Biography

David Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained prominence for his role as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). He starred as Tom Wambsgans in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which he has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Macfadyen is also known for his roles in films such as Death at a Funeral (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Anna Karenina (2012), The Assistant (2019), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). He made his television debut in 1998 as Hareton Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights. He portrayed Tom Quinn in the BBC One spy series Spooks (2002–04, 2011), and Inspector Edmund Reid in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012–2016). He also starred as Henry Wilcox in Kenneth Lonergan's miniseries Howards End and Charles Ingram in the Stephen Frears' limited series Quiz (2020).

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Filmography

View The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series
5.9
View Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series
5.2
View The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series
6.4
View The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series
6.1
View Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series
7.2
View Spooks
Spooks

Spooks

2002Series
7.7
View Succession
Succession

Succession

2018Series
8.3
View Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024Film
7.6
View Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series
7.8
View The Last Kingdom
The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom

2015Series
8.2
View Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

2005Film
8.0
View Ripper Street
Ripper Street

Ripper Street

2012Series
7.5