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Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1989-03-25

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Matthew Beard

Biography

Matthew Beard (born 25 March 1989, London, England) is an English actor and model, active since 1991. He attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield before graduating from the University of York with a degree in English and French Literature. He made his feature film debut as Blake Morrison (Teen) in And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007), earning a Best Newcomer nomination at the British Independent Film Awards. His breakthrough screen roles were Graham in An Education (2009) and Peter Hilton in The Imitation Game (2014, for which he received a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast). He worked with director Lone Scherfig across three films: An Education, One Day (2011), and The Riot Club (2014). On stage he starred as Edward Sergeant in David Hare's Skylight (2014–2015, West End and Broadway) and as Edmund Tyrone in Long Day's Journey into Night (2018, West End and Brooklyn Academy of Music). His filmography spans over 20 productions across film and television. Notable film credits include Chatroom (2010, as Jim), The Look of Love (2013, as Howard Raymond), The Lovers (2015, as Matt), Elizabeth Harvest (2018, as Oliver), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018, as P), and The Party's Just Beginning (2018, as Alistair). On television he is best known for Max Liebermann in the BBC series Vienna Blood (2019–2024, 11 episodes), Deputy Alan Lewis in HBO's Avenue 5 (2020, 7 episodes), James Taylor / James Fraser in Magpie Murders (2022, 6 episodes), Bill Gardiner in Funny Woman (2023–2024, 10 episodes), and George Fitzsimmons in Monsieur Spade (2024, 6 episodes). His most recent credits include James Taylor in Moonflower Murders (2024) and James Whittaker in The Testament of Ann Lee (2025).

Known for

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.

Rogue

Rogue

Grace, a morally and emotionally-conflicted undercover detective, is tormented by the possibility that her own actions contributed to her son’s death. Grace’s search for the truth is further complicated by her forbidden relationship with Jimmy, the crime boss who may have played a hand in the crime.

Vienna Blood

Vienna Blood

Max Liebermann, a student of Sigmund Freud, helps Detective Rheinhardt in the investigation of a series of disturbing murders around the grand cafes and opera houses of 1900s Vienna.

Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

Susan has left publishing and is living in Crete with her long-time boyfriend, Andreas. But her idyll is disturbed by the shadow of a murder committed at a British country hotel eight years ago. Alan Conway visited the hotel and wrote a novel based on what happened there. Cecily MacNeil, the young woman who helps run the hotel, read the book and believed the wrong man had been arrested. Now she has disappeared. Can Susan uncover the secret hidden in the book and find Cecily before it is too late?

Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders

An editor gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives an unfinished manuscript.

Avenue 5

Avenue 5

40 years in the future, space captain Ryan Clark and the crew of the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5 navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected events after experiencing technical difficulties onboard.

Monsieur Spade

Monsieur Spade

Detective Sam Spade is pulled out of his tranquil retirement in France to investigate a series of brutal murders.

Dracula

Dracula

Transylvania, 1897. The blood-drinking Count Dracula is drawing his plans against Victorian London. And be warned: the dead travel fast.

Johnny English Strikes Again

Johnny English Strikes Again

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

Funny Woman

Funny Woman

A young woman from Blackpool finds her voice in the male dominated world of the 1960s comedy, and in doing so takes London by storm.

One Day

One Day

After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.

Chatroom

Chatroom

When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William online in his new 'Chelsea Teens!' chatroom, they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character. But beneath the surface lies a much darker truth. William is a dangerous loner, channeling all his energies into cyberspace. He's become an analyser, a calculating manipulator who finds it almost impossible to interact normally with others in the real world, instead turning his hand to manipulating people online.

Elsinore

Elsinore

The deeply emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.

The Testament of Ann Lee

The Testament of Ann Lee

The extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers as the female Christ.