Matthew MacFadyen Biography

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Matthew MacFadyen biography: Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is a British actor, known for his role as MI5 intellegence officer Tom Quinn in the BBC television drama series Spooks (also known as MI-5) and for starring as Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice.

Matthew MacFadyen quote:The other day, I was somewhere terribly glamorous - Brent Cross, I think it was - and a guy came up to me and said, 'I've blown your cover."

I would hate not to do a play every couple of years. I think it's not me. I did four or five years in telly, and by the end of it was drained. I was a bit sick of myself. I didn't feel like an actor anymore. That sounds silly, but when you're doing a play you're using different muscles, and it blew all the cobwebs away.

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Career Highlights

Non-acting careers:

Big break:Wuthering Heights (1998) (TV) .... Hareton Earnshaw

Defining characters:Arthur Clennam
Inspector Neele
John Birt
Gil Hollis
Daniel Howells
Gabriel Hunter
Mr. Darcy
Tom Quinn
Paul Prior
King's Justice
Paul Tibbenham
Sir Felix Carbury
Lt. Cave
Pte. Alan James
Hareton Earnshaw
Terence Butcher

Best movies:Frost/Nixon
Grindhouse
Death at a Funeral
Middletown
Pride & Prejudice
In My Father's Den
Maybe Baby

Best TV:"Little Dorrit"
Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye
"Ashes to Ashes"
Secret Life
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
"Spooks"
The Reckoning
The Project
"The Way We Live Now"
Perfect Strangers
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes"
The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Warriors
Wuthering Heights

Stage credits: The Duchess of Malfi,
The School for Scandal,
Much Ado About Nothing.
Henry IV,
The Pain and the Itch.
The Crimson Island,
The Country Wife,
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
The Libertine
Battle Royal,
Total Eclipse,

Endorsements:

Other notable appearances/credits:

Top awards:3 wins & 6 nominations

Other:

Matthew MacFadyen Relationships

Family:

Keeley Hawes

(8 October 2004 - present) 2 children

Romance(s):

Frequent collaborator(s):keeley hawes
Judy Parfitt
Claire Foy
Emma Pierson
James Fleet
Amanda Redman
Andy Serkis
Ruth Jones
John Alderton
Alun Armstrong
Sue Johnston
Robert Hardy
Bill Paterson
Peter Firth
David Oyelowo,
Jenny Agutter,

Other affiliations:

Fun Facts About Matthew MacFadyen

His mother was an actress and trained drama teacher.
Self-confessed John le Carré-style spy buff.
Has a younger brother called Jamie.
Graduated from RADA in 1995.
Attended Oakham School in Rutland, Leicestershire; drama scholar from 1990 to 1992.
Became an Associate Member of RADA.

Matthew MacFadyen's Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Category/Recipient(s)	Result
2008	RTS Television Award	Best Actor - Male for: Secret Life (2007) (TV)	won
2005	New Zealand Screen Award	Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: In My Father's Den (2004)	won
2006	Camie	for: Pride & Prejudice (2005) Shared with: Joe Wright (director) Keira Knightley (actor) Brenda Blethyn (actor) Donald Sutherland (actor)	won
2006	ALFS Award	British Newcomer of the Year for: Pride & Prejudice (2005)	nominated
2009	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: Frost/Nixon (2008)	nominated

Matthew MacFadyen's Upcoming Projects

Robin Hood (2010) (filming) (rumored) .... Sheriff of Nottingham
Enid Blyton (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Hugh Pollack

Matthew MacFadyen Links

www.darcylicious.com
www.matthew-macfadyen.co.uk
www.stellar-matthew.org

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