Matt Stokoe

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Matt Stokoe
Born
Matthew Joseph Stokoe

(1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35)
Durham, England
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Partner Sophie Rundle
Children1

Matthew Joseph Stokoe (born 13 January 1989) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Alex in the Channel 4 series Misfits , crime boss Luke Aikens in the thriller Bodyguard , teacher Gerard Eyre in The Village, Captain Marcheaux in series 3 of The Musketeers for the BBC, and as James Read in the Sky 1 series Jamestown . [1] [2] In 2020, he played Gawain in the Netflix original series Cursed.

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Hollow Scott
2012 Comes a Bright Day Police Officer
The Dyatlov Pass Incident Jensen Day
2018 Outlaw King John Segrave, 2nd Baron Segrave
2020RoseSamwriter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 The Borgias French Soldier #21 episode
Black Mirror Guard
2012 Last Tango in Halifax Michael Dobson
2012–13 Misfits Alex15 episodes
2013–14 The Village Gerard Eyre10 episodes
2014 Inspector George Gently PC David Baird1 episode
2015 Sense8 Jacks
2016 The Musketeers Captain Marcheaux9 episodes
2017–2019 Jamestown James Read24 episodes
2018 Bodyguard Luke Aikens3 episodes
2020 Cursed Gawain 6 episodes
2023The Hunt For Raoul Moat Raoul Moat Main role [3]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Ryse: Son of Rome Centurion
2015 Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Elidibus (Voice)
2016 Battlefield 1 (Voice)
2017 Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Rasho/Meffrid (Voice)
2020 Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Elidibus (Voice)
2021 Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Elidibus/Themis (Voice)

Personal life

Stokoe is in a relationship with actress Sophie Rundle, whom he met on the set of Jamestown .[ citation needed ] They have a son, born in April 2021. [4]

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References

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