Matthew Goode
Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. He made his screen debut in 2002 with ABC's television film Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. His breakthrough role was in the romantic comedy Chasing Liberty (2004), for which he received a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male.
Matthew Goode

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- Name
- Matthew Goode
- Birth Name
- Matthew William Goode
- Born
- 3 April 1978
- Birthplace
- Exeter, Devon, England
- Education
- University of Birmingham
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Sophie Dymoke
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. He made his screen debut in 2002 with ABC's television film Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. His breakthrough role was in the romantic comedy Chasing Liberty (2004), for which he received a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male.
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He then appeared in a string of supporting roles in films, such as Woody Allen's Match Point (2005), the romantic comedy Imagine Me and You (2006), and the period drama Copying Beethoven (2006). He earned praise for his performances as Charles Ryder in the 2008 film adaptation of the novel Brideshead Revisited and as Ozymandias in the superhero film Watchmen (2009). He then starred in the romantic comedy Leap Year (2010) and the Australian drama Burning Man (2011), the latter earning him nominations for Best Actor at both the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards and the AACTA Awards. His other film roles include The Lookout (2007), A Single Man (2009), Cemetery Junction (2010), Stoker (2013), Belle (2013), The Imitation Game (2014) and Self/less (2015). Goode has also appeared in television series, including as Henry Talbot in the historical drama Downton Abbey, Finley "Finn" Polmar in the legal drama The Good Wife and a music journalist in the drama Dancing on the Edge. In 2017, Goode portrayed Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon in the second season of the biographical drama series The Crown, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. From 2018–2022, Goode starred as Matthew Clairmont in the fantasy romance series, A Discovery of Witches. In 2022, he starred as famed Paramount studio head Robert Evans in The Offer, a miniseries about the making of the classic 1972 gangster film The Godfather.

66th Venice Film Festival, 10th day (11/09/2009) on the red carpet with Matthew Goode, Tom Ford, Julianne Moore, Colin Firth, Nicholas Hoult and Jon Kortajarena for 'A Single Man'.
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El elenco y el equipo realizador de la película Stoker (Lazos perversos) en el Festival de Cine de Sundance 2013.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Matthew Goode • Birth Name — Matthew William Goode • Born — 3 April 1978 • Birthplace — Exeter, Devon, England • Education — University of Birmingham • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2002–present • Spouse — Sophie Dymoke • Children — 3
Early life and education
Early life and education
Goode was born on 3 April 1978 in Exeter, Devon. His father, Anthony, was a geologist and his mother, Jennifer, is a nurse and amateur theatre director. Goode is the youngest of five children with a brother, two half-brothers and a half-sister, television presenter Sally Meen, from his mother's previous marriage. He grew up in the village of Clyst St. Mary, near Exeter. Goode was educated at Exeter School, an independent school in Exeter, Devon, followed by the University of Birmingham and London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career
Career
Goode played Peter Lynley, the brother of Inspector Lynley in the BBC production Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Suitable Vengeance and co-starred in the TV film Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, based on the Gregory Maguire novel of the same name and William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. In 2004, Goode made his American film debut opposite Mandy Moore in the romantic comedy Chasing Liberty. Goode co-starred in Woody Allen's thriller Match Point, opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson, Ol Parker's romantic comedy Imagine Me & You, opposite Piper Perabo and Lena Headey, the TV film My Family and Other Animals, opposite Imelda Staunton, the biographical-musical drama Copying Beethoven, opposite Ed Harris and Diane Kruger and Scott Frank's crime drama The Lookout opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He had a whimsical take on Brooke Burgess in the BBC miniseries He Knew He Was Right based upon Anthony Trollope's novel of the same name. In 2008, Goode starred as Charles Ryder in the drama film Brideshead Revisited, based on Evelyn Waugh's novel of the same name. In 2009, Goode co-starred in Zack Snyder's superhero film Watchmen as Ozymandias/Adrian Veidt, and co-starred opposite Colin Firth in the drama film A Single Man, based on Christopher Isherwood's novel of the same name. In 2010, he co-starred opposite Amy Adams in the romantic comedy Leap Year. • Illustration — Goode with Stoker cast and crew at Sundance Film Festival In 2013, Goode played the lead in the BBC Two drama Dancing on the Edge, as magazine columnist Stanley Mitchell. That same year, he co-starred opposite Mia Wasikowska and Nicole Kidman in the psychological thriller film Stoker. Also in 2013, Goode co-starred as George Wickham opposite Matthew Rhys in the three-part BBC murder mystery miniseries Death Comes to Pemberley, based on P. D. James' novel of the same name, a sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. In 2014, he appeared in the historical thriller The Imitation Game as Hugh Alexander, a British Second World War cryptanalyst and chess champion. In March 2014, Goode joined the cast of the CBS legal drama The Good Wife as Finley "Finn" Polmar, a state prosecutor. Replacing Will Gardner during the fifth season, he made his debut in the 15th episode, "Dramatics, Your Honor". In May 2015, Goode left The Good Wife after the sixth season's finale. In 2014, Goode co-starred in the ITV drama Downton Abbey during the Season 5 Christmas special "A Moorland Holiday" as Henry Talbot. He returned to Downton Abbey in October 2015 beginning in the fourth episode of the sixth season. Goode also made a brief appearance in the Downton Abbey film, which was released in 2019, though he did not appear in the subsequent sequels. His character was permanently written out of the franchise at the beginning of the third film. After appearing in multiple films in the mid-2010s, he appeared in 2016's Allied. He began working on WGN's production of Roadside Picnic series based on the Strugatsky novel in autumn 2016, but the pilot was cancelled. That year, he presented ITV's The Wine Show with Joe Fattorini and Matthew Rhys. In 2017, Goode began production on a television adaptation of Deborah Harkness's bestselling All Souls trilogy for Sky One in the United Kingdom. The show, titled A Discovery of Witches, takes its title from the series' first book. He plays the lead role of Professor Matthew Clairmont, an Oxford molecular biologist and vampire. The show was first broadcast in the UK on 14 September 2018, and has been renewed for two more series based on the strength of its first airing in the United Kingdom where it was consistently the network's most-watched show each week for its 8-episode run. Goode starred in the prequel to Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman series, entitled The King's Man, portraying Captain Morton / The Shepherd. Set in the 20th century, prefacing World War I, the film was released in December 2021.
Personal life
Personal life
Goode is married to Sophie Dymoke. They have three children: two daughters and a son. The family lives in Surrey.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2002 — Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister — Caspar — Television film • 2003 — Bounty Hamster — Various • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries — Peter Lynley — Episode: "A Suitable Vengeance" • 2004 — He Knew He Was Right — Brooke Burgess — 2 episodes • 2005 — Agatha Christie's Marple — Patrick Simmons — Episode: "A Murder Is Announced" • My Family and Other Animals — Larry Durrell — Television film • 2012 — Birdsong — Captain Gray — Lead role, 2 episodes • The Poison Tree — Rex Clarke — Lead role, 2 episodes • 2013 — Dancing on the Edge — Stanley Mitchell — Lead role, 6 episodes • Death Comes to Pemberley — George Wickham — Lead role, 3 episodes • The Vatican — Bernd Koch — Television film • 2014–2015 — The Good Wife — Finley "Finn" Polmar — Main role (Seasons 5–6), 28 episodes • 2014–2015 — Downton Abbey — Henry Talbot — Guest role (Season 5), Main role (Season 6), 7 episodes • 2016 — The Wine Show — Himself — Co-host with Matthew Rhys • Roots — Dr. William Waller — Lead role, 2 episodes • 2017 — The Crown — Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon — Main role (Season 2) 3 episodes • 2018 — Ordeal by Innocence — Philip Durrant — Lead role, 3 episodes • 2018–2022 — A Discovery of Witches — Matthew de Clairmont — Lead role, 25 episodes • 2022 — The Offer — Robert Evans — Miniseries • 2025 — Dept. Q — Carl Morck — Lead role, 9 episodes
Interviews
Interviews
• News Week interview (21 April 2006) • Sydney Morning Herald interview (1 March 2006) • Sunday Herald interview (1 January 2006) • USA Today interview (8 January 2004) • LOVEFiLM Blog Matthew Goode at the London Film Festival screening of A Single Man (Oct 2009)
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Matthew Goode is recorded as having studied at University of Birmingham, Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and Exeter School.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2003 — Al sur de Granada (South of Granada) — Gerald Brenan • 2004 — Chasing Liberty — Ben Calder • 2005 — Match Point — Tom Hewett • 2006 — Imagine Me & You — Hector • Copying Beethoven — Martin Bauer • 2007 — The — Gary Spargo • 2008 — Brideshead Revisited — Charles Ryder • 2009 — Watchmen — Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias • A Single Man — Jim • 2010 — Leap Year — Declan O'Callaghan • Cemetery Junction — Mike Ramsay • 2011 — Burning Man — Tom • 2013 — Stoker — Charlie Stoker • Belle — Captain Sir John Lindsay • 2014 — The Imitation Game — Hugh Alexander • 2015 — Pressure — Mitchell • Self/less — Dr. Jensen/Albright • 2016 — Allied — Guy Sangster • 2017 — The Sense of an Ending — Joe Hunt • The Hatton Garden Job — XXX • The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... — Wolf (voice) — English dub • 2018 — Birthmarked — Ben Morin • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society — Sidney Stark • 2019 — Official Secrets — Peter Beaumont • Downton Abbey — Henry Talbot • 2020 — Four Kids and It — David Hartlepool • The Duke — Jeremy Hutchinson • 2021 — Silent Night — Simon • The Colour Room — Colley Shorter — Released as a Sky Original film • The King's Man — Captain Morton / The Shepherd • 2022 — The House — Raymond (voice) • Medieval — King Sigismund • 2023 — Freud's Last Session — C. S. Lewis • 2024 — Abigail — Father/Kristof Lazaar • 2026 — Fortitude — Thomas Argyll Robertson — Post-production • TBA — The Custom of the Country — Post-production
Awards
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. • 2004 — Teen Choice Awards — Choice Movie: Male Breakout Star — Chasing Liberty • Choice Movie Liar • 2012 — Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards — Best Actor — Burning Man • 2013 — Australian Film Critics Association — Best Actor • Australian Film Institute — Best Actor • 2014 — Fangoria Chainsaw Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Stoker • Satellite Awards — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film — Dancing on the Edge • San Diego Film Critics Society — Best Performance by an Ensemble — The Imitation Game • 2015 — Palm Springs International Film Festival — Ensemble Cast Award • Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture • 2017 — Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series — Downton Abbey • 2018 — Primetime Emmy Awards — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series — The Crown • 2023 — Critics' Choice Awards — Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries — The Offer
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- 1.Matthew Goode. TV Guide.
- 2.Schneller, Johanna. Some naked truths about film nudity: Are you listening, Seth MacFarlane?. The Globe and Mail. March 2013.
- 3.'The Crown' Producers Cast 'Downton Abbey' Star Matthew Goode As Lord Snowdon For Series 2. HuffPost UK. 24 January 2017.
- 4.Associated Press. Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 29 – April 4. 23 March 2020.
- 5.TV preview: It's been a long wait, but series two of Discovery of Witches is finally here. The Herald. 8 January 2021.
- 6.Ouzounian, Richard. The Big Interview: Matthew Goode is burning his way to the top. Toronto Star. 8 September 2011.
- 7.Cripps, Charlotte. Mystery man who's making all the right moves. The Independent. 22 April 2012.
- 8.Brideshead revitalised. The Guardian. 21 September 2008.
- 9.BBC News. BBC – Death Comes to Pemberley – Media Centre.
- 10.Fallon, Kevin. From 'The Good Wife' to 'The Imitation Game': Matthew Goode Wages His Charm Offensive. The Daily Beast. 24 November 2014.
- 11.Bierly, Mandi. 'The Good Wife': Julianna Margulies explains how she negotiated Josh Charles' season 5 contract. Entertainment Weekly. 27 March 2014.
- 12.Gelman, Vlada. TVLine Items: Good Wife Ups Goode, Neighbours Star Books Pilot, Clinton Visits Kimmel and More. TVLine. 28 March 2014.
- 13.Abrams, Natalie. Matthew Goode Heads to The Good Wife. TV Guide. 3 December 2013.
- 14.Ausiello, Michael. The Good Wife Exclusive: Matthew Goode to 'Befriend' Alicia in Big Recurring Role. TVLine. 3 December 2013.
- 15.Thomas, Kaitlin. News Briefs: The Good Wife Promotes Matthew Goode to Series Regular. TVLine. 29 March 2014.
- 16.Matthew Goode is Leaving the Good Wife, Crushing Our Dreams in the Process. 22 May 2015.
- 17.Battersby, Matilda. Downton Abbey Christmas special 2014, review: Love is everywhere, actually. The Independent. 25 December 2014.
- 18.Griffiths, Eleanor Bley. Matthew Goode confirmed for Downton Abbey movie – but he says he will only be "popping in at the end". Radio Times. 3 September 2018.
- 19.Roots, Kimberly. Matthew Goode's Roadside Picnic Pilot Won't Move Forward at WGN America. TVLine.com. 25 January 2017.
- 20.Jamieson, Tom. Matthew Goode Knows How to Charm. Just Ask Lady Mary and Princess Margaret. The New York Times. 11 January 2019.
- 21.Shirey, Paul. The King's Man Ending Explained. Screen Rant. 29 December 2021.
- 22.McClintock, Pamela. Box Office: 'Spider-Man,' 'Sing 2' Top Christmas, 'Matrix' and 'King's Man' Get Sidelined. The Hollywood Reporter. 26 December 2021.
- 23.BBC America. 10 Things You Never Knew About 'A Discovery of Witches' Star Matthew Goode. 21 January 2021.
- 24.Billen, Andrew. Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away. The Times. 72497. 4–5. 31 March 2018. 0140-0460.
- 25.O'Rourke, Ryan. Matthew Goode Leads Netflix's Gritty New Crime Drama 'Department Q'. Collider. 6 February 2024.
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