Matthew Goode Biography

Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is a British actor. His notable films have included Chasing Liberty, Match Point, Watchmen, Brideshead Revisited, Leap Year, Imagine Me and You, A Single Man, and Stoker.

Early life

Born in Exeter, Devon, Goode is the youngest of five siblings (he has a brother, two half brothers, and a half sister, television presenter Sally Meen, from his mother's other marriage). He grew up in the village of Clyst St. Mary, near Exeter, with a geologist father and a nurse mother, Jennifer, who was also an amateur theatre director.

Goode was educated at Exeter School, an independent school in Exeter, Devon, followed by the University of Birmingham and London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Goode is known for his role as romantic interest of Mandy Moore's character in the 2004 film Chasing Liberty. Beforehand, Goode had played the brother of Inspector Lynley in the BBC production Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Suitable Vengeance and had parts in the TV-film Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and the Shakespeare play The Tempest. In recent years he has appeared in the films Match Point, Imagine Me & You, My Family and Other Animals, opposite Imelda Staunton, Copying Beethoven, opposite Ed Harris and Diane Kruger, and The Lookout. Standing the test of time is his whimsical take on Brooke Burgess in the BBC serial based upon Anthony Trollope's He Knew He was Right.

Recent roles have included Charles Ryder in the 2008 film Brideshead Revisited, the role previously taken by Jeremy Irons in the hugely popular 1980s serial. In 2009, Goode played the character of Adrian Veidt in Zack Snyder's Watchmen, and also appeared in the drama A Single Man (2009) (based on the Christopher Isherwood novel). In 2010, he co-starred with Amy Adams in the romantic-comedy Leap Year.

In 2013, Goode appeared in a leading role in the critically acclaimed BBC Two drama series Dancing on the Edge, playing the part of magazine columnist Stanley Mitchell. He also starred in the psychological thriller film Stoker in the same year.

Goode is set to star as Mr Wickham alongside Matthew Rhys in the Pride and Prejudice murder-mystery spinoff Death Comes to Pemberly, based on P. D. James' novel of the same name. This will be a new miniseries by the BBC to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice.

Personal life

Goode has been in a relationship with Sophie Dymoke since 2007. They have a daughter, Matilda Eve (b. April, 2009).

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister	Caspar	Television film
2003	Al sur de Granada (South of Granada)	Gerald Brenan
2004	Chasing Liberty	Ben Calder
2005	Match Point	Tom Hewett
2005	My Family and Other Animals	Larry Durrell	Television film
2006	Imagine Me & You	Hector
2006	Copying Beethoven	Martin Bauer
2007	'	Gary Spargo
2008	Brideshead Revisited	Charles Ryder
2009	Watchmen	Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias
2009	'	Jim
2010	Leap Year	Declan O'Callaghan
2010	Cemetery Junction	Mike Ramsay
2011	Burning Man	Tom
2012	Birdsong	Captain Gray	BBC TV miniseries
2013	Dancing on the Edge	Stanley Mitchell	BBC TV series
2013	Stoker	Uncle Charlie
2013	Belle	Captain Sir John Lindsay
2014	Destroyer
2014	The Imitation Game