Matthew McNulty

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Matthew McNulty
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McNulty in The Paradise 2012
Born
Michael Anthony McNulty

(1982-12-14) 14 December 1982 (age 41)
Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
SpouseKatie McNulty
Children3

Michael Anthony McNulty (born 14 December 1982), known professionally as Matthew McNulty, is a German-born British actor. His credits include Emmerdale (2001), See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006), Looking for Eric (2009), The Musketeers (2016), Cleaning Up (2019), and Domina (2021), and The Rising (2022).

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Early life

McNulty was born on 14 December 1982 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany, [1] and lived in Berlin and Münster, [1] before moving to Atherton, Greater Manchester, England, [1] when he was 10 years old. [1] He attended Hesketh Fletcher high school, Atherton, [1] then furthered his education at Winstanley College in Wigan. [1] At 15 years of age, he was a lead in a school play, and enjoyed the role enough to make acting a career choice. [1]

McNulty was attending drama classes in Manchester when casting director Judi Hayfield approached him to audition for his first feature film. He juggled working in a builder's yard with performing. [2]

Career

In 2001, he made his screen debut as Dominic Skelton in an episode of Emmerdale . [3] In 2006, he played his first lead role in See No Evil: The Moors Murders , [1] alongside Joanne Froggatt, Sean Harris, and Maxine Peake. [1]

In 2009, he starred as the young Eric Cantona in the Ken Loach film Looking for Eric . [3] The same year, he starred as Luis Buñuel in Little Ashes . [4] [5]

In 2019, he starred as Sam's estranged husband Dave in Cleaning Up , alongside Sheridan Smith. [3]

In 2021, he landed the main role of Gaius in the historical drama TV series Domina . [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002An Angel for May"Sniffer"
2005Love + HateShane
2007 The Mark of Cain Shane Gulliver
Control Nick Jackson
Demolition DaveOli Dott
2009 Little Ashes [4] Luis Buñuel [5]
Looking for Eric Young Eric
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow Deputy Milton
2010Geography of the Hapless HeartJamie
The ArborAndrew Dunbar
2012 Spike Island Ste
The KnotJeremy
Wartime WanderersRay Westwood
2020Running NakedMark Doherty
2023Greatest DaysStuart

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Emmerdale Dominic Skelton1 episode
2002Birthday GirlJustin
2003 Sweet Medicine Sam1 episode
2004D-Day: The Ultimate ConflictDon Burgess [ citation needed ]
Outlaws Dwayne Alsop1 episode
2006 Shameless Trev1 episode
See No Evil: The Moors Murders David Smith
Doctors Pez Green1 episode
2007 Holby City Rob Gibson2 episodes
True Dare Kiss Arlo
The Royal Stan3 episodes
2008 Honest Vin Carter/Taylor Carter
2009–2010 Lark Rise to Candleford Fisher Bloom5 episodes
2009 Return to Cranford Edward
Unforgiven Steve Whelan
2010 Single-Handed Brian Doyle
Garrow's Law David Jasker1 episode
Law & Order: UK Joe Nash1 episode
Five Days Danny
Toast Josh
2010–2012 Misfits Seth 11 episodes
2011 Silent Witness Sgt Craig Whitehead2 episodes
2012 The Syndicate Stuart Bradley
Silk Captain Ed Ryan
The Paradise Dudley
Room at the Top Joe Lampton
CBeebies Bedtime StoriesHimself
2013 Our Girl Corporal Geddings
2013Curtain: Poirot’s Last CaseMajor Allerton
2013–2014 The Mill Daniel Bate
2014 Jamaica Inn Jem Merlyn
The Great War: The People's StoryAlan Lloyd
2015 Black Work DC Jack Clark
2016 The Musketeers Lucien Grimaud
2018 The Terror Edward Little
Versailles Guillaume
2019 The Bay Nick Mooney
Cleaning Up Dave
2020 Deadwater Fell Police Sergeant Steve CampbellTV miniseries
Doctor Who Adam LangEpisode: "Praxeus"
2021 Domina Gaius Main role
2022 Anne Andy Burnham 2 episodes
The Rising TomUpcoming

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