Editing Matthew Macfadyen (section)

==Career==
[[File:Bust of Matthew Macfadyen as Fitzwilliam Darcy.jpg|thumb|left|170px|A bust from the 2005 film [[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|''Pride & Prejudice'']] of Matthew Macfadyen's Mr. Darcy.]]

After leaving RADA, Macfadyen became known in British theatre primarily for his work with the stage company [[Cheek by Jowl]], for which he played Antonio in ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'', Charles Surface in ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', and Benedick in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''. His Benedick was played as an officer-class buffoon with a moustache and a braying laugh. In 2005, he played Prince Hal in ''Henry IV, Parts [[Henry IV, Part One|One]]'' and ''[[Henry IV, Part Two|Two]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre]], with [[Michael Gambon]] in the role of Falstaff. In 2007, he returned to the stage, portraying an American, Clay, a stay-at-home father with a liberal attitude in the play ''[[The Pain and the Itch]]''.{{cn|date=September 2023}} A TV breakthrough came when he appeared as Hareton Earnshaw in an adaptation of ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'', screened on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network in 1998. Further television drama work followed, including starring roles in the dramas ''[[Warriors (1999 TV series)|Warriors]]'' (1999) and ''[[The Way We Live Now (2001 TV serial)|The Way We Live Now]]'' (2001), both for the BBC. Also in 2001, he earned acclaim for his starring role in the [[BBC Two]] drama serial ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV serial)|Perfect Strangers]]'', which was written and directed by [[Stephen Poliakoff]]. In 2002, he starred in ''[[The Project (British TV serial)|The Project]]'', a BBC drama charting [[New Labour]]'s rise to power.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deans |first=Jason |date=2002-11-07 |title=BBC's New Labour drama 'based on fact' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/nov/07/broadcasting.politics |access-date=2025-02-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

He starred in ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'', which became a success when screened on [[BBC One]]. A longer second season was screened in 2003, and a third season was broadcast in autumn 2004, with him leaving the series in the second episode. The series was aired as ''MI-5'' on the [[A&E Network]]. In 2007 he appeared in the one-off [[Channel 4]] drama ''Secret Life'', which dealt with paedophilia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/12860732.TV_star_defends_paedophile_role/|title=TV star defends paedophile role|website=Evening Times|date=11 April 2007}}</ref> Macfadyen won the Best Actor award at the [[Royal Television Society]] 2007 Awards for this part, and was nominated for a [[BAFTA]]. He also appeared in a short sketch for [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] as the [[groom|bridegroom]] in ''[[Mr. Bean]]'s Wedding'', alongside [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Michelle Ryan]].{{cn|date=September 2023}} Macfadyen appeared in films including ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'' (released in 2001), and ''[[In My Father's Den (film)|In My Father's Den]]'', for which he received the New Zealand Screen Award for Best Actor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In My Father's Den|url=https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/my-fathers-den|access-date=28 August 2021|website=New Zealand Film Commission|language=en}}</ref> He starred as the romantic lead [[Mr. Darcy|Fitzwilliam Darcy]] in an [[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|adaptation]] of ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', released in the UK in September 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/film/global/matthew-macfadyen-miscast-mr-darcy-pride-prejudice-1236082624/|title= Matthew Macfadyen 'Felt a Bit Miscast' as Mr. Darcy in 'Pride & Prejudice': 'I'm Not Dishy Enough'|website= Variety|date= 24 July 2024|accessdate= October 14, 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Nicholas Braun and Matthew Macfadyen 2024 Emmys 01.png|thumb|right|170px|[[Nicholas Braun]] and Macfayden at the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2024]]
Macfadyen starred in Frank Oz's ''[[Death at a Funeral (2007 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'' and the film ''[[Incendiary (film)|Incendiary]]'', based on Chris Cleave's novel alongside [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] and [[Ewan McGregor]]. He also appeared in [[Ron Howard]]'s film ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'', in which he played [[John Birt]]. In 2008, he played the male lead Arthur Clennam in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]''. In 2009 Macfadyen appeared alongside [[Academy Award]]-nominated actress [[Helena Bonham Carter]] in the [[BBC Four]] movie ''[[Enid (film)|Enid]]'', based on the life of [[Enid Blyton]], as [[Hugh Alexander Pollock|Hugh Pollock]], Blyton's publisher and first husband.{{cn|date=September 2023}} In 2010, he played the Sheriff of Nottingham in ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]''. He starred as Prior Philip in the TV serial ''[[The Pillars of the Earth (miniseries)|The Pillars of the Earth]]'', and was the middle-aged Logan Mountstuart in ''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]''. In June 2010, Macfadyen won a [[British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his work in ''[[Criminal Justice (British TV series)|Criminal Justice]]''.{{cn|date=September 2023}} In 2011, Macfadyen made a final cameo in ''Spooks'', and in 2012, he played Oblonsky in Joe Wright's film ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]''. In December 2012 he began portraying Detective Inspector [[Edmund Reid]] in [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Ripper Street]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/ripperstreet/matthew-macfadyen/|title= Matthew Macfadyen plays Inspector Edmund Reid|website= BBC|accessdate= October 14, 2024}}</ref>

In 2013–14, he played Jeeves in the production of ''[[Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense]]'' at the [[Duke of York's Theatre]] in the West End of London. The play won the 2014 Olivier award for Best New Comedy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/13/jeeves-and-wooster-perfect-nonsense|title=Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense – review|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=13 November 2013|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10444954/Jeeves-and-Wooster-Duke-of-Yorks-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10444954/Jeeves-and-Wooster-Duke-of-Yorks-review.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jeeves & Wooster, Duke of York's, review|date=13 November 2013|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>[[2014 Laurence Olivier Awards]]</ref> In 2015, Amazon Prime picked up ''Ripper Street'' and, after good reviews, it was recommissioned for fourth and fifth seasons. Macfadyen said he was "delighted to be embarking on another dose of ''Ripper Street''{{spnd}}blood and guts, pocket watches and Victorian headgear, wonderfully dark, moving and mysterious story lines from Mr Richard Wardlow".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/may/13/ripper-street-to-return-for-two-more-series-of-blood-guts-and-pocket-watches|title=Ripper Street to return for two more series of 'blood, guts and pocket watches'|first=Richard|last=Vine|date=13 May 2015|work=The Guardian}}</ref> The series also aired in the U.S. on [[BBC America]]. Also in 2015, he guest starred in the pilot episode of [[The Last Kingdom (TV series)|''The Last Kingdom'']].{{cn|date=September 2023}} 

From 2018 to 2023, he starred as [[Tom Wambsgans]] in the HBO series ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'', for which he received [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2022 and 2023 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew Macfadyen Awards and Nominations |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/matthew-macfadyen |website=Television Academy |publisher=Emmys |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> and a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] Award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew Macfadyen |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/matthew-macfadyen/ |website=Golden Globe Awards |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> In 2020, he appeared in the role of Major [[Charles Ingram]] in a three-part ITV drama, ''[[Quiz (TV series)|Quiz]]'', based on the controversial coughing cheat scandal on ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.itvmedia.co.uk/making-an-impact/itv-has-commissioned-quiz-a-three-part-drama-directed-by-stephen-frears-starring-hollywood-star-michael-sheen|title=ITV has commissioned 'Quiz' a three-part drama directed by Stephen Frears starring Hollywood star, Michael Sheen|website=ITV Media|language=en|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> In 2024, Macfadyen played [[Mr. Paradox]] in the superhero film ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |title=''Deadpool 3'' Adds 'Succession' Actor Matthew Macfadyen |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-3-casts-succession-actor-matthew-macfadyen-1235330298/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=23 May 2023 |date=28 March 2023}}</ref>