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Matthew Goode(I)

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Matthew Goode at an event for The Imitation Game (2014)
Matthew Goode is a fan favorite in "Downton Abbey," "The Discovery of Witches," 'Watchmen,' and "The Good Wife." So, IMDb gives you a peek behind the scenes at his career in this video bio.
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Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. His films include Chasing Liberty (2004), Match Point (2005), Imagine Me and You (2006), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Watchmen (2009), A Single Man (2009), Leap Year (2010), Stoker (2013) and The Imitation Game (2014). Goode also starred in in the final season of Downton Abbey and in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife as Finley "Finn" Polmar from 2014 to 2015. Goode was born in Exeter, Devon. His father is a geologist and his mother, Jennifer, is a nurse and amateur theatre director. Goode is the youngest of five children with a brother, two half brothers, and a half sister, television presenter Sally Meen, from his mother's previous marriage. He grew up in the village of Clyst St. Mary, near Exeter.
BornApril 3, 1978
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 20 nominations total

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Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in Episode #2.1 (2021)
Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in Episode #2.1 (2021)
Matthew Goode and Michelle Dockery in Downton Abbey (2019)
Matthew Goode and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Watchmen (2009)
Matthew Goode in Watchmen (2009)
Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in A Discovery of Witches (2018)
Dan Fogler, Matthew Goode, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
Matthew Goode in The Offer (2022)
Dan Fogler, Matthew Goode, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
Dan Fogler, Matthew Goode, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
Dan Fogler, Matthew Goode, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
Matthew Goode in The Offer (2022)

Known for

Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, and Mia Wasikowska in Stoker (2013)
Stoker
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  • Charles Stoker
  • 2013
Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
The Imitation Game
8.0
  • Hugh Alexander
  • 2014
Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen
7.6
  • Adrian Veidt
  • Ozymandias
  • 2009
Matthew Goode and Mandy Moore in Chasing Liberty (2004)
Chasing Liberty
6.1
  • Ben Calder
  • 2004

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  • Freud's Last Session
    • C. S. Lewis
    • Pre-production
  • Medieval (2022)
    Medieval
    • King Sigismund
    • 2022
  • Giovanni Ribisi, Dan Fogler, Patrick Gallo, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
    The Offer
    • Robert Evans
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • The House (2022)
    The House
    • Raymond (segment "I") (voice)
    • 2022
  • Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in A Discovery of Witches (2018)
    A Discovery of Witches
    • Matthew Clairmont
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
    The King's Man
    • Morton
    • 2021
  • Phoebe Dynevor in The Colour Room (2021)
    The Colour Room
    • Colley Shorter
    • 2021
  • Matthew Goode, Keira Knightley, Lucy Punch, Gilby Griffin Davis, Hardy Griffin Davis, Rufus Jones, Annabelle Wallis, Kirby, Sope Dirisu, Lily-Rose Depp, Davida McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Silent Night (2021)
    Silent Night
    • Simon
    • 2021
  • Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent in The Duke (2020)
    The Duke
    • Jeremy Hutchinson QC
    • 2020
  • Michael Caine, Paul Bazely, Matthew Goode, Russell Brand, Paula Patton, Ashley Aufderheide, Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen, Billy Jenkins, and Ellie-Mae Siame in Four Kids and It (2020)
    Four Kids and It
    • David
    • 2020
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Matthew Goode, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey (2019)
    Downton Abbey
    • Henry Talbot
    • 2019
  • Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, and Matt Smith in Official Secrets (2019)
    Official Secrets
    • Peter Beaumont
    • 2019
  • Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
    Ordeal by Innocence
    • Philip Durrant
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Tom Courtenay, Matthew Goode, Michiel Huisman, Penelope Wilton, Glen Powell, Katherine Parkinson, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Lily James in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
    • Sidney Stark
    • 2018
  • Birthmarked (2018)
    Birthmarked
    • Ben
    • 2018
  • Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
    The Crown
    • Tony Armstrong-Jones
    • TV Series
    • 2017

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • April 3, 1978
    • Exeter, Devon, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Sophie Dymoke2007 - present (3 children)
  • Children
      Matilda Eve Goode
  • Parents
      Jennifer
  • Relatives
      Sally Meen(Half Sibling)
  • Other works
    Feature audio commentary for the film Chasing Liberty (2004) with Mandy Moore.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Pictorials

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  • Trivia
    Good friends with Ben Whishaw and Benedict Cumberbatch.
  • Quotes
    When it comes to acting, it is very limiting to be English. It was 'Bring on the posh!' All the parts I was being offered involved my accent or someone with money and title.
  • Nickname
    • Goodey

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