Cast: Matthew Macfadyen

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Matthew Macfadyen. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Succession (TV Series)

2018 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jesse Armstrong · Adam McKay · Mark Mylod · Andrij Parekh

Cast Brian Cox · Jeremy Strong · Sarah Snook · Kieran Culkin

Synopsis TV Series (2018-Present Day). Succession follows the Roy family, owners of media conglomerate Waystar Royco. The family patriarch, Logan Roy, has experienced a decline in health. His four children – removed oldest son Connor, power-hungry Kendall, irreverent Roman, and politically...

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7.8

6K votes

7.8

6K votes

Little Dorrit (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 500 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Adam Smith · Dearbhla Walsh · Diarmuid Lawrence

Cast Claire Foy · Matthew Macfadyen · Tom Courtenay · Alun Armstrong

Synopsis An adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic 'Little Dorrit'. It tells the story of the Dorrit family and the rich array of characters they encounter on their way from rags to riches and back again.

7.5

605 votes

7.5

605 votes

Spooks (MI-5) (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Wolstencroft · Alrick Riley · Bharat Nalluri · Sam Miller

Cast Peter Firth · Hugh Simon · David Oyelowo · Keeley Hawes

Synopsis TV Series (2002-Today). They don’t exist. You will never know their names, where they come from, who they are. They’re all that stands between you and those with terror on their minds. The MI5 are in the news everyday –...

7.3

235 votes

7.3

235 votes

Warriors (TV)

1999 · Movie · 175 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Kosminsky

Cast Ioan Gruffudd · Matthew Macfadyen · Damian Lewis · Tom Ward

Synopsis After seeing devastating results of ethnic war in former Yugoslavia, soldiers from UNPROFOR peace units find it impossible to return back to their civil lives in the UK.

7.2

48 votes

7.2

48 votes

Any Human Heart (TV Miniseries)

2010 · Series · 300 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Michael Samuels

Cast Jim Broadbent · Matthew Macfadyen · Sam Claflin · Gillian Anderson

Synopsis TV Miniseries. 4 episodes. A TV miniseries adaptation of William Boyd's novel. A novelist's life ricochets from 1920s Paris to '50s New York and '80s London. Along the way he meets Ernest Hemingway, Ian Fleming and the Duke and Duchess...

7.1

106 votes

7.1

106 votes

The Last Kingdom (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bernard Cornwell · Peter Hoar · Anthony Byrne · Ben Chanan

Cast Alexander Dreymon · David Dawson · Emily Cox · Rune Temte

Synopsis TV Series (2015 - Present Day). 4 Seasons. The year is 872, and many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Danes, leaving the great kingdom of Wessex standing alone and...

7.1

5K votes

7.1

5K votes

Pride and Prejudice

2005 · Movie · 127 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Joe Wright

Cast Keira Knightley · Matthew Macfadyen · Brenda Blethyn · Donald Sutherland

Synopsis Pride and Prejudice (2005) follows the spirited Elizabeth Bennet as she navigates societal expectations, family pressures, and her own judgments in 19th-century England. When the wealthy and aloof Mr. Darcy enters her life, their initial misunderstandings and prideful clashes create...

7.1

49K votes

7.1

49K votes

The Pillars of the Earth (TV Miniseries)

2010 · Series · 480 min. · Canada

Direction Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

Cast Eddie Redmayne · Hayley Atwell · Matthew Macfadyen · Ian McShane

Synopsis The Pillars of the Earth (TV Miniseries) (2010) is a gripping historical drama set in 12th-century England during a time of political turmoil and civil war. The story follows the lives of interconnected characters—a visionary monk, a resilient builder, and...

7.0

19K votes

7.0

19K votes

Frost/Nixon

2008 · Movie · 122 min. · United States

Direction Ron Howard

Cast Frank Langella · Michael Sheen · Rebecca Hall · Toby Jones

Synopsis Frost/Nixon (2008) dramatizes the historic 1977 television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and disgraced former U.S. President Richard Nixon. Eager to revive his career, Frost risks everything to secure the exclusive sit-down, while Nixon, seeking redemption, underestimates his...

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7.0

16K votes

7.0

16K votes

The Way We Live Now (TV Miniseries)

2001 · Series · 300 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Yates

Cast David Suchet · Matthew Macfadyen · Shirley Henderson · Cillian Murphy

Synopsis TV miniseries. 4 episodes. At the center of the story is Augustus Melmotte, a European-born city financier, whose origins are as mysterious as his business dealings. Trollope describes him as 'something in the city', but the "something" part is not...

7.0

76 votes

7.0

76 votes

Ripper Street (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Andy Wilson · Colm McCarthy · Tom Shankland

Cast Matthew Macfadyen · Jerome Flynn · Adam Rothenberg · MyAnna Buring

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2016). 36 Episodes. A new drama set in the East End of London in 1889 during the aftermath of Jack The Ripper murders. The infamous H Division - the police precinct charged with keeping order in the district...

6.9

477 votes

6.9

477 votes

In My Father's Den

2004 · Movie · 128 min. · New Zealand

Direction Brad McGann

Cast Matthew Macfadyen · Miranda Otto · Emily Barclay · Colin Moy

Synopsis Paul, a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. For the discontented sixteen-year-old Celia he opens up a world she has only dreamed of. She actively pursues...

6.8

985 votes

6.8

985 votes

Death at a Funeral

2007 · Movie · 88 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Frank Oz

Cast Matthew Macfadyen · Keeley Hawes · Andy Nyman · Ewen Bremner

Synopsis Death at a Funeral (2007) is a dark comedy centered around the chaotic and emotional gathering of a dysfunctional family for their patriarch's funeral. As relatives and friends assemble at the family home, a series of mishaps, secrets, and misunderstandings...

6.7

30K votes

6.7

30K votes

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

2006 · Documentary · 180 min. · United States

Direction Nigel Paterson · Paul Bradshaw · Michael Wadding

Cast Robert Pugh · Adam Godley · Colin Stinton · Tim Woodward

Synopsis In the first episode, Nathaniel Parker plays the most inscrutable Nazi on trial at Nuremberg, Hitler's architect and armaments minister Albert Speer. He was the only defendant who unreservedly accepted responsibility for the Nazis' crimes. But was Speer's remorse genuine...

6.7

135 votes

6.7

135 votes

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024 · Movie · 127 min. · United States

Direction Shawn Levy

Cast Ryan Reynolds · Hugh Jackman · Emma Corrin · Matthew Macfadyen

Synopsis In Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), the Merc with a Mouth teams up with the gruff mutant for an unpredictable adventure. When a mysterious threat disrupts the multiverse, Deadpool recruits Wolverine, despite their rocky history. The duo embarks on a wild...

6.7

22K votes

6.7

22K votes

Quiz (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Series · 45 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Stephen Frears

Cast Matthew Macfadyen · Sian Clifford · Mark Bonnar · Aisling Bea

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2020). 3 Episodes. Quiz tells the story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major, who caused a major scandal after being caught cheating his way to winning £1 million on the game show 'Who Wants To Be...

6.6

1K votes

6.6

1K votes

Middletown

2006 · Movie · 88 min. · Ireland

Direction Brian Kirk

Cast Matthew Macfadyen · Daniel Mays · Eva Birthistle · Gerard McSorley

Synopsis When he returns home to his Irish village, the recently ordained Gabriel finds that his new found religious zeal is not as compatible with family cohesion as he might have wished.

6.4

25 votes

6.4

25 votes

Criminal Justice (TV Miniseries)

2008 · Series · 300 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Otto Bathurst · Luke Watson · Yann Demange

Cast Ben Whishaw · Pete Postlethwaite · Bill Paterson · David Harewood

Synopsis One mad night and Ben Coulter's life is changed forever. As he gets ready to go out on the town, the 21-year-old looks in the mirror. It will be the last time he's able to recognise the person who looks...

6.4

138 votes

6.4

138 votes

Howards End (TV Miniseries)

2017 · Series · 240 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Hettie Macdonald

Cast Hayley Atwell · Joe Bannister · Donna Banya · Bessie Carter

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2017). 4 Episodes. The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families - the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts. Premiere: April 8 on Starz.

6.4

250 votes

6.4

250 votes

Stonehouse

2023 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jon S. Baird

Cast Matthew Macfadyen · Keeley Hawes · Kevin McNally · Dorothy Atkinson

Synopsis TV Mini-Series (2023). 3 Episode. A British politician who faked his own death.

6.2

441 votes

6.2

441 votes