Portrait of Matthew Macfadyen

Acting

Matthew Macfadyen

Titles
35movies32TV shows
Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2007 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Matthew Macfadyen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.2
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.8
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Sharp Dialogue 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Bleak 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
TypeAllMovies32TV shows24
RoleAnyActing24Appearances8
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1990s12000s102010s82020s3Upcoming2
GenreAnyDrama21Crime7Comedy4Mystery4Action & Adventure3War & Politics3Documentary2Sci-Fi & Fantasy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

2 titles
GoodWatch78
Poster for Death by Lightning

TV show · as Charles Guiteau

Poster for Legacy of Spies

TV show · as George Smiley

2020s

3 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch62
Poster for The Miniature Wife

TV show · as Les Littlejohn

GoodWatch78
Poster for Stonehouse

TV show · as John Stonehouse

GoodWatch80
Poster for Quiz

TV show · as Charles Ingram

2010s

8 titles · average score 77
GoodWatch84
Poster for Succession

TV show · as Tom Wambsgans

GoodWatch76
Poster for Howards End

TV show · as Henry Wilcox

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Enfield Haunting

TV show · as Guy Lyon Playfair

GoodWatch85
Poster for The Last Kingdom

TV show · as Lord Uhtred

GoodWatch70
Poster for Ambassadors

TV show · as POD

GoodWatch82
Poster for Ripper Street

TV show · as Edmund Reid

GoodWatch79
Poster for The Pillars of the Earth

TV show · as Prior Phillip

GoodWatch65
Poster for Any Human Heart

TV show · as Logan Mountstuart

2000s

10 titles · average score 77
GoodWatch83
Poster for Little Dorrit

TV show · as Arthur Clennam

GoodWatch77
Poster for Ashes to Ashes

TV show · as Gil Hollis

GoodWatch84
Poster for Criminal Justice

TV show · as Joe Miller

Poster for The Blair Years

TV show · as Narrator

GoodWatch75
Poster for Agatha Christie's Marple

TV show · as Inspector Neele

Poster for The Project

TV show · as Paul Tibbenham

GoodWatch80
Poster for Spooks

TV show · as Tom Quinn

GoodWatch77
Poster for The Way We Live Now

TV show · as Sir Felix Carbury

GoodWatch73
Poster for Perfect Strangers

TV show · as Daniel

1990s

1 title · average score 86
GoodWatch86
Poster for Warriors

TV show · as Pte. Alan James

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