Matthew Marsh (actor)
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Matthew Marsh | |
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| Born | 8 July 1954 London, England |
| Years active | 1981-present |
| Relatives | Jon Marsh (brother) |
Matthew Marsh (born 8 July 1954) is an English actor. He is the older brother of Jon Marsh of English dance band the Beloved. He has appeared in the films The Fourth Protocol (1987), Diamond Skulls (1989), Mountains of the Moon (1990), Alambrado (1991), Dirty Weekend (1993), Spy Game (2001), Miranda (2002), Bad Company (2002), Quicksand (2003) and An American Haunting (2005). In 2011 Marsh starred in the biopic film The Iron Lady as the United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig.
In 2005 Marsh starred as Simon Hewitt in the first series of The Thick of It.
In May 1998, Marsh portrayed the character Alex Duncan in the British TV program As Time Goes By, series 7, episode 3 entitled The New Neighbours. He has co-starred with Amanda Burton in The Commander, and guest-starred in the sixth series of the spy drama Spooks in 2007 and the second series of Lewis in 2008. He played Harry Gallo in the New Tricks (series 7, episode 9) "Gloves Off" in 2010. He has also appeared twice in Midsomer Murders (season 6, episode 3 "Painted Blood" and season 10, episode 7 "They Seek Him Here"). He has also appeared in the Red Dwarf episode "Holoship" and the fifth episode of series two of Game On, "Tangerine Candy Floss and Herne Bay Rock" as Brian Kennedy, Mandy's lecherous former university tutor in 1996, as well as portraying Elton John in John and Yoko: A Love Story the 1985 made-for-TV film.
His frequent theatre work includes Copenhagen (1998)[1] and Blood and Gifts (2010). He played Winston Churchill in Michael Dobbs's play Turning Point which aired as one of a series of TV plays broadcast live on Sky Arts channel. The two-hander depicted a little-known October 1938 meeting between the future prime minister and Soviet spy Guy Burgess, then a young man working for the BBC. Burgess was played by Benedict Cumberbatch, [2] with whom Marsh had previously worked in the acclaimed 2004 TV movie Hawking.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol | Barry Banks | |
| 1989 | Diamond Skulls | Raul | |
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon | William | |
| 1991 | Alambrado | Wilson | |
| 1993 | Dirty Weekend | Bascombe | |
| 1993 | Genghis Cohn | Herr Kruger | |
| 1995 | The Turnaround | Tony Hogan | |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Detective | |
| 2001 | Spy Game | Dr. Byars | |
| 2002 | Miranda | Charles | |
| 2002 | Bad Company | Dragan Adjanic | |
| 2003 | Quicksand | Michel Cote | |
| 2005 | An American Haunting | James Johnston | |
| 2006 | Land of the Blind | Papa Max | |
| 2006 | O Jerusalem | Sir Gordon | |
| 2009 | Endgame | F.W. de Klerk | |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Alexander Haig | |
| 2012 | Red Tails | Brigadier General Hauser | |
| 2012 | The Last of the Haussmans | Peter | |
| 2014 | In Clear Sight | Igvarovitz | |
| 2016 | Reindeer in the Mist | Harry | |
| 2017 | Unlocked | Frank Sutter | |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Rear Admiral | |
| 2017 | The Little Vampire 3D | Gernot | Voice |
| 2019 | Mr. Jones | William Randolph Hearst |
References
- ^ Terri Paddock (22 May 2006). "20 Questions With… Matthew Marsh". whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
- ^ "The Day Churchill Met Traitor Guy Burgess". Daily Express. London. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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