Editing Matthew Macfadyen (section)

{{Short description|English actor (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Matthew Macfadyen
| image        = Matthew Macfadyen 2019.jpg
| caption      = Macfadyen in 2019
| birth_name   = David Matthew Macfadyen
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]], England
| spouse       = {{Marriage|[[Keeley Hawes]]|November 2004}}
| children     = 2
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1994–present
| education    = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
}}

'''David Matthew Macfadyen''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|'|f|æ|d|i|ən}}; born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he [[Breakthrough role|gained prominence]] for his role as [[Mr. Darcy]] in [[Joe Wright]]'s ''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]'' (2005). He gained wider recognition for playing [[Tom Wambsgans]] in the [[HBO]] drama series ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'' (2018–2023), for which he received two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], two [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA TV Awards]], and a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]].

Macfadyen made his television debut in 1998 as [[Hareton Earnshaw]] in ''[[Wuthering Heights (1998 film)|Wuthering Heights]]''. He portrayed [[Tom Quinn (Spooks)|Tom Quinn]] in the [[BBC One]] spy series ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' (2002–2004, 2011), and [[Edmund Reid|Inspector Edmund Reid]] in the BBC mystery series ''[[Ripper Street]]'' (2012–2016). For his role in ''[[Criminal Justice (British TV series)|Criminal Justice]]'' (2009), he received the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. He also starred in various miniseries playing roles such as Henry Wilcox in ''[[Howards End (TV series)|Howards End]]'' (2017), [[Charles Ingram]] in ''[[Quiz (TV series)|Quiz]]'' (2020), and [[John Stonehouse]] in ''[[Stonehouse (TV series)|Stonehouse]]'' (2023).

In film, Macfadyen is known for his roles in ''[[Death at a Funeral (2007 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'' (2007), ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' (2008), ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (2012), ''[[The Assistant (2019 film)|The Assistant]]'' (2019), and ''[[Operation Mincemeat (film)|Operation Mincemeat]]'' (2021). In 2024, he played [[Mr. Paradox]] in the superhero film ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''.