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Matt Greenwood
Born (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Manchester, England
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Matt Greenwood (born 27 February 1995) [1] is an English actor, best known for portraying Tom Clarke in the BBC drama series The A Word and Martin Dunbar in Waterloo Road. He has also appeared in Casualty, Bohemian Rhapsody and Giri/Haji.[2]

Early Life and Career

Greenwood was born in Manchester, England on 27 February 1995. He began acting at the age of 6, starting at the Helen O'Grady Children's Drama Academy where he trained up until the age of 10. It was then from ages 10 to 16 that he trained at the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop. It was during this time that he began working professionally as an actor, starting with the BBC's prime-time drama series Waterloo Road as transgender pupil Martin Dunbar. Greenwood then went on to train at The Manchester College - Shena Simon Campus, the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, and the Manchester School of Acting, whilst continuing to act professionally alongside his studies.

His further credits include Mark Davies in the BBC's long-running medical drama series Casualty, series regular Tom Clarke in the BBC drama series The A Word which is broadcast on BBC One in the UK, SundanceTV in the United States, CBC TV in Canada, BBC First in Australia and BBC UKTV in New Zealand. Greenwood can also be seen in the 20th Century Fox blockbuster biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and in Giri/Haji a 2019 TV series broadcast on BBC Two in the UK and streamed on Netflix in the USA and worldwide. He has also worked extensively in theatre both in his native Manchester and in London.[3][4][5]

In 2019 Greenwood played the title character in the play Call Me Vicky for its debut run at The Pleasance Theatre, London in February and March as part of the theatre’s #YouWillKnowTheirNames season, with veteran British actress Wendi Peters playing Vicky’s mother, Sylvie.[6][7] He received high praise from theatre critics for his performance and was nominated for the 2019 ‘Best Male Performance’ category at The Off-West End Theatre Awards.[8][9][10][11][12]

Film

Year Title Role
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody Young Man in Clinic

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Waterloo Road Martin Dunbar Episode: "7.2"
2013 Casualty Mark Davies Episode: "Broken Heart Syndrome"
2019 Giri/Haji Rodney’s Friend Episode: "1.3"
2016-2020 The A Word Tom Clarke Recurring role (11 episodes)

References

  1. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/mattgreenwood1. Retrieved 12 March 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4455856/. Retrieved 12 March 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4455856/bio. Retrieved 12 March 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "'The A Word' Episode 3 review: Christopher Eccleston continues to shine". CultBox. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  5. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (2011-05-04). "'Waterloo Road': More pictures from the new series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  6. ^ "Wendi Peters to star in Call Me Vicky at Pleasance Theatre | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  7. ^ "Call Me Vicky (Closed March 09, 2019) | Off-West End | reviews, cast and info | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  8. ^ "Call Me Vicky at the Pleasance Theatre | Review". LondonTheatre1. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  9. ^ Wheeler-Artwell, Ashanti (2019-02-22). "REVIEW: ★★★★ Call Me Vicky, Pleasance Theatre". Upper Circle. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  10. ^ Golpira, Ghazaleh. "Call Me Vicky at Pleasance Theatre | Theatre review". The Upcoming. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  11. ^ "2019 – Page 15 – The Offies". Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  12. ^ "2019: Full Run: Plays: Male Performance – Matt Greenwood – Call Me Vicky – The Offies". Retrieved 2020-03-23.