Matthew Beard (English actor)s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

May 2024 · 2 minute read
IntroBritish actor
IsActor 
FromUnited Kingdom 
TypeFilm, TV, Stage & Radio 
Gendermale
Birth25 March 1989, London
Age:31 years
Star signAries

Matthew Beard (born 25 March 1989) is an English film and television actor, and model, best known for his role as Blake Morrison in the 2007 film And When Did You Last See Your Father?

Early life

Beard attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, achieving As in his A-Level subjects in 2007. He studied English and French literature at the University of York.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1991Soldier SoldierMatthew WiltonTV series (3 episodes)
1997Where the Heart IsVariousTV series (3 episodes: 1997-2002)
2000Big Meg, Little MegFreddie JohnsonTV series (5 episodes)
2002An Angel for MayTomTV film
Fat FriendsLee McGaryTV series (2 episodes: 2002-2004)
2003Sons and LoversYoung PaulTV film
The Eustace Bros.Sam EustaceTV series (5 episodes)
2004The RoyalPeter BlackwoodTV series (1 episode: “Reckoning”)
2006Johnny and the BombYoung Tom MaxwellTV series
2007And When Did You Last See Your Father?Blake Morrison (Teen)Nominated – British Independent Film Award – Most Promising Newcomer
2008The Royal TodayLuke AlexanderTV series (1 episode: “Episode No.1.5”)
Trial and RetributionAndy HarperTV series (1 episode: “Tracks: Part 1”)
2009An EducationGraham
2010ChatroomJim
Hippie Hippie ShakeCharles
2011One DayMurray Cope
2012LabyrinthSajheTV series (2 episodes)
2013The Look of LoveHoward Raymond
2013RogueMax LaszloTV series (7 episodes)
2014The Riot ClubGuy Bellingfield
The Imitation GamePeter Hilton
2016Hippie Hippie ShakeCharles

Awards and nominations

In 2007 he was seen as teenage Blake in And When Did You Last See Your Father?. His performance gained him rave reviews and saw him selected by Screen International as “A Star of Tomorrow” and a “Trailblazer” at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and Best Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.

In 2015 he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.

Other works

In 2011, he modelled for the English clothing label Burberry,and in 2015 he worked for Prada.

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