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'{{Infobox person | name = Matthew Macfadyen | image = Matthew Macfadyen 2007.jpg | 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]]''. In 2015 he starred in the [[Sky Living]] series ''[[The Enfield Haunting]]'' as [[Guy Lyon Playfair]]. ==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]]''. In 2013/14 he played Jeeves in the award-winning production of Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York's theatre in the West End of London. The play won the 2014 Olivier award for Best New Comedy.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/13/jeeves-and-wooster-perfect-nonsense</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10444954/Jeeves-and-Wooster-Duke-of-Yorks-review.html</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Laurence_Olivier_Awards</ref> In 2015 Amazon Prime picked up Ripper Street and after good reviews, it has been recommissioned for a fourth and fifth season, starring Matthew Macfadyen, who said he was "delighted to be embarking on another dose of Ripper Street - blood and guts, pocket watches and Victorian headgear, wonderfully dark, moving and mysterious story lines from Mr Richard Wardlow." <ref>http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/may/13/ripper-street-to-return-for-two-more-series-of-blood-guts-and-pocket-watches</ref> ==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)<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) <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)<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) <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) <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) <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/waywelive/ PBS Masterpiece]</ref> * 2002 : ''[[The Project (TV film)|The Project]]'', by [[Peter Kosminsky]] (Paul Tibbenham)<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]])<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,<ref>[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_SYp3y4JXLg Official video]</ref> * 2007 : ''Secret Life'', by [[Rowan Joffe]] (Charlie Webb)<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)<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)<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)<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)<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)<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)<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)<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]]).<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><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11601990/Ripper-Street-will-return-for-two-new-seasons.html</ref> * 2013 : ''[[Ambassadors (TV series)|Ambassadors]]'' as Prince of Darkness * 2015 ''[[The Enfield Haunting]]'' ([[Guy Playfair]]).<ref>http://www.sky.com/tv/show/the-enfield-haunting </ref> === 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) * 2015: "The Enfield Haunting" a three part dramatisation of the terrifying and bizarre real events that took place at an ordinary house in Enfield during the autumn of 1977. [[Sky Living]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{commonscat}} *{{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}} {{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]]'