Matthew Macfadyen
Biography
David Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained prominence for his role as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). He starred as Tom Wambsgans in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which he has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Macfadyen is also known for his roles in films such as Death at a Funeral (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Anna Karenina (2012), The Assistant (2019), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). He made his television debut in 1998 as Hareton Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights. He portrayed Tom Quinn in the BBC One spy series Spooks (2002–04, 2011), and Inspector Edmund Reid in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012–2016). He also starred as Henry Wilcox in Kenneth Lonergan's miniseries Howards End and Charles Ingram in the Stephen Frears' limited series Quiz (2020).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Matthew Macfadyen
Deadpool & Wolverine
Pride & Prejudice
Robin Hood
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Three Musketeers
The Last Kingdom
Anna Karenina
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Succession
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (74 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Miniature Wife | Les Littlejohn | TV Series | 2026 |
| The Miniature Wife | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2026 |
| Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions | Self | TV Series | 2025 | |
 | Death by Lightning | Charles Guiteau | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Holland | Fred Vandergroot | Movie | 2025 |
 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine | Self - Mr. Paradox | Movie | 2024 |
 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Mr. Paradox | Movie | 2024 |
 | Stonehouse | John Stonehouse | TV Series | 2023 |
| Stonehouse | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Remembers… | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Operation Mincemeat | Charles Cholmondeley | Movie | 2022 |
 | Quiz | Charles Ingram | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Assistant | Wilcock | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Benjamin Stahlbaum | Movie | 2018 |
 | Succession | Tom Wambsgans | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Current War | J.P. Morgan | Movie | 2018 |
 | Howards End | Henry Wilcox | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Revolution: New Art for a New World | Vladimir Lenin (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Churchill's Secret | Randolph Churchill | Movie | 2016 |
 | The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music | Georg von Trapp | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Last Kingdom | Lord Uhtred | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Enfield Haunting | Guy Lyon Playfair | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Lost in Karastan | Emil Forester | Movie | 2014 |
| If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2014 | |
 | 24 Hours on Earth | Self - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Ambassadors | POD | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Ripper Street | Edmund Reid | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Anna Karenina | Oblonsky | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Three Musketeers | Athos | Movie | 2011 |
 | Any Human Heart | Logan Mountstuart (Middle) | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Pillars of the Earth | Prior Phillip | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Robin Hood | Sheriff of Nottingham | Movie | 2010 |
 | Inside MI5: The Real Spooks | Self - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Enid | Hugh Pollock | Movie | 2009 |
 | Little Dorrit | Arthur Clennam | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Frost/Nixon | John Birt | Movie | 2008 |
 | Criminal Justice | Joe Miller | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Ashes to Ashes | Gil Hollis | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Incendiary | Terrance | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Blair Years | Narrator | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Death at a Funeral | Daniel | Movie | 2007 |
| Secret Life | Charlie | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Grindhouse | Hatchet Victim (segment "Don't") (uncredited) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Mr. Bean's Wedding | Daniel | Movie | 2007 |
 | Middletown | Gabriel Hunter | Movie | 2007 |
 | Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial | Narrator | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Pride & Prejudice | Mr. Darcy | Movie | 2005 |
 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Inspector Neele | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Hungerford Massacre | Himself (Narratior) | Movie | 2004 |
 | In My Father's Den | Paul Prior | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Reckoning | King’s Justice | Movie | 2004 |
| The Project | Paul Tibbenham | Movie | 2002 | |
 | The Project | Paul Tibbenham | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Spooks | Tom Quinn | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Way We Live Now | Sir Felix Carbury | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Perfect Strangers | Daniel | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Enigma | Cave | Movie | 2001 |
 | Maybe Baby | Nigel | Movie | 2000 |
 | Warriors | Pte. Alan James | Movie | 1999 |
| Warriors | Private Alan James | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Wuthering Heights | Hareton Earnshaw | Movie | 1998 |
 | HBO First Look | Self | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
 | Séance on a Wet Afternoon | Billy Savage | Movie | — |
| Legacy of Spies | George Smiley | TV Series | — | |
| You Are Here | Michael | TV Series | — | |
| Séance on a Wet Afternoon | Executive Producer | Movie | — |
| Legacy of Spies | Executive Producer | TV Series | — | |
| You Are Here | Executive Producer | TV Series | — |