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Matthew MacFadyen

Matthew MacFadyen
Born David Matthew Macfadyen on 17th October 1974 - Norfolk, UK. His mother was an actress and drama teacher. He has a younger brother Jamie.

Matthew married actress Keeley Hawes in Nov 04 after co-starring with her in Spooks in 2002
They have 2 children together and Matthew also has a stepson from Keeleys previous marriage.

He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and enjoys the British stage.
In films he's best known for his iconic role as Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (2005) and in the TV drama Spooks as Tom Quinn.

More recent projects:- Little Dorrit, Incendiary, Frost/Nixon and Death at a Funeral.



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Matthew MacFadyen - what members say


  • Spooks - Complete Season 1
  • Spooks - Complete Season 1 review by fuzzy from St.Helens
    Rated - 5.0 stars superb thriller 12 January 2004
    ...y topical and gripping and is not afraid to show it with some great acting from Matthew MacFadyen (tom quinn) and peter firth (harry pearce)...   Read customer review
  • In My Father's Den
  • In My Father's Den review by Rehan from London
    Rated - 3.0 stars Secrets and lies, NZ-style -- but disappointing 28 March 2006
    ...basic premise, which we get to at the very end, simply isn't convincing, nor is Matthew MacFadyen - a trouper but one who can't get beyond a pout for Significance, and who quite...   Read customer review
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • Pride and Prejudice review by from Pertersfield, England
    Rated - 3.0 stars Grittier Pride & Prejudice 28 March 2006
    ... production. Whilst Keira Knightley proves more captivating than Jennifer Ehle, Matthew MacFadyen simply does not have the charisma or simmering arrogance of Colin Firth. At the...   Read customer review

Matthew MacFadyen - filmography


  • Robin Hood
  • Robin Hood (2010)
    Starring: Russell Crowe,  Cate Blanchett,  Matthew MacFadyen
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "Robin Hood" chronicles the origins of the honourable thief of stories, and begins long before he takes up arms against the crown. Robin Longstride (Russel Crowe), previously interested only in self-preservation, is in service to King Richard's army against the French. Upon Richard's death, Robin ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 65% from 1,724 member
    Not available for rental
  • Robin Hood - Blu-ray
  • Robin Hood - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Russell Crowe,  Cate Blanchett,  Matthew MacFadyen
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe reunite for their fifth big-screen outing, a retelling of the Robin Hood legend featuring the GLADIATOR star in the titular role. A bowman in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion, virtuous rogue Robin Hood rises from an unlikely background to become a ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 60% from 288 members
    Not available for rental
  • Enid
  • Enid (2009)
    Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter,  Matthew MacFadyen,  Denis Lawson
    Director: James Hawes
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The film explores how the orderly, reassuringly clear worlds Enid Blyton created within her stories contrasted with the complexity of her own personal life. It sheds light on the ambitious and driven - but as yet unpublished - young woman, from the development of her rich imagination against the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 69 members
    Not available for rental
  • Incendiary
  • Incendiary on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Michelle Williams,  Ewan McGregor,  Matthew MacFadyen
    Director: Sharon Maguire
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Based on Chris Cleave's electrifying novel, INCENDIARY is the story of a promiscuous adulteress (Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, HALLOWEEN H20) who becomes wracked with guilt after her husband and son are killed during a bomb blast at a football game while she was having an illicit ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 5,237 members
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  • Frost/Nixon - Blu-ray
  • Frost/Nixon - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Michael Sheen,  Rebecca Hall,  Toby Jones
    Director: Ron Howard
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 8,012 members
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  • Frost/Nixon
  • Frost/Nixon on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Michael Sheen,  Rebecca Hall,  Toby Jones
    Director: Ron Howard
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 55,598 members
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  • Middletown
  • Middletown on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Eva Birthistle,  Gerard McSorley,  Charlene McKenna
    Director: Brian Kirk
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After almost an entire lifetime spent in religious instruction, Gabriel returns to his small Irish town as the new preacher. But the town is full of drinking and gambling, and Gabriel's younger brother Jim and sister-in-law Caroline are no exceptions. Soon Gabriel learns that Caroline does not ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 941 members
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  • Pride and Prejudice
  • Pride and Prejudice (2005)
    Starring: Rosamund Pike,  Jena Malone,  Keira Knightley
    Director: Joe Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    This version of Jane Austen's fiercely beloved novel has the daunting task of living up not only to the classic book, but also to the excellent 1995 miniseries of the same name. Yet 2005's Pride & Prejudice is up to the task, thanks to lively pacing, a witty script, an excellent cast, and clever ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 45,222 members
    Not currently released
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  • Pride And Prejudice - Blu-ray
  • Pride And Prejudice - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Rosamund Pike,  Jena Malone,  Keira Knightley
    Director: Joe Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    This version of Jane Austen's fiercely beloved novel has the daunting task of living up not only to the classic book, but also to the excellent 1995 miniseries of the same name. Yet 2005's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is up to the task, thanks to lively pacing, a witty script, an excellent cast, and clever ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 117 members
    Not available for rental
  • The Way We Live Now
  • The Way We Live Now (2 discs) on DVD (2001)
    Starring: David Suchet,  Matthew MacFadyen,  Paloma Baeza
    Director: David Yates
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The Way We Live Now is peopled with a range of characters that only Trollope could create - the towering figure of Augustus Melmotte (David Suchet), the Great Financier, a young aristocrat so dissolute he would sell his own mother to pay his gambling debts and whose simultaneous pursuit of two very ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 823 members
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Matthew MacFadyen facts

5 most recent films

The Three Musketeers - 3.0 stars
The Three Musketeers - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Any Human Heart - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
The Pillars Of The Earth - 4.0 stars
Robin Hood - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Warriors - 4.0 stars
Spooks - Complete Season 3 - 4.0 stars
Spooks - Complete Season 2 - 4.0 stars
The Pillars Of The Earth - 4.0 stars
Spooks - Complete Season 1 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Any Human Heart - Series 1 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Robin Hood - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Middletown - 2.5 stars
Incendiary - 3.0 stars
The Three Musketeers - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Peter Firth - 40 times - show films
Jenny Agutter - 32 times - show films
Megan Dodds - 28 times - show films
David Oyelowo - 28 times - show films
Keeley Hawes - 28 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Bharat Nalluri - 36 times - show films
Justin Chadwick - 30 times - show films
Sam Miller - 26 times - show films
Rob Bailey - 22 times - show films
Cilla Ware - 16 times - show films

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