Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode
Born Matthew William Goode
(1978-04-03) 3 April 1978[1]
Exeter, Devon, England, U.K.[1]
Education Exeter School
Alma mater
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s)
Sophie Dymoke (m. 2014)
Children 3
Relatives Sally Meen (maternal half-sister)

Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. He made his screen debut in 2002 with ABC's TV film feature Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. His breakthrough role was in romantic comedy Chasing Liberty (2004), for which he received a nomination at Teen Choice Awards. He then appeared in supporting roles in Woody Allen's Match Point (2005), the German-British romantic comedy Imagine Me and You (2006), the period drama Copying Beethoven (2006). He gained praise for his performance as Charles Ryder in Julian Jarrold's adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited (2008) and as Ozymandias in the American neo-noir-superhero film Watchmen (2009), based on DC Comics' limited series of the same name. He then starred in romantic comedy Leap Year (2010) and Australian drama Burning Man (2011), the latter earning him a nomination for Best Actor at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards.

Other notable 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). As well as appearing in films, Goode has appeared in numerous television shows. His most notable television roles include Henry Talbot in the final season of historical period drama Downton Abbey and Finley "Finn" Polmar in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife. He also had a lead role in the critically acclaimed British mini-serial Dancing on the Edge, as music journalist Stanley Mitchell, for which he earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Television Film at the Satellite Awards. In 2017, Goode portrayed Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon in the Netflix biographical drama series The Crown.[2] He will portray the vampire Matthew Clairmont in the upcoming television series A Discovery of Witches.

Early life

Goode was born 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.[3] Goode was educated at Exeter School, an independent school in Exeter, Devon,[4] followed by the University of Birmingham and London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

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 in the drama film Brideshead Revisited as Charles Ryder, based on Evelyn Waugh's novel of the same name.[5] In 2009, Goode co-starred opposite Malin Akerman 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.

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, and a spin-off of the 1995 drama miniseries Pride and Prejudice to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's novel of the same name.[6]

In March 2014, Goode joined the cast of the CBS legal drama The Good Wife during the fifth season replacing Josh Charles, who played Will Gardner,[7][8] as Finley "Finn" Polmar, a state prosecutor. He made his debut in the fifteenth episode titled "Dramatics, Your Honor" in which Will was killed off.[9][10][11] That same year, he appeared in the historical thriller The Imitation Game as Hugh Alexander, a British Second World War cryptanalyst and chess champion.[12]

In 2014, Goode co-starred in the ITV drama Downton Abbey's Season 5 Christmas special titled "A Moorland Holiday" as Henry Talbot.[13] He returned to Downton Abbey in October 2015 beginning in the fourth episode of the sixth season. Goode was also scheduled for a brief appearance in the Downton Abbey (film) which began production in late August 2018. Presumably his role will be minor due to other commitments, according to Radio Times: Official Secrets (film), Four Kids and It as well as A Discovery of Witches (TV series).[14]

In May 2015, Goode left The Good Wife after the sixth-season finale.[15] 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.[16]

In 2017, Goode began production on a television adaptation of Deborah Harkness's bestselling All Souls trilogy for [One] in the United Kingdom. The show, [Discovery of Witches], takes its title from the series' first book. He plays the lead role of Professor Matthew Clairmont, a molecular biologist at Oxford, and a vampire. The show was first broadcast in the UK on September 14, 2018. [17]

Personal life

Goode has been in a relationship with Sophie Dymoke since 2005, and they married in 2014.[18][19][20] They have two daughters, Matilda Eve Goode[3] (b. March 2009) and Teddie Eleanor Rose Goode (b. September 2013), and a son, Ralph Goode (b. August 2015).

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2003Al sur de Granada (South of Granada)Gerald Brenan
2004Chasing LibertyBen Calder
2005Match PointTom Hewett
2006Imagine Me & YouHector
2006Copying BeethovenMartin Bauer
2007The LookoutGary Spargo
2008Brideshead RevisitedCharles Ryder
2009WatchmenAdrian Veidt/Ozymandias
2009A Single ManJim
2010Leap YearDeclan O'Callaghan
2010Cemetery JunctionMike Ramsay
2011Burning ManTom
2013StokerUncle Charlie
2013BelleCaptain Sir John Lindsay
2014The Imitation GameHugh Alexander
2015PressureMitchell
2015Self/lessAlbright
2016AlliedGuy Sangster
2017Four Kids and ItDavid
2017The Sense of an EndingJoe Hunt
2017The Hatton Garden JobXXX
2018BirthmarkedBen Morin
2018The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietySidney Stark
2018MagikTalonPost-production
TBAOfficial SecretsPeter BeaumontIn production
2019Four Kids and ItIn production
2019Downton AbbeyHenry TalbotIn production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002Confessions of an Ugly StepsisterCasparTelevision film
2003Bounty HamsterVarious
2003The Inspector Lynley MysteriesPeter LynleyEpisode: "A Suitable Vengeance"
2004He Knew He Was RightBrooke Burgess2 episodes
2005Agatha Christie's MarplePatrick SimmonsEpisode: "A Murder Is Announced "
2005My Family and Other AnimalsLarry DurrellTelevision film
2012BirdsongCaptain GrayLead role, 2 episodes
2012The Poison TreeRex ClarkeLead role, 2 episodes
2013Dancing on the EdgeStanley MitchellLead role, 6 episodes
2013Death Comes to PemberleyGeorge WickhamLead role, 3 episodes
2014–2015The Good WifeFinley "Finn" PolmarSeries regular, 28 episodes
2014–2015Downton AbbeyHenry Talbot1 episode, guest: series 5; 6 episodes: series 6
2016The Wine ShowHimselfCo-host with Matthew Rhys
2016RootsDr. William WallerLead role, 2 episodes
2017The CrownAntony Armstrong-JonesSeason 2
2018A Discovery of WitchesMatthew ClairmontLead role
2018Ordeal by InnocencePhilip DurrantLead role[21]

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2004 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Male Breakout Star Chasing Liberty Nominated
Choice Movie Liar Nominated
2012 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actor - Leading Role Burning Man Nominated
2013 Australian Film Institute Best Lead Actor Nominated
2014 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actor Stoker Won
2014 Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Dancing on the Edge Nominated
2015 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Imitation Game Nominated
2018 Emmy Award Guest Actor - Drama Series The Crown Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Matthew Goode". TV Guide. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "'The Crown' Producers Cast 'Downton Abbey' Star Matthew Goode As Lord Snowdon For Series 2". Huffington Post. 24 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Ouzounian, Richard (8 September 2011). "The Big Interview: Matthew Goode is burning his way to the top". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mystery man who's making all the right moves". Independent.co.uk. 22 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Brideshead revitalised". The Guardian. 21 September 2008.
  6. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/death-comes-to-pemberley.html
  7. ↑ Bierly, Mandi (27 March 2014). "'The Good Wife': Julianna Margulies explains how she negotiated Josh Charles' season 5 contract". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ↑ Gelman, Vlada (28 March 2014). "TVLine Items: Good Wife Ups Goode, Neighbours Star Books Pilot, Clinton Visits Kimmel and More". TVLine.
  9. ↑ Abrams, Natalie (3 December 2013). "Matthew Goode Heads to The Good Wife". TV Guide.
  10. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (3 December 2013). "The Good Wife Exclusive: Matthew Goode to 'Befriend' Alicia in Big Recurring Role". TVLine.
  11. ↑ Thomas, Kaitlin (29 March 2014). "News Briefs: The Good Wife Promotes Matthew Goode to Series Regular". TVLine.
  12. ↑ Fallon, Kevin (24 November 2014). "From 'The Good Wife' to 'The Imitation Game': Matthew Goode Wages His Charm Offensive". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Battersby, Matilda (25 December 2014). "Downton Abbey Christmas special 2014, review: Love is everywhere, actually". The Independent.
  14. ↑ Matthew Goode confirmed for Downton Abbey movie – but he says he will only be “popping in at the end”
  15. ↑ http://ca.eonline.com/news/659545/matthew-goode-is-leaving-the-good-wife-crushing-our-dreams-in-the-process
  16. ↑ "Matthew Goode's Roadside Picnic Pilot Won't Move Forward at WGN America". TVLine.com. 25 January 2017.
  17. ↑ . The Guardian. 15 September 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/15/a-discovery-of-witches-sky1-matthew-goode. Retrieved 4 October 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ "'Goode Times'".
  19. ↑ "Photos of Matthew and Sophie together at Match Point Premiere in Dec' 2005".
  20. ↑ "'Downton Abbey's' Allen Leech and Matthew Goode Have Fun on 'The Imitation Game'".
  21. ↑ Billen, Andrew (31 March 2018). "Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away". The Times (72497). Saturday Review. pp. 4&ndash, 5. ISSN 0140-0460.

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