• Name: Matthew MacFadyen
  • Date of Birth: October 17, 1974
  • Place of Birth: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Mini-bio: British actor Matthew MacFadyen studied at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before beginning his career on the stage. He joined the renowned theater company Cheek and Jowl, with whom he p... read morearticipated in productions of The School for Scandal, Much Ado About Nothing, The Duchess of Malfi, and other plays. In 1998, he made a much-noticed transition to the screen with the role of Hareton Earnshaw in a television adaptation of Wuthering Heights. He would go on to appear in such films as Enigma and Almost Strangers before being cast in the lead role of Tom Quinn in the spy series MI-5 (aka Spooks) in 2002. He stayed with the series until 2004, and the next year he made yet another foray into period drama, playing the male lead of Mr. Darcy in a big-screen adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, opposite Keira Knightley. He soon followed it up with a turn in the quirky comedy Death at a Funeral in 2007, before signing on for the 2008 Ron Howard film Frost/Nixon. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
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Matthew MacFadyen mini-bio:

Matthew Macfadyen is a british actor. He is best know to audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for his role as Tom Quinn, in the hit TV series Spooks "aka" MI-5 (in the USA).

Matthew is now making a name for himself in films. He has had small roles in the films Maybe Baby, Enigma and The Reckoning, but is best known for is role as Mr. Darcy in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice.

He played his first lead role in the dramatic thriller In My Father's Den, which is attracting attention from the worldwide film industry. He has also starred in Middletown and Death at a Funeral.

In 2002, he began a relationship with his Spooks co-star Keeley Hawes. They were subsequently married on 8 October 2004. Their first child, daughter Maggie, was born in December 2004. The couple announced the birth of a baby boy, Ralph, in September 2006. Matthew Macfadyen is stepfather to Keeley Hawes' son, Myles, born in 2000 from a previous marriage to a cartoonist.



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Eye color: Blue
Height: 6'3"
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Education: Attended Oakham School in Rutland, Leicestershire; drama scholar from 1990 to 1992

Studied at RADA for 3 years.
Family: Wife Keeley Hawes, daughter Maggie and son Rulph. Has a step-son named Myles.
Resides in: London, England
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Other: Matthew Macfadyen is allergic to cats.

Matthew studied at RADA where he became friends with television presenter and Merseybeat actress Josie D'Arby.



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