Matt Barber (actor)
Matt Barber | |
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| Born | Matthew Barber 26 March 1983 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Education | Bradfield College (independent boarding school) Durham University Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Matthew Barber (born 26 March 1983) is an English actor.
Early life and education[]
Born in Hammersmith, London, he grew up in Hampshire, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral before receiving academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College, where he was head boy.[citation needed]
Barber read Classical Studies and Philosophy at St Cuthbert's Society, Durham, graduating in 2005.[1]
He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School[2] graduating in 2007.
Career[]
He is best known for his role as Atticus Aldridge in Downton Abbey. Previous roles include Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter Hall's Pygmalion opposite Michelle Dockery at the Old Vic and internationally and Lysander in Jonathan Kent's The Fairy-Queen at Glyndebourne.
Film and television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 2015 | Downton Abbey | Atticus Aldridge | ITV / PBS | The Finale, Carnival Film and Television |
| 2014 | Downton Abbey | Atticus Aldridge | ITV / PBS | A Moorland Holiday, Carnival Film and Television |
| 2014 | Downton Abbey | Atticus Aldridge | ITV / PBS | Season 5, Carnival Film and Television |
| 2014 | Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey | Tom | Feature Film | Raindance/ Mullholland films |
| 2013 | Dracula (2013 TV series) | Campbell | NBC / Sky Living | Season 1, Eps. 1 & 2 - Carnival Film and Television |
| 2013 | Plastic (film) | Dave | Feature Film | Gateway Films |
| 2012 | The Other Wife | Ben | ZDF | Gate Television |
| 2011 | Bert and Dickie | Merv Wood | Feature Film | BBC One |
| 2009 | Being Human | Young Kemp | BBC Three | Season 2, Ep. 6 |
| The Alchemistic Suitcase | Youth | Short Film | ||
| 2008 | Vivaldi, The Red Priest[3] | Francois | Feature Film | Condor Pictures |
| 2007 | The Heart of Thomas Hardy[4] | Alec D'Urberville | BBC One |
Theatre[]
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s, directed by Nikolai Foster (the Curve, Leicester on 3 March 2016, UK & Ireland Tour, at the Haymarket Theatre in London’s West End from 30 June to 17 September 2016) as "Fred"[1]
- Savage Beauty, directed by James Albrecht (St James's Theatre, 2013) as "Paris (mythology)/Orestes/Jason/Oedipus"
- The Fairy-Queen, directed by Jonathan Kent (director) (Glyndebourne, 2012) as "Lysander"
- Portraits, directed by Alex Marker (Finborough Theatre, 2011)[5] as "Joe"
- Edward II, directed by Peter Darney (The Rose (theatre), Bankside, 2011),[6] as "Edward II"
"Barber is an excellent Edward – naive, excitable, and ultimately pitiable... mesmerising"[7]
- The Misanthrope, directed by Andrew Hilton (Bristol Old Vic, 2011),[8] as "Acaste"
- Twelfth Night, directed by Andrew Normington (Birmingham Old Rep Theatre and International Tour, 2009), as Orsino (Twelfth Night)
- Human By Default, directed by Louisa Fitzgerald (Old Red Lion, 2009), as "Simon"
- Pygmalion, directed by Peter Hall (director) (Old Vic, Bath Theatre Royal, 2008, and International Tour, 2009[9] 2008), as "Freddie Eynsford-Hill"
- You Can't Take It with You, directed by Gavin McAlinden (Southwark Playhouse, 2007), as "Tony"
- Much Ado About Nothing, directed by John Hartoch (RSC and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School) as "Claudio" and "Verges"
References[]
- ^ "St Cuthbert's Society : Famous Alumni". Durham University. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. "Home - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School". oldvic.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "BBC One - The Heart of Thomas Hardy". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Portraits - 2011 Productions - Finborough Theatre". finboroughtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "London UK - more on OffWestEnd.com - Listings and showtimes for over 80 Off West End theatres in London UK". offwestend.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Edward II at the Rose Theatre, Bankside". stetjournal.org. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Bristol Old Vic". bristololdvic.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Matt Barber at IMDb
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