Matthew Macfadyen Overview

Born in Great Britain, Matthew Macfadyen comes by acting honestly. His mother was an actor/drama teacher and his grandfather also dabbled in directing amateur drama. His father, an oil industry businessman, moved the family for most of Macfadyen's childhood to such exotic places as the Far East and South America. In his teens, Macfadyen was a drama scholar at Oakham School in Rutland, Leicestershire. From there, he went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and upon graduation, launched... See All