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Matthew Goode(I)

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Matthew Goode at an event for The Imitation Game (2014)
Carl, a former top-rated detective who is wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralyzed and another policeman dead. On his return to work, Carl is assigned to a cold case that will consume his life.
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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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BornApril 3, 1978
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Known for

    Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
    The Imitation Game
    8.0
    • Hugh Alexander
    • 2014
    Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, and Mia Wasikowska in Stoker (2013)
    Stoker
    6.7
    • Charles Stoker
    • 2013
    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

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Dept. Q
      • DCI Carl Morck
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Dept. Q (2025)
      Dept. Q
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Morck
      • 2025
    • Alisha Weir in Abigail (2024)
      Abigail
      6.5
      • Father
      • 2024
    • Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in Freud's Last Session (2023)
      Freud's Last Session
      6.1
      • C. S. Lewis
      • 2023
    • Ben Foster in Medieval (2022)
      Medieval
      5.9
      • King Sigismund
      • 2022
    • Giovanni Ribisi, Dan Fogler, Patrick Gallo, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
      The Offer
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Robert Evans
      • 2022
    • The House (2022)
      The House
      6.8
      • Raymond (segment "I") (voice)
      • 2022
    • Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in A Discovery of Witches (2018)
      A Discovery of Witches
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Matthew Clairmont
      • 2018–2022
    • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
      The King's Man
      6.3
      • Morton
      • 2021
    • Phoebe Dynevor in The Colour Room (2021)
      The Colour Room
      6.8
      • Colley Shorter
      • 2021
    • Matthew Goode, Keira Knightley, Lucy Punch, Gilby Griffin Davis, Hardy Griffin Davis, Rufus Jones, Annabelle Wallis, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Sope Dirisu, Lily-Rose Depp, Davida McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Silent Night (2021)
      Silent Night
      5.8
      • Simon
      • 2021
    • Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent in The Duke (2020)
      The Duke
      6.9
      • Jeremy Hutchinson QC
      • 2020
    • Michael Caine, Paul Bazely, Matthew Goode, Russell Brand, Paula Patton, Ashley Aufderheide, Teddie Allen, Billy Jenkins, and Ellie-Mae Siame in Four Kids and It (2020)
      Four Kids and It
      5.1
      • 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
      7.4
      • Henry Talbot
      • 2019
    • Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, and Matt Smith in Official Secrets (2019)
      Official Secrets
      7.3
      • Peter Beaumont
      • 2019
    • Anna Chancellor, Matthew Goode, Bill Nighy, Ella Purnell, and Crystal Clarke in Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
      Ordeal by Innocence
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Philip Durrant
      • 2018

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    "Come Have a Beer" from Cemetery Junction
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    "Two Jobs" from Cemetery Junction
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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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      Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose alumni include Terence Stamp, Julia Ormond, Rupert Friend, Angela Lansbury, Hugh Bonneville, Sue Johnston, Daniel Hunt, Minnie Driver and Julian Fellowes.
    • 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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