Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

1974-10-17 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK 34 Credits

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 Karenin...

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Holland

Holland

2025

as Fred Vandergroot

5.4
Acting

Teacher Nancy's life with her husband in Holland, Michigan, tumbles into a twisted tale when she and a colleague become suspicious of a secret.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

as Self - Mr. Paradox

6.8
Acting

Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, and director Shawn Levy sit down and spill the proverbial beans about how "Deadpool & Wolverine" was conceived, carried t...

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

as Mr. Paradox

7.6
Acting

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces...

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

2022

as Charles Cholmondeley

6.5
Acting

In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain w...

The Assistant

The Assistant

2020

as Wilcock

6.3
Acting

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the in...

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

2018

as Benjamin Stahlbaum

6.1
Acting

When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could chang...

The Current War

The Current War

2018

as J.P. Morgan

6.7
Acting

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

Revolution: New Art for a New World

Revolution: New Art for a New World

2017

as Vladimir Lenin (voice)

7.5
Acting

Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, contributions from contemporary artists, curators and performers and personal testimony from...

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

2016

as Randolph Churchill

6.3
Acting

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.

The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music

The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music

2015

as Georg von Trapp

5.9
Acting

Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of a well-known musical family, overcomes many obstacles to pursue her musical career and move to the United Sta...

Lost in Karastan

Lost in Karastan

2014

as Emil Forester

4.6
Acting

Washed up British film director, Emil, who is invited by a nascent state to make a national Epic in an obscure Caucasus Republic ruled by an eccentric...

If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day

2014

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

A partly dramatised account of the lives of four Allied servicemen ahead of D-Day, the programme told their story through their final letters home bef...

24 Hours on Earth

24 Hours on Earth

2014

as Narrator (voice)

6.3
Acting

The changing position of the sun in the sky affects the behaviour of animals and plants across our planet. From the moment it rises, animals are wait...

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

2012

as Oblonsky

6.7
Acting

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vro...

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

2011

as Athos

5.8
Acting

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent...

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

2010

as Sheriff of Nottingham

6.4
Acting

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Rober...

Inside MI5: The Real Spooks

2009

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Acting

British espionage historian Christopher Andrew joins MI5 to examine their historical archives as part of his research on the Service's 100 years of ex...

Enid

Enid

2009

as Hugh Pollock

6.5
Acting

A poignant biography of one of the most successful and wildly-read writers of the 20th century. Her stories enthralled children everywhere but her per...

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

2008

as John Birt

7.3
Acting

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit...

Incendiary

Incendiary

2008

as Terrance

5.4
Acting

A woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match.

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2007

as Daniel

6.9
Acting

A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an ...

Secret Life

2007

as Charlie

6.6
Acting

Charlie is white, middle class and a child sex offender. And though he's served his sentence, by his own admission, he continues to pose a significant...

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

as Hatchet Victim (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...

Mr. Bean's Wedding

Mr. Bean's Wedding

2007

as Daniel

7.1
Acting

In this Comic Relief sketch, the lovable yet clumsy Mr. Bean finds himself at the wedding of an unsuspecting couple, leading to mishaps, mayhem, and a...

Middletown

Middletown

2007

as Gabriel Hunter

4.2
Acting

Having spent most of his life in religious instruction, Gabriel returns to his hometown as its new preacher. The town is full of drinkers and gamblers...

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

2005

as Mr. Darcy

8.1
Acting

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbeari...

The Hungerford Massacre

The Hungerford Massacre

2004

as Himself (Narratior)

Acting

A re-enactment-documentary of the Murder-Suicide rampage by Michael Ryan, carried out on the 19th August 1987, which left 17 dead (including Ryan) and...

In My Father's Den

In My Father's Den

2004

as Paul Prior

7.0
Acting

War journalist Paul Prior returns to his New Zealand hometown after his father’s death, rekindling strained relationships with his brother and memorie...

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

2004

as King’s Justice

6.4
Acting

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small tow...

The Project

2002

as Paul Tibbenham

Acting

The Project follows the lives of a group of young Labour party activists from their final days of university to Westminster's corridors of power. Thei...

Enigma

Enigma

2001

as Cave

6.4
Acting

The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

2000

as Nigel

5.4
Acting

Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. T...

Warriors

Warriors

1999

as Pte. Alan James

6.7
Acting

If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the ...

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1998

as Hareton Earnshaw

6.8
Acting

Gipsy boy Heathcliffe is adopted by a god-fearing landowner in northern England and grows up as the soul-mate of the daughter, Cathy Earnshaw. When fa...