Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

Age 51 — born October 17, 1974·Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK

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).

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54Credits24 TV · 30 films
1998–2026Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedWarriors
6.8 Average ratingacross 49 titles

Top TV shows 24best Matthew Macfadyen shows

  1. 1Warriors posterWarriorsPrivate Alan James · 2 eps · 19999.0
  2. 2Succession posterSuccessionTom Wambsgans · 39 eps · 20188.3
  3. 3The Last Kingdom posterThe Last KingdomLord Uhtred · 1 ep · 20158.3
  4. 4Ripper Street posterRipper StreetDet. Insp. Edmund Reid · 2012–2016 · Drama8.1
  5. 5Agatha Christie's Marple posterAgatha Christie's MarpleInspector Neele · 1 ep · 20047.8
  6. 6Spooks posterSpooksTom Quinn · 19 eps · 20027.7
  7. 7Ashes to Ashes posterAshes to AshesGil Hollis · 1 ep · 20087.7
  8. 8Criminal Justice posterCriminal JusticeJoe Miller · 10 eps · 20087.6
  9. 9The Pillars of the Earth posterThe Pillars of the EarthPrior Philip · 2010–2010 · Drama7.6
  10. 10Little Dorrit posterLittle DorritArthur Clennam · 2008–2008 · Drama7.6
  11. 11The Miniature Wife posterThe Miniature WifeLes Littlejohn · 10 eps · 20267.5
  12. 12Death by Lightning posterDeath by LightningCharles Guiteau · 4 eps · 20257.3
  13. 13Howards End posterHowards EndHenry Wilcox · 4 eps · 20177.0
  14. 14The Project posterThe ProjectPaul Tibbenham · 2 eps · 20027.0
  15. 15Quiz posterQuizCharles Ingram · 3 eps · 20206.9
  16. 16Ambassadors posterAmbassadorsPOD · 3 eps · 20136.8
  17. 17The Enfield Haunting posterThe Enfield HauntingGuy Lyon Playfair · 2015–2015 · Drama6.8
  18. 18Perfect Strangers posterPerfect StrangersDaniel · 3 eps · 20016.6
  19. 19Any Human Heart posterAny Human HeartLogan Mountstuart (Middle) · 4 eps · 20106.4
  20. 20Stonehouse posterStonehouseJohn Stonehouse · 3 eps · 20236.3
  21. 21Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial posterNuremberg: Nazis on TrialNarrator · 3 eps · 20066.0
  22. 22The Blair Years posterThe Blair YearsNarrator · 3 eps · 2007
  23. 23Legacy of SpiesGeorge Smiley · 1 ep
  24. 24The Way We Live Now posterThe Way We Live NowSir Felix Carbury · 2001–2001 · Drama

Top movies 30best Matthew Macfadyen movies

  1. 1Pride & Prejudice posterPride & PrejudiceMr. Darcy · 20058.1
  2. 2Deadpool & Wolverine posterDeadpool & WolverineMr. Paradox · 20247.6
  3. 3Revolution: New Art for a New World posterRevolution: New Art for a New WorldVladimir Lenin (voice) · 20177.5
  4. 4Frost/Nixon posterFrost/NixonJohn Birt · 20087.3
  5. 5Mr. Bean's Wedding posterMr. Bean's WeddingDaniel · 20077.1
  6. 6Grindhouse posterGrindhouseHatchet Victim (segment "Don't") (uncredited) · 20077.0
  7. 7In My Father's Den posterIn My Father's DenPaul Prior · 20047.0
  8. 8Death at a Funeral posterDeath at a FuneralDaniel · 20076.9
  9. 9Warriors posterWarriorsPte. Alan James · 19996.8
  10. 10Anna Karenina posterAnna KareninaOblonsky · 20126.7
  11. 11Wuthering Heights posterWuthering HeightsHareton Earnshaw · 19986.7
  12. 12The Current War posterThe Current WarJ.P. Morgan · 20186.7
  13. 13Secret LifeCharlie · 20076.6
  14. 14Operation Mincemeat posterOperation MincemeatCharles Cholmondeley · 20226.5
  15. 15Robin Hood posterRobin HoodSheriff of Nottingham · 20106.4
  16. 16Enid posterEnidHugh Pollock · 20096.4
  17. 17The Reckoning posterThe ReckoningKing’s Justice · 20046.4
  18. 18Enigma posterEnigmaCave · 20016.3
  19. 19Churchill's Secret posterChurchill's SecretRandolph Churchill · 20166.3
  20. 20The Assistant posterThe AssistantWilcock · 20206.3
  21. 21The Nutcracker and the Four Realms posterThe Nutcracker and the Four RealmsBenjamin Stahlbaum · 20186.1
  22. 22The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music posterThe von Trapp Family: A Life of MusicGeorg von Trapp · 20155.9
  23. 23The Three Musketeers posterThe Three MusketeersAthos · 20115.8
  24. 24Maybe Baby posterMaybe BabyNigel · 20005.4
  25. 25Incendiary posterIncendiaryTerrance · 20085.4
  26. 26Holland posterHollandFred Vandergroot · 20255.4
  27. 27Middletown posterMiddletownGabriel Hunter · 20074.8
  28. 28Lost in Karastan posterLost in KarastanEmil Forester · 20144.6
  29. 29The ProjectPaul Tibbenham · 2002
  30. 30If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-DayNarrator (voice) · 2014

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