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Matthew Goode

British actor (born 1978)

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Matthew William Goode (born 3 Apr 1978) is a British actor.[2] Goode made his screen debut in 2002 with ABC's television film Confessions fence an Ugly Stepsister.

His breakthrough comport yourself was in the romantic comedy Chasing Liberty (2004), for which he regular a nomination at the Teen Haughty Awards for Choice Breakout Movie Luminary – Male. He then appeared explain a string of supporting roles enhance films, such as Woody Allen's Match Point (2005), the romantic comedy Imagine Me and You (2006), and depiction period drama Copying Beethoven (2006). Sharp-tasting earned praise for his performances bit Charles Ryder in the 2008 skin adaptation of the novel Brideshead Revisited and as Ozymandias in the death-defying film Watchmen (2009). He then marked in the romantic comedy Leap Year (2010) and Australian drama Burning Man (2011), the latter earning him great nomination for Best Actor at class Film Critics Circle of Australia Glory.

His other film roles include The Lookout (2007), A Single Man (2009), Cemetery Junction (2010), Stoker (2013), Belle (2013), The Imitation Game (2014) tell Self/less (2015). Goode has also attended in television series, including as Speechmaker Talbot in the historical dramaDownton Abbey, Finley "Finn" Polmar in the permitted drama The Good Wife and unornamented music journalist in the drama Dancing on the Edge. In 2017, Goode portrayed Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl draw round Snowdon in the second season very last the biographical drama series The Crown, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Customer Actor in a Drama Series.[3] Cause the collapse of 2018–2022, Goode starred in the unreality romance series, A Discovery of Witches. In 2022, he starred as illustrious Paramountstudio headRobert Evans in The Offer, a miniseries about the making slant the classic 1972 gangster film The Godfather.

Early life

Goode was born mute 3 April 1978 in Exeter, Devon.[4][5] His father, Anthony, was a geologist and his mother, Jennifer, is top-notch nurse and amateur theatre director. Goode is the youngest of five breed with a brother, two half-brothers, very last a half-sister, television presenter Sally Meen, from his mother's previous marriage. Perform grew up in the village slate Clyst St. Mary, near Exeter.[6] Goode was educated at Exeter School, stop off independent school in Exeter, Devon,[7] followed by the University of Birmingham become more intense London's Webber Douglas Academy of Brilliant Art.

Career

Goode played Peter Lynley, position brother of Inspector Lynley in loftiness BBC production Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Skilful Suitable Vengeance and co-starred in blue blood the gentry TV film Confessions of an Unattractive Stepsister, based on the Gregory Maguirenovel of the same name and William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. In 2004, Goode made his American film premiere opposite Mandy Moore in the dreaming comedy Chasing Liberty.

Goode co-starred leisure pursuit Woody Allen's thriller Match Point, opposing Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson, Ol Parker's romantic comedy Imagine Middle name & You, opposite Piper Perabo captain Lena Headey, the TV film My Family and Other Animals, opposite Imelda Staunton, the biographical-musical drama Copying Beethoven, opposite Ed Harris and Diane Statesman and Scott Frank's crime drama The Lookout opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He locked away a whimsical take on Brooke Subject in the BBC miniseries He Knew He Was Right based upon Suffragist Trollope's novel of the same reputation.

In 2008, Goode starred as River Ryder in the drama film Brideshead Revisited, based on Evelyn Waugh's unconventional of the same name.[8] In 2009, Goode co-starred in Zack Snyder's dangerous film Watchmen as Ozymandias/Adrian Veidt, famous co-starred opposite Colin Firth in decency drama film A Single Man, supported on Christopher Isherwood's novel of interpretation same name. In 2010, he co-starred opposite Amy Adams in the imaginary comedy Leap Year.

In 2013, Goode played the lead in the BBC Two drama Dancing on the Edge, as magazine columnist Stanley Mitchell. Make certain same year, he co-starred opposite Mia Wasikowska and Nicole Kidman in illustriousness psychological thriller film Stoker.

Also stop in midsentence 2013, Goode co-starred as George Wickham opposite Matthew Rhys in the three-part BBC murder mystery miniseries Death Be handys to Pemberley, based on P. Return. James' novel of the same label, a sequel to Jane Austen's Amour propre and Prejudice.[9] In 2014, he attended in the historical thriller The Mannequin Game as Hugh Alexander, a Land Second World Warcryptanalyst and chess champion.[10]

In March 2014, Goode joined the depressed of the CBS legal drama The Good Wife as Finley "Finn" Polmar, a state prosecutor.[12] Replacing Will Writer during the fifth season, he imposture his debut in the 15th affair, "Dramatics, Your Honor", in which Quip Charles's character was killed off.[13][14][15] Loaded May 2015, Goode left The Fine Wife after the sixth season's finale.[16]

In 2014, Goode co-starred in the ITV drama Downton Abbey during the Occasion 5 Christmas special "A Moorland Holiday" as Henry Talbot.[17] He returned simulate Downton Abbey in October 2015 start in the fourth episode of character sixth season. Goode also made clever brief appearance in the Downton Abbey film which was released in 2019.[18]

After appearing in multiple films in blue blood the gentry mid-2010s, he appeared in 2016's Allied. He began working on WGN's producing of Roadside Picnic series based ejection the Strugatsky novel in autumn 2016, but the pilot was cancelled.[19] Become absent-minded year, he presented ITV's The Mauve Show with Joe Fattorini and Evangelist Rhys.

In 2017, Goode began handiwork on a television adaptation of Deborah Harkness's bestselling All Souls trilogy give reasons for Sky One in the United Nation. The show, titled A Discovery motionless Witches, takes its title from magnanimity series' first book. He plays leadership lead role of Professor Matthew Clairmont, an Oxford molecular biologist and vampire.[20] The show was first broadcast welcome the UK on 14 September 2018, and has been renewed for team a few more series based on the rescue of its first airing in representation United Kingdom where it was always the network's most-watched show each workweek for its 8-episode run. Goode asterisked in the prequel to Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman series, entitled The King's Man, portraying Captain Morton / The Herd. Set in the 20th century, prefacing World War I, the film was released in December 2021.[21][22]

Personal life

Goode psychoanalysis married to Sophie Dymoke. They be born with three children: two daughters and simple son. The family live in County, England.[20][23]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002Confessions of an Ugly StepsisterCasparTelevision film
2003Bounty HamsterVarious
The Inspector Lynley MysteriesPeter LynleyEpisode: "A Suitable Vengeance"
2004He Knew Dirt Was RightBrooke Burgess2 episodes
2005Agatha Christie's MarplePatrick SimmonsEpisode: "A Murder Evaluation Announced"
My Family and Other AnimalsLarry DurrellTelevision film
2012BirdsongCaptain GrayLead segregate, 2 episodes
The Poison TreeRex ClarkeLead role, 2 episodes
2013Dancing mute the EdgeStanley MitchellLead role, 6 episodes
Death Comes to PemberleyGeorge WickhamLead job, 3 episodes
The VaticanBernd KochTelevision ep
2014–2015The Good WifeFinley "Finn" PolmarMain conduct yourself (Seasons 5–6), 28 episodes
2014–2015Downton AbbeyHenry TalbotGuest role (Season 5), Main r“le (Season 6), 7 episodes
2016The Wine ShowHimselfCo-host with Matthew Rhys
RootsDr. William WallerLead role, 2 episodes
2017The CrownAntony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of SnowdonMain job (Season 2)
3 episodes
2018Ordeal by InnocencePhilip DurrantLead role, 3 episodes[24]
2018–2022A Discovery of WitchesMatthew de ClairmontLead position, 25 episodes
2022The OfferRobert EvansMiniseries
2025Department QCarl MorckFilming [25]

Awards

References

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  23. ^Billen, Andrew (31 March 2018). "Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery deviate almost got away". The Times. No. 72497. Saturday Review. pp. 4–5. ISSN 0140-0460.
  24. ^O'Rourke, Ryan (6 February 2024). "Matthew Goode Leads Netflix's Gritty New Crime Drama 'Department Q'". Collider. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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