Matthew Beard (English actor)

For other people with similar names, see Mat Beard (disambiguation).

Matthew Beard (born 25 March 1989) is an English actor^[1] and model.

Matthew Beard
Born	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 36) London, England
Education	King Ecgbert School
Alma mater	University of York
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present

Early life

Beard was born in London. He attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, achieving As in his A-Level subjects in 2007.^[2] He studied English and French literature at the University of York.^[3]

Career

Beard made his feature film debut in the drama And When Did You Last See Your Father? in 2007.^[4] Other notable film roles include An Education (2009),^[5] The Imitation Game (2014),^[6] and The Party's Just Beginning (2018).^[7]

Beard's television roles include Max Lieberman in the BBC series Vienna Blood (2019–2024),^[8] and Deputy Alan Lewis in the HBO series Avenue 5 (2020).^[9]

In 2015 he joined Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan in the David Hare play Skylight in the West End and on Broadway,^[10] earning a Tony Award nomination for best featured actor in a play.^[11] He starred as Edmund Tyrone in the 2018 revival of Long Day's Journey into Night in the West End and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.^[12][13]

Modelling

In 2011 he modelled for the English clothing label Burberry,^[14] and in 2015 he worked for Prada.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Blake Morrison (Teen)
2009	An Education	Graham
2010	Chatroom	Jim
2011	One Day	Murray Cope
2013	The Look of Love	Howard Raymond
	The Lovers	Matt
2014	The Riot Club	Guy Bellingfield
	The Imitation Game	Peter Hilton	[16]
2016	Hippie Hippie Shake	Charles	Unreleased
2018	Elizabeth Harvest	Oliver
	Johnny English Strikes Again	P
	The Party's Just Beginning	Alistair
2025	Ann Lee	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1991	Soldier Soldier	Matthew Wilton	3 episodes
1997–2002	Where the Heart Is	Various	3 episodes
2000	Big Meg, Little Meg	Freddie Johnson	5 episodes
2002	An Angel for May	Tom	Television film
2002–2004	Fat Friends	Lee McGary	2 episodes
2003	Sons and Lovers	Young Paul	Television film
	The Eustace Bros.	Sam Eustace	5 episodes
2004	The Royal	Peter Blackwood	Episode: "Reckoning"
2006	Johnny and the Bomb	Young Tom Maxwell	2 episodes
2008	The Royal Today	Luke Alexander	Episode #1.5
	Trial and Retribution	Andy Harper	Episode: "Tracks: Part 1"
2012	Labyrinth	Sajhe	2 episodes
2013	Rogue	Max Laszlo	7 episodes
2016	The Pity of War: the Loves and Lives of the War Poets	Wilfred Owen	ITV documentary drama
2018	Kiss Me First	Adrian	6 episodes
2019–2024	Vienna Blood	Max Liebermann	11 episodes
2020	Dracula	Jack	Episode: "The Dark Compass"
	Avenue 5	Deputy Alan Lewis	7 episodes
2022	Magpie Murders	James Fraser	6 episodes
2023–2024	Funny Woman	Bill Gardiner	10 episodes
2024	Monsieur Spade	George Fitzsimmons	6 episodes
	Moonflower Murders	James	2 episodes[17]

Theatre

Year	Film	Role	Venue
2014	Skylight	Edward Sergeant	Wyndham's Theatre, West End
2015			John Golden Theatre, Broadway
2018	Long Day's Journey into Night	Edmund Tyrone	Wyndham's Theatre, West End
			Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn

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.^{[citation needed]}

Year	Award	Category	Association	Result	Ref.
2007	British Independent Film Award	Most Promising Newcomer	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Nominated
	Evening Standard British Film Awards	Most Promising Newcomer		Nominated
2014	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Best Ensemble Cast	The Imitation Game	Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
2015	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Play	Skylight	Nominated	[18]