Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 17, 1974 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
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).
| 2026 | The Miniature Wifeas Les Littlejohn | |
| 2026 | Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editionsas Himself | |
| 2025 | Death by Lightningas Charles Guiteau | |
| 2025 | Hollandas Fred Vandergroot | |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverineas Self - Mr. Paradox | |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverineas Mr. Paradox | |
| 2023 | Stonehouseas John Stonehouse | |
| 2022 | Remembers…as Self | |
| 2022 | Operation Mincemeatas Charles Cholmondeley | |
| 2020 | Quizas Charles Ingram | |
| 2020 | The Assistantas Wilcock | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self | |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realmsas Benjamin Stahlbaum | |
| 2018 | Successionas Tom Wambsgans | |
| 2018 | The Current Waras J.P. Morgan | |
| 2017 | Howards Endas Henry Wilcox | |
| 2017 | Revolution: New Art for a New Worldas Vladimir Lenin (voice) | |
| 2016 | Churchill's Secretas Randolph Churchill | |
| 2015 | The von Trapp Family: A Life of Musicas Georg von Trapp | |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdomas Lord Uhtred | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest | |
| 2015 | The Enfield Hauntingas Guy Lyon Playfair | |
| 2014 | Lost in Karastanas Emil Forester | |
| 2014 | If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Dayas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | 24 Hours on Earthas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self | |
| 2013 | Ambassadorsas POD | |
| 2012 | Ripper Streetas Edmund Reid | |
| 2012 | Anna Kareninaas Oblonsky | |
| 2011 | The Three Musketeersas Athos | |
| 2010 | Any Human Heartas Logan Mountstuart (Middle) | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earthas Prior Phillip | |
| 2010 | Robin Hoodas Sheriff of Nottingham | |
| 2009 | Inside MI5: The Real Spooksas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | Enidas Hugh Pollock | |
| 2008 | Little Dorritas Arthur Clennam | |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixonas John Birt | |
| 2008 | Criminal Justiceas Joe Miller | |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashesas Gil Hollis | |
| 2008 | Incendiaryas Terrance | |
| 2007 | The Blair Yearsas Narrator | |
| 2007 | Death at a Funeralas Daniel | |
| 2007 | Secret Lifeas Charlie | |
| 2007 | Grindhouseas Hatchet Victim (segment "Don't") (uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Mr. Bean's Weddingas Daniel | |
| 2007 | Middletownas Gabriel Hunter | |
| 2006 | Nuremberg: Nazis on Trialas Narrator | |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudiceas Mr. Darcy | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marpleas Inspector Neele | |
| 2004 | The Hungerford Massacreas Himself (Narratior) | |
| 2004 | In My Father's Denas Paul Prior | |
| 2004 | The Reckoningas King’s Justice | |
| 2002 | The Projectas Paul Tibbenham | |
| 2002 | The Projectas Paul Tibbenham | |
| 2002 | Spooksas Tom Quinn | |
| 2001 | The Way We Live Nowas Sir Felix Carbury | |
| 2001 | Perfect Strangersas Daniel | |
| 2001 | Enigmaas Cave | |
| 2000 | Maybe Babyas Nigel | |
| 1999 | Warriorsas Pte. Alan James | |
| 1999 | Warriorsas Private Alan James | |
| 1998 | Wuthering Heightsas Hareton Earnshaw | |
| 1992 | HBO First Lookas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| Séance on a Wet Afternoonas | ||
| Legacy of Spiesas George Smiley |
| 2026 | The Miniature Wife...Executive Producer | |
| 2023 | Stonehouse...Executive Producer | |
| Séance on a Wet Afternoon...Executive Producer | ||
| Legacy of Spies...Executive Producer |
