Matthew Macfadyen

MATTHEW MACFADYEN joined The Three Musketeers fresh from the set of "Any Human Heart", a 4-part drama for the UK's Channel 4. The story is based on a novel by William Boyd about a series of intimate journals by Logan Mountstuart; writer, lover, art-dealer and spy, as he makes his often precarious way through the twentieth century.

He plays the role of Prior Phillip in "The Pillars of the Earth", which aired in the US on Starz in 2010. Based on Ken Follett's epic bestselling novel, he stars alongside Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell and Rufus Sewell, with Ridley Scott as executive producer.

Matthew was seen in the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood, a feature directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. Other film credits include the award-winning Frost/Nixon, based on the play by Peter Morgan as well as Incendiary, from the producers of Girl with a Pearl Earring, in which he starred with Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor. He won critical acclaim and an award for Best Newcomer at the 2006 London Critic's Circle Film Awards for his lead role of Mr. Darcy in the adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice directed by BAFTA winner Joe Wright. The Working Title film starred Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn and Donald Sutherland. In 2004, Matthew was nominated as Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his role in Brad McCann's In My Father's Den. His other film credits include: Death at a Funeral, directed by Frank Oz, Middletown, directed by Brian Kirk, The Reckoning with Tom Hardy, Enigma directed by Michael Apted, starring Kate Winslet and Tom Hollander, and Maybe Baby directed by Ben Elton.

In television, Matthew was awarded a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in BBC1's second series of "Criminal Justice". Last year he also featured in a one -off television drama for BBC Four, "Enid" with Helena Bonham Carter, playing Enid Blyton's publisher and first husband Hugh Pollock. He also starred in the award-winning (BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe) BBC adaptation "Little Dorrit" with newcomer Claire Foy, earning himself a nomination for Best Actor at the 2008 Royal Television Society Awards.

Matthew is well known for his portrayal of Tom Quinn in the first three series of the BBC television drama "Spooks", which won BAFTA and Royal Television Society awards. He was exceptional in Channel 4's one-off drama "Secret Life" which received outstanding reviews and earned him a BAFTA nomination, and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor. He has also starred in "Marple: A Pocketful of Rye" (ITV), "The Project", (BBC) directed by Peter Kosminsky and Sir Felix Cadbury, "The Way We Live Now" (BBC) directed by David Yates, "Perfect Strangers" (Talkback TV), "Bloodline" (BBC), "Warriors" (BBC), for which he was nominated at the 1999 Royal Television Society Awards, and "Wuthering Heights" (LWT).

Matthew's theatre credits are also extensive. He received critical acclaim for his lead role opposite Kim Cattrall in Noel Coward's Private Lives at the Vaudeville Theatre. Matthew's other lauded appearances have included productions such as Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 (National Theatre), Battle Royal (National Theatre/RSC/Stratford), School for Scandal (Barbican/Cheek by Jowl), Much Ado About Nothing (West End), Duchess of Malfi (West End/New York) and Midsummer Nights Dream (RSC) and The Pain And The Itch (Royal Court Theatre).

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