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Wise was born to architect parents in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], and was educated at the independent [[St Peter's School, York|St Peter's School]], [[York]]. He went to [[Heriot-Watt University]] in [[Edinburgh]] to study architecture and performed at [[Bedlam Theatre]].<ref> |
Wise was born to architect parents in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], and was educated at the independent [[St Peter's School, York|St Peter's School]], [[York]]. He went to [[Heriot-Watt University]] in [[Edinburgh]] to study architecture and performed at [[Bedlam Theatre]].<ref>https://dailyresearchplot.com/tag/greg-wise/</ref> Wise then moved to [[Daily Research Plot]] where he studied drama at the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland|Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]]. |
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== Career == |
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Revision as of 11:05, 6 November 2020
Greg Wise | |
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 Wise at the London Film Festival premiere of Saving Mr. Banks, October 2013 | |
| Born | Matthew Gregory Wise 15 May 1966 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Matthew Gregory Wise (born 15 May 1966) is an English actor and producer. He has appeared in many British television works, as well as several feature films. He played the role of John Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility, which also starred Emma Thompson, whom he later married.
Early life
Wise was born to architect parents in Newcastle upon Tyne, and was educated at the independent St Peter's School, York. He went to Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh to study architecture and performed at Bedlam Theatre.[1] Wise then moved to Daily Research Plot where he studied drama at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Career
His television work includes four BBC period dramas: The Moonstone with Keeley Hawes, The Buccaneers alongside Carla Gugino, Madame Bovary with Frances O'Connor, The Riff Raff Element in 1992 and 1993, and as Sir Charles Maulver in the 2007 five-part series Cranford. In 1999 he starred as Marshall in ITV's seven-part drama Wonderful You alongside his future mother-in-law Phyllida Law and future brother-in-law Richard Lumsden. He filmed a number of readings of love scenes from a selection of classic and modern love scenes, from Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles to Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss for The Carte Noire Readers.[2][3] In 2011, he appeared in Hallmark Channel's Honeymoon for One, starring Nicollette Sheridan.[4]
He is also the producer of the 2010 BBC/Masterpiece production The Song of Lunch starring his wife, actress Emma Thompson, and Alan Rickman.[5] Greg Wise made his theatrical return starring in Brad Fraser's Kill Me Now at Park Theatre in Finsbury Park, London from Thursday 19 February – Sunday 29 March 2015. In July 2015, Wise played the role of emotionally distanced father Gilbert Aldridge in the BBC's two-part television adaptation of Sadie Jones’ debut novel The Outcast.[6]
Wise won the celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off in aid of Stand Up to Cancer in 2019.[citation needed] [7]
Personal life
Wise has been married to actress Emma Thompson since 2003. The couple have a daughter. In 2003, they informally adopted a Rwandan orphan and former child soldier whom they met at a Refugee Council event when he was 16.[citation needed]
Filmography
 | This article contains a list that has not been properly sorted. See MOS:LISTSORT for more information. (October 2017) |
Film
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| Feast of July | 1995 | Arch Wilson | |
| Sense and Sensibility | 1995 | John Willoughby | |
| The Moonstone, a BBC TV film | 1997 | Franklin Blake | |
| Judas Kiss | 1998 | Ben Dyson | |
| Africa | 1999 | Josh Sinclair | |
| Mad Cows | 1999 | Alex | |
| The Discovery of Heaven | 2001 | Max Delius | |
| Hills Like White Elephants | 2002 | The American | short |
| Johnny English | 2003 | Agent One | |
| Five Moons Plaza | 2003 | Francesco Doni | |
| Every Seven Years | 2004 | Boyfriend | short |
| The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | 2005 | Minister Lee | |
| A Cock and Bull Story | 2005 | Greg | |
| The Disappeared | 2008 | Jake Ryan | |
| Morris: A Life with Bells On | 2009 | Miloslav Villandry | |
| Effie Gray | 2013 | John Ruskin | |
| 3 Days in Havana | 2013 | Harry Smith | |
| Walking on Sunshine | 2014 | Doug | |
| A Private War | 2018 | Professor David Irens | |
| Military Wives | 2019 | Richard |
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Masculine Ending | 1992 | Jamie Baird | TV film |
| Covington Cross | 1992 | Henry of Gault | Episode: Pilot |
| Typhon's People | 1993 | Cato Macgill / Adam Prime | TV film |
| The Riff Raff Element | 1993 | Alister | TV series |
| Taggart | 1994 | Greg Martin | Episode:Hellfire |
| Feast of July | 1995 | Arch Wilson | |
| The Buccaneers | 1995 | Guy Thwaite | TV mini-series |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1996 | Justin Amberson | Episode: Fatal Caper |
| The Place of the Dead | 1997 | Corporal Hugh Brittan | TV film |
| Hospital! | 1997 | Dr. Jim Nightingale | |
| House of Frankenstein 1997 | 1997 | Crispian Grimes | TV film |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1998 | Red Knight | TV film |
| Wonderful You | 1999 | Marshall, chartered accountant | TV mini-series |
| Madame Bovary | 2000 | Rodolphe | TV film (episodes 2, 3) |
| Battersea to Bethlehem: A Christmas Story | 2001 | Narrator | |
| Sirens | 2002 | Oliver Rice | |
| Hornblower, Loyalty | 2003 | Major Côtard | TV film |
| According to Bex | 2005 | Charles Mathers | |
| Number 13 | 2006 | Professor Anderson | BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas |
| Trial & Retribution Sins of the Father | 2006 | John Harrogate | TV film |
| Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes | 2006 | Peter Higgins | TV film |
| Agatha Christie's Marple Towards Zero | 2007 | Nevile Strange | TV film |
| Place of Execution | 2008 | Philip Hawkin | TV film |
| Cranford | 2009 | Sir Charles Maulver | |
| The Song of Lunch | 2010 | Producer | TV film |
| Law & Order: UK | 2011 | Gavin Williams | Episode 32: Crush |
| Honeymoon for One | 2011 | Sean | TV film |
| Homefront | 2012 | Major Pete Bartham | |
| The Outcast | 2015 | Gilbert Aldridge | |
| Galavant | 2016 | Arnold Galavant | |
| The Crown | 2016 | Lord Louis Mountbatten | |
| Modus | 2017 | Warren Schifford | |
| Strange Angel | 2018 | Alfred Miller | TV series |
References
- ^ https://dailyresearchplot.com/tag/greg-wise/
- ^ The Carte Noire Readers
- ^ Press Association
- ^ "Honeymoon for One". Hallmark Channel. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "BBC Two - The Song of Lunch". Bbc.co.uk. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "BBC One: The Outcast: Episode 1 credits". http://www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ https://www.standuptocancer.org.uk/whats-happening/gbbo-nicola-adams-star-baker-greg-wise-caroline-flack
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