ''[[Warriors (television)|Warriors]]'' (1999) and ''[[The Way We Live Now (2001 TV serial)|The Way We Live Now]]'' (2001), both for the BBC. Also in 2001, he earned acclaim for his starring role in the [[BBC Two]] drama serial ''[[Perfect Strangers (drama)|Perfect Strangers]]'', which was written and directed by [[Stephen Poliakoff]]. In 2002, he starred in ''[[The Project (TV film)|The Project]]'', a BBC drama charting [[New Labour]]'s rise to power. He starred in ''[[Spooks]]'', which became a success when screened on [[BBC One]]. A longer second season was screened in 2003, and a third season was broadcast in autumn 2004, with him leaving the series in the second episode. The series was aired as ''MI-5'' on the [[A&E Network]]. In 2007 he appeared in the one-off [[Channel 4]] drama ''Secret Life'', which dealt with the controversial subject of paedophilia.<ref>[http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.1319674.0.0.php Evening Times: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Matthew won the 'Best Actor' award at the [[Royal Television Society]] 2007 Awards for this part, and was nominated for a [[BAFTA]]. He also appeared in a short sketch for [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] as the [[groom|bridegroom]] in ''[[Mr Bean|Mr Bean's]] Wedding'', alongside [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Michelle Ryan]]. Macfadyen appeared in films including ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'' (released in 2001), and ''[[In My Father's Den (film)|In My Father's Den]]'', for which he received the New Zealand Screen Award for Best Actor. He stars as the romantic lead [[Mr. Darcy|Fitzwilliam Darcy]] in an acclaimed [[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|adaptation]] of ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', released in the UK in September 2005. Macfadyen starred in Frank Oz's "Death at a Funeral" and the film ''[[Incendiary (film)|Incendiary]]'', based on Chris Cleave's novel alongside [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] and [[Ewan McGregor]]. He has also appeared in [[Ron Howard]]'s film ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'', in which he played [[John Birt]]. In 2008, he played the male lead Arthur Clennam in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]''. In 2009 Macfadyen appeared alongside [[Academy Award]] nominated actress [[Helena Bonham Carter]] in the [[BBC Four]] movie ''[[Enid (film)|Enid]]'', based on the life of [[Enid Blyton]], as [[Hugh Alexander Pollock|Hugh Pollock]], Blyton's publisher and first husband. In 2010, he played the Sheriff of Nottingham in ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]''. He starred as Prior Philip in the TV serial ''[[The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries)|The Pillars of the Earth]]'', and was the middle-aged Logan Mountstuart in ''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]''. In June 2010, Macfadyen won a [[British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his work in ''[[Criminal Justice (TV series)|Criminal Justice]]''. In 2011, Macfadyen made a final cameo in the BBC show ''[[Spooks]]'', and in 2012, he played Oblonsky in Joe Wright's film, ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]''. In December 2012 he played Detective Inspector [[Edmund Reid]] in [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Ripper Street]]''. ==Personal life== In 2002, he began a relationship with his then-married ''[[Spooks]]'' co-star [[Keeley Hawes]].<ref name="bizarre">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-517451/The-bizarre-love-life-Ashes-Ashes-rising-star-Keeley-Hawes.html|title=The very bizarre love life of Ashes to Ashes' rising star Keeley Hawes|date=22 February 2008|author=Alison Boshoff|publisher=Daily Mail|accessdate=3 June 2012}}</ref> They were married in November 2004.<ref name="showbiz">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/ashes-to-ashes-star-keeley-hawes-on-surviving-a-showbiz-marriage-6455459.html|title=Ashes to Ashes star Keeley Hawes on surviving a shobiz marriage|date=1 April 2010|author=Liz Hoggard|publisher=London Evening Standard|accessdate=3 June 2012}}</ref> The couple have two children, daughter Maggie (b. December 2004)<ref name="showbiz" /> and son Ralph (b. September 2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/01/11/matthew_macfady/|title=Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes welcome second child|date=11 January 2007|publisher=People.com|accessdate=3 June 2012}}</ref> Macfadyen is stepfather to Hawes's son, Myles, from her previous marriage.<ref name="bizarre" /> The couple are both patrons of the [[Lace Market Theatre]] in [[Nottingham]].<ref>http://www.lacemarkettheatre.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=52</ref> == Theatre == * 1994 : ''The Crimson Island'', by [[Mikhail Bulgakov]] [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ] (Dymogatsky)<ref>[http://matthew-macfadyen.forumactif.net/gallery/Divers/Au-theatre/The-Crimson-Island-pic_85.htm Playbill]</ref> * 1994 : ''Lorca's Death'', by Ben Benison [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ] (Rafael/Intellect)<ref>[http://matthew-macfadyen.forumactif.net/gallery/Divers/Au-theatre/Lorca-s-Death-pic_508.htm Playbill]</ref> * 1994 : ''The Feigned Inconstancy'', by [[Marivaux]] [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ] (Chevalier)<ref>[http://matthew-macfadyen.forumactif.net/gallery/Divers/Au-theatre/The-Feigned-Inconstancy-pic_71.htm Playbill]</ref> * 1994 : ''The Beggar's Opera'', by [[John Gay]] [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ] (Macheath)<ref>[http://matthew-macfadyen.forumactif.net/gallery/Divers/Au-theatre/The-Beggar-s-Opera-pic_69.htm Playbill]</ref> * 1995 : ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'', by [[Dale Wasserman]] [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ] (Chief Bromden)<ref>[http://matthew-macfadyen.forumactif.net/gallery/Divers/Au-theatre/One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo-s-Nest-pic_87.htm Playbill]</ref> * 1995 : ''The Libertine'', by Stephen Jeffreys [ [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|R.A.D.A.]] ] (John Wilmot), with ''My Funny Valentine'' * 1995 : ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'', by [[:en:John Webster|John Webster]] [ [[Cheek by Jowl]] ] (Antonio Bologna)<ref>[http://www.cheekbyjowl.com/productions/theduchessofmalfi/index.html Cheek by Jowl]</ref> * 1996 : ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', by [[Shakespeare]] [ [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] ] (Demetrius)<ref>[http://www.dswebhosting.info/Shakespeare/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Site11&dsqDb=Roles&dsqCmd=xdetail.tcl&dsqSearch=(((Name='Matthew')AND(Name='Macfadyen'))AND(Role='Demetrius')) RSC’s official archives]</ref> * 1998 : ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', by [[Shakespeare]] [ [[Cheek by Jowl]] ] (Benedick)<ref>[http://www.cheekbyjowl.com/productions/muchadoaboutnothing/index.html Cheek by Jowl]</ref> * 1998 : ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', by [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]] [ [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] ] (Charles Surface)<ref>[http://www.dswebhosting.info/Shakespeare/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Site11&dsqDb=Roles&dsqCmd=xdetail.tcl&dsqSearch=(((Name='Matthew')AND(Name='Macfadyen'))AND((Role='Charles')AND(Role='Surface'))) RSC’s official archives]</ref> * 1999 : ''Battle Royal'', by Nick Stafford [ [[Royal National Theatre]] ] (Mr. Brougham)<ref>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=1255 National Theatre]</ref> * 2005 : ''[[Henry IV, Part 1|Henry IV]]'', by [[Shakespeare]] [ [[Royal National Theatre]] ] (Prince Hal)<ref>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=12001 National Theatre]</ref> * 2006 : ''Total Eclipse'', by [[Christopher Hampton]] [ rehearsed reading at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] ] (Paul Verlaine)<ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821138291727 What's on Stage Gossip]</ref> * 2007 : ''The Pain and the Itch'', by [[Bruce Norris (playwright)|Bruce Norris]] [ [[Royal Court Theatre]] ] (Clay)<ref>[http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whatson01.asp?play=477 Royal Court Theatre]</ref> * 2010 : ''[[Private Lives]]'', by [[Noël Coward]] [ [[Vaudeville Theatre]] ] (opposite [[Kim Cattrall]])<ref>[http://www.london-theatreland.co.uk/theatres/vaudeville-theatre/theatre.php Vaudeville Theatre]</ref> * 2013 : ''[[Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense]]'', by David and Robert Goodale, Duke of York's (as Jeeves opposite [[Stephen Mangan]]'s Wooster) == Filmography == === Television === * 1997 : ''[[Holding the Baby]]'', by Paul Jackson (Marcus) [ TV series on [[ITV Network|ITV]] ]<ref>[http://www.tv.com/holding-the-baby/show/34820/episode_listings.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=episodessh&tag=episodes;more TV.com]</ref> * 1998 : ''[[Wuthering Heights (1998 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'', by David Skynner (Hareton Earnshaw) [ [[ITV Network|ITV]] ] – based on the [[Wuthering Heights|novel]] by [[Emily Brontë]]<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/archive/programs/wuthering/index.html PBS Masterpiece]</ref> * 1999 : ''[[Warriors (1999 TV series)|Warriors]]'', by [[Peter Kosminsky]] (Alan James) [ [[BBC]] ]<ref>[http://archives.arte-tv.com/fiction/warriors/ftext/index.htm Warriors, l'impossible mission sur Arte]</ref> * 2000 : ''[[Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes]]'', by Paul Seed (Brian Waller) [ [[BBC]] ]<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/programs/holmes/index.html PBS Mystery]</ref> * 2001 : ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV miniseries)|Perfect Strangers]]'', by [[Stephen Poliakoff]] (Daniel Symon) [ [[BBC Two]] ]<ref>[http://shootingthepast.tripod.com/perfectstrangers.htm Fan site]</ref> * 2001 : ''[[The Way We Live Now (2001 TV serial)|The Way We Live Now]]'', by [[David Yates]] (Sir Felix Carbury) [ [[BBC]] ] – based on the [[The Way We Live Now|novel]] by [[Anthony Trollope]]<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/waywelive/ PBS Masterpiece]</ref> * 2002 : ''[[The Project (TV film)|The Project]]'', by [[Peter Kosminsky]] (Paul Tibbenham) [ [[BBC]] ]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/theproject/ The Project on the BBC]</ref><ref>[http://www.aboutjamesfrain.com/projectreview.html A collection of article/review excerpts]</ref> * 2002–2004: ''[[Spooks]]'' ([[Tom Quinn (Spooks)|Tom Quinn]]) [ [[BBC]] ]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/personnel_mm.shtml Spooks on the BBC]</ref> * 2007 : ''Mr Bean's Wedding'' (Daniel, the groom) [ sketch for the show ''The Big One'' for [[Comic Relief]]'s [[Red Nose Day 2007|Red Nose Day]] on 16 March 2007, [[BBC One]] ]<ref>[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_SYp3y4JXLg Official video]</ref> * 2007 : ''Secret Life'', by [[Rowan Joffe]] (Charlie Webb) [ [[Channel 4]] ]<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/S/secret_life/index.html Secret Life on Channel 4]</ref> * 2008 : ''[[Ashes to Ashes (TV series)|Ashes to Ashes]]'', by Bille Eltringham (Gil Hollis) [ [[BBC One]] ]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk12/thu.shtml#thu_ashestoashes BBC Press Office]</ref> * 2008 : ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]'', by Adam Smith & Dearbhla Walsh (Arthur Clennam) [ [[BBC One]] ]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/01_january/24/dorrit.shtml BBC Press Office]</ref> * 2008 : ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' ''[[A Pocket Full of Rye]]'', by Charles Palmer (Inspector Neele) [ [[ITV Network|ITV]] ]<ref>[http://www.itv.com/Drama/classiccrime/Marple/MissMarpleNews/default.html Miss Marple on ITV]</ref> * 2009 : ''[[Enid (film)|Enid]]'', by James Hawes (Hugh Pollock) [ [[BBC Four]] ]<ref>Khan, Urmee. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4949678/Helena-Bonham-Carter-to-play-Enid-Blyton-in-new-BBC-biopic.html Helena Bonham Carter to play Enid Blyton in new BBC biopic], ''The Telegraph'', March 7, 2009. Accessed September 15, 2013.</ref> * 2009 : ''[[Criminal Justice (TV series)|Criminal Justice II]]'', by Yann Demange (Joe Miller) [[BBC One]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/05_may/11/justice.shtml BBC Press Office]</ref> * 2010 : ''[[The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries)|The Pillars of the Earth]]'', by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Prior Philip) [ [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] ]<ref>[http://www.tandemcom.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=360&Itemid=596 Tandem Communications Press release]</ref> * 2010 : ''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]'', by William Boyd (Logan Mountstuart) [ [[Channel Four]] ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4sales.com/news/15/04/2010/star+studded+cast+start+filming+epic+tv+adaptation+any+human+heart |title=Channel 4 Sales News , Star studded cast start filming epic TV adaptation Any Human Heart |publisher=Channel4.com |date=15 April 2010 |accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> * 2011 : Spooks, a one off appearance in the series finale. * 2012- : ''[[Ripper Street]]'' by Richard Warlow (Detective Inspector [[Edmund Reid]]) [[BBC One]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthew Macfadyen and Jerome Flynn get to work on the set of bloody new series Ripper Street... as 19th century London is recreated in Dublin|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2119275/Ripper-Street-Matthew-Macfadyen-Jerome-Flynn-work-set-bloody-new-series.html|accessdate=24 May 2012|newspaper=The Daily Mail|date=23 March 2012}}</ref> * 2013 : ''[[Ambassadors (TV series)|Ambassadors]]'' as Prince of Darkness === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2000 || ''[[Maybe Baby (2000 film)|Maybe Baby]]'' || Nigel || |- | 2001 || ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'' || Lt. Cave || |- | 2003 || ''[[The Reckoning (2003 film)|The Reckoning]]'' || King's Justice || |- | 2004 || ''[[In My Father's Den (film)|In My Father's Den]]'' || Paul Prior || Nominated – [[BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film]] |- | 2005 || ''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]'' || [[Fitzwilliam Darcy|Mr. Darcy]] || Nominated – [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2005|London Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Newcomer of the Year]] |- | 2006 || ''Middletown'' || Gabriel Hunter || |- | 2007 || ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' || Eye Gouging Victim || Segment: ''[[Don't (grindhouse film)|Don't]]'' |- | 2007 || ''[[Death at a Funeral (2007 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'' || Daniel Howells || |- | 2008 || ''[[Incendiary (film)|Incendiary]]'' || Terence Butcher || |- | 2008 || ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' || [[John Birt, Baron Birt|John Birt]] || Nominated – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |- | 2010 || ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' || [[Sheriff of Nottingham]] || |- | 2011 || ''[[The Three Musketeers (2011 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' || [[Athos (fictional character)|Athos]] || |- | 2012 || ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' || Oblonsky || |- | 2014 || ''Lost in Karastan'' || Emil Forester || |} ===Voice work=== * 2000 : ''The Voyage of the Beagle'', by [[Charles Darwin]] [ Book of the Week on [[BBC Radio 4]] ] (reader)<ref>[http://radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/voyage_of_the_beagle.html RadioListings Database]</ref> * 2001 : ''Trampoline'', by [[Meredith Oakes]] [ Afternoon Play on [[BBC Radio 4]] ] (Skeggs)<ref>[http://radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/trampoline.html RadioListings Database]</ref> * 2003 : ''Essential Poems (To Fall In Love With)'' [ TV programme on [[BBC Two]] ] (actor/reader)<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/01_january/22/essential_poems.shtml BBC Press Office]</ref> * 2004 : ''[[The Coma]]'', by [[Alex Garland]] [ audio book ] (reader)<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article411999.ece Review on Times online]</ref> * 2004 : ''Getting Away From It: The Island'', by [[Tim Pears]] [ Afternoon Reading on [[BBC Radio 4]] ] (reader)<ref>[http://radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/getting_away_from_it.html RadioListings Database]</ref> * 2004 : ''The Hungerford Massacre'' [ TV documentary on [[BBC One]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4075055.stm BBC News]</ref> * 2005 : ''Stories We Could Tell'', by [[Tony Parsons (British journalist)|Tony Parsons]] [ audio book ] (reader)<ref>[http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_HCUK_000163&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes Excerpt on audible.com]</ref> * 2006 : ''The 9/11 Liars'' [ TV documentary on [[Channel 4]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/911_five_year_anniversary/index.html 9/11 The Five Year Anniversary on Channel 4]</ref> * 2006 : ''Nuremberg: Nazis On Trial'' [ 3-part TV documentary on [[BBC Two]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/nuremberg_article_01.shtml BBC History]</ref> * 2007 : ''Robin Hood's Quest'' & ''The Quest for Aladdin's Treasure'' [ video games by [[Oxygen Games]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://www.high-score.co.uk/speech_recording.htm High Score Productions]</ref> * 2007 : ''The Making of Music'' [ [[BBC Radio 4]] ] (reader)<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/makingofmusic/ The Making of Music on BBC Radio 4]</ref> * 2007 : ''The Blair Years'' [ 3-part TV documentary on [[BBC One]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/11_november/25/blair.shtml BBC Press Office]</ref> * 2007 : ''Last Party at the Palace'' [ TV documentary on [[Channel 4]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/video/last-party-at-the-palace/series-1/ Last Party at the Palace on Channel 4]</ref> * 2008 : ''Dangerous Jobs for Girls'' [ 4-part TV documentary on [[Channel 4]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/video/dangerous-jobs-for-girls/series-1/ Dangerous Jobs for Girls on Channel 4]</ref> * 2008 : ''Words of War'' [ TV documentary on [[ITV1]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://www.itv.com/News/WordsofWar/default.html The Words of War on ITV]</ref> * 2009 : ''Wine'' [ 3-part TV documentary on [[BBC Four]] ] (narrator)<ref>[http://www.decanter.com/news/news.php?id=276139 Decanter Magazine]</ref> * 2009 : ''Inside MI5'' [ TV documentary on [[ITV1]] ] (narrator) * 2011: [[M&S]] food adverts * 2011: [[Bupa]] healthcare adverts * 2014: ''Horse Power'' Documentary on Scuderia Ferrari / Shell Motorsport on [[Sky Atlantic]] (narrator) ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0532193|Matthew Macfadyen}} *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/matthew_macfadyen.shtml BBC Drama Faces: Matthew Macfadyen] {{British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2012}} {{Authority control|VIAF=85631083}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Macfadyen, Matthew | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Macfadyen, David Matthew (birth name) | SHORT DESCRIPTION = British actor | DATE OF BIRTH = 17 October 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]], [[UK]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Macfadyen, Matthew}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] [[Category:Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award winners]] [[Category:English male film actors]] [[Category:English people of Scottish descent]] [[Category:English people of Welsh descent]] [[Category:English male stage actors]] [[Category:English male television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People educated at Oakham School]] [[Category:People from Great Yarmouth]] [[Category:20th-century English male actors]] [[Category:21st-century English male actors]] [[Category:Actors from Norfolk]]'