Matthew Goode
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 Goode at the Venice Film Festival, November 2009 |
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| Born | Matthew William Goode 3 April 1978 Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Partner | Sophie Dymoke |
Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. His notable films have included Chasing Liberty, Match Point, Watchmen, Brideshead Revisited, Leap Year, Imagine Me and You, and A Single Man.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Exeter, Devon, England, Goode is the youngest child of five siblings (he has a brother, two half brothers, and a half sister, television presenter Sally Meen, from his mother's other marriage). He grew up in the village of Clyst St. Mary in Devon with a geologist father and a nurse mother, Jennifer, who was also an amateur theatre director.[1][2]
Goode was educated at Exeter School, an independent school in the city of Exeter in Devon, followed by the University of Birmingham and London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
[edit] Career
Goode is known for his role as romantic interest of Mandy Moore's character in the 2004 film Chasing Liberty. Beforehand, Goode had played the brother of Inspector Lynley in the BBC production Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Suitable Vengeance and had parts in the TV-movie Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and the Shakespeare play The Tempest. In recent years he has appeared in the films Match Point, Imagine Me & You, My Family and Other Animals, opposite Imelda Staunton, Copying Beethoven, opposite Ed Harris and Diane Kruger, and The Lookout. Standing the test of time is his whimsical take on Brooke Burgess in the BBC serial based upon Anthony Trollope's He Knew He was Right.
Recent roles have included Charles Ryder in the 2008 film Brideshead Revisited, the role previously taken by Jeremy Irons in the hugely popular 1980s serial. In 2009, he played the character of Adrian Veidt in Zack Snyder's Watchmen, and also appeared in the drama A Single Man (2009) (based on the Christopher Isherwood novel). In 2010, he co-starred with Amy Adams in the romantic-comedy Leap Year. He is in talks to join the cast of Stoker to be directed by Park Chan-wook.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Goode and his longtime girlfriend, Sophie Dymoke, became parents in March 2009, when Dymoke gave birth to their daughter, Matilda Eve.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister | Caspar | Television film |
| 2003 | Al sur de Granada (South of Granada) | Gerald Brenan | |
| 2004 | Chasing Liberty | Ben Calder | |
| 2005 | Match Point | Tom Hewett | |
| 2005 | My Family and Other Animals | Larry Durrell | Television film |
| 2006 | Imagine Me & You | Hector | |
| 2006 | Copying Beethoven | Martin Bauer | |
| 2007 | The Lookout | Gary Spargo | |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Charles Ryder | |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias | |
| 2009 | A Single Man | Jim | |
| 2010 | Leap Year | Declan | |
| 2010 | Cemetery Junction | Mike Ramsay | |
| 2011 | Burning Man | Tom | |
| 2012 | Birdsong | Captain Gray | TV miniseries |
| 2012 | Stoker | Uncle Charlie |
[edit] References
- ^ Ouzounian, Richard (September 8, 2011). "The Big Interview: Matthew Goode is burning his way to the top". The Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/1051094--the-big-interview-matthew-goode-is-burning-his-way-to-the-top. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/Exeter-pupil-s-Hollywood-hope/story-11845967-detail/story.html
- ^ Kroll, Justin (June 8, 2011). "Matthew Goode in talks for 'Stoker' lead". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118038262. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "matthewgoode.net announces Matilda's birth". http://www.matthewgoode.net/#/birthofmatilda/4533075133.
[edit] External links
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[edit] 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)
