Starring Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke ...

lover, art-dealer and spy, as he makes his often precarious way through the twentieth
century.
He plays the role of Prior Phillip in “The Pillars of the Earth”, which aired in the US on
Starz in 2010. Based on Ken Follett’s epic bestselling novel, he stars alongside Eddie
Redmayne, Hayley Atwell and Rufus Sewell, with Ridley Scott as executive producer.
Most recently, Matthew was seen in the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood,
a feature directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. Other
recent film credits include the award-winning Frost/Nixon, based on the play by Peter
Morgan as well as Incendiary, from the producers of Girl with a Pearl Earring, in which he
starred with Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor. He won critical acclaim and an
award for Best Newcomer at the 2006 London Critic’s Circle Film Awards for his lead role
of Mr. Darcy in the adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice directed by BAFTA
winner Joe Wright. The Working Title film starred Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn and
Donald Sutherland. In 2004, Matthew was nominated as Best Actor at the British
Independent Film Awards for his role in Brad McCann’s In My Father’s Den. His other
film credits include: Death at a Funeral, directed by Frank Oz, Middletown, directed by
Brian Kirk, The Reckoning with Tom Hardy, Enigma directed by Michael Apted, starring
Kate Winslet and Tom Hollander, and Maybe Baby directed by Ben Elton.
In television, Matthew was awarded a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his
performance in BBC1’s second series of “Criminal Justice”. Last year he also featured in
a one-off television drama for BBC Four, “Enid” with Helena Bonham Carter, playing Enid
Blyton’s publisher and first husband Hugh Pollock. He also starred in the award-winning
(BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe) BBC adaptation “Little Dorrit” with newcomer Claire
Foy, earning himself a nomination for Best Actor at the 2008 Royal Television Society
Awards.
Matthew is well known for his portrayal of Tom Quinn in the first three series of the BBC
television drama “Spooks”, which won BAFTA and Royal Television Society awards. He
was exceptional in Channel 4’s one-off drama “Secret Life” which received outstanding
reviews and earned him a BAFTA nomination, and a Royal Television Society Award for
Best Actor. He has also starred in “Marple: A Pocketful of Rye” (ITV), “The Project”,
(BBC) directed by Peter Kosminsky and Sir Felix Cadbury, ”The Way We Live Now”
(BBC) directed by David Yates, “Perfect Strangers” (Talkback TV), “Bloodline” (BBC),
“Warriors” (BBC), for which he was nominated at the 1999 Royal Television Society
Awards, and “Wuthering Heights” (LWT).
Matthew’s theatre credits are also extensive. Last year, he received critical acclaim for
his lead role opposite Kim Cattrall in Noel Coward’s Private Lives at the Vaudeville
Theatre. Matthew’s other lauded appearances have included productions such as Henry
IV Parts 1 & 2 (National Theatre), Battle Royal (National Theatre/RSC/Stratford), School
for Scandal (Barbican/Cheek by Jowl), Much Ado About Nothing (West End), Duchess of
Malfi (West End/New York) and Midsummer Nights Dream (RSC) and The Pain And The
Itch (Royal Court Theatre).
RAY STEVENSON (Porthos)
Perhaps best known for his starring role in the HBO/BBC television series "Rome," Ray
Stevenson portrayed the legionary Titus Pullo to both critical and public acclaim. Since
the series wrapped, he has been working non-stop in a wide variety of feature films.
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