Matthew Beard | |
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Born | London, England | 25 March 1989
Education | King Ecgbert School |
Alma mater | University of York |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Matthew Beard (born 25 March 1989) is an English actor [1] and model.
Beard was born in London. He attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, achieving As in his A-Level subjects in 2007. [2] He studied English and French literature at the University of York. [3]
Beard made his feature film debut in the drama And When Did You Last See Your Father? in 2007. [4] Other notable film roles include An Education (2009), The Imitation Game (2014), and The Party's Just Beginning (2018).
Beard's television roles include Max Lieberman in the BBC series Vienna Blood (2019–2022), and Deputy Alan Lewis in the HBO series Avenue 5 (2020).
In 2015, he joined Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan in the David Hare play Skylight in the West End and on Broadway, earning a Tony Award nomination for best featured actor in a play. He starred as Edmund Tyrone in the 2018 revival of Long Day's Journey into Night in the West End and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
In 2011, he modelled for the English clothing label Burberry, and in 2015 he worked for Prada.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2007 | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Blake Morrison (Teen) | |
2009 | An Education | Graham | |
2010 | Chatroom | Jim | |
2011 | One Day | Murray Cope | |
2013 | The Look of Love | Howard Raymond | |
The Lovers | Matt | ||
2014 | The Riot Club | Guy Bellingfield | |
The Imitation Game | Peter Hilton | [5] | |
2016 | Hippie Hippie Shake | Charles | Unreleased |
2018 | Elizabeth Harvest | Oliver | |
Johnny English Strikes Again | P | ||
The Party's Just Beginning | Alistair | ||
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Soldier Soldier | Matthew Wilton | 3 episodes |
1997–2002 | Where the Heart Is | Various | 3 episodes |
2000 | Big Meg, Little Meg | Freddie Johnson | 5 episodes |
2002 | An Angel for May | Tom | Television film |
2002–2004 | Fat Friends | Lee McGary | 2 episodes |
2003 | Sons and Lovers | Young Paul | Television film |
The Eustace Bros. | Sam Eustace | 5 episodes | |
2004 | The Royal | Peter Blackwood | Episode: "Reckoning" |
2006 | Johnny and the Bomb | Young Tom Maxwell | 2 episodes |
2008 | The Royal Today | Luke Alexander | Episode #1.5 |
Trial and Retribution | Andy Harper | Episode: "Tracks: Part 1" | |
2012 | Labyrinth | Sajhe | 2 episodes |
2013 | Rogue | Max Laszlo | 7 episodes |
2016 | The Pity of War: the Loves and Lives of the War Poets | Wilfred Owen | ITV documentary drama |
2018 | Kiss Me First | Adrian | 6 episodes |
2019–2022 | Vienna Blood | Max Liebermann | 9 episodes |
2020 | Dracula | Jack | Episode: "The Dark Compass" |
Avenue 5 | Deputy Alan Lewis | 7 episodes | |
2022 | Magpie Murders | James Fraser | 6 episodes |
2023 | Funny Woman | Bill | 6 episodes |
2024 | Monsieur Spade | George Fitzsimmons | 6 episodes |
Moonflower Murders | James | Post-production [6] |
Year | Film | Role | Venue |
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2014 | Skylight | Edward Sergeant | Wyndham's Theatre, West End |
2015 | John Golden Theatre, Broadway | ||
2018 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Edmund Tyrone | Wyndham's Theatre, West End |
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn | |||
In 2007, he was seen as teenage Blake in And When Did You Last See Your Father? His performance gained him rave reviews and saw him selected by Screen International as "A Star of Tomorrow" and a "Trailblazer" at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and Best Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.[ citation needed ]
Year | Award | Category | Association | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | British Independent Film Award | Most Promising Newcomer | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Nominated | |
Evening Standard British Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | |||
2014 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast | The Imitation Game | Won | |
Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
2015 | Tony Award | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Skylight | Nominated | [7] |
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