
Acting
Mar 24, 1989
London, England, UK
Matthew Beard
Acting
Biography
Matthew Beard (born 25 March 1989, London, England) is an English actor and model, active since 1991. He attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield before graduating from the University of York with a degree in English and French Literature. He made his feature film debut as Blake Morrison (Teen) in And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007), earning a Best Newcomer nomination at the British Independent Film Awards. His breakthrough screen roles were Graham in An Education (2009) and Peter Hilton in The Imitation Game (2014, for which he received a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast). He worked with director Lone Scherfig across three films: An Education, One Day (2011), and The Riot Club (2014). On stage he starred as Edward Sergeant in David Hare's Skylight (2014–2015, West End and Broadway) and as Edmund Tyrone in Long Day's Journey into Night (2018, West End and Brooklyn Academy of Music). His filmography spans over 20 productions across film and television. Notable film credits include Chatroom (2010, as Jim), The Look of Love (2013, as Howard Raymond), The Lovers (2015, as Matt), Elizabeth Harvest (2018, as Oliver), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018, as P), and The Party's Just Beginning (2018, as Alistair). On television he is best known for Max Liebermann in the BBC series Vienna Blood (2019–2024, 11 episodes), Deputy Alan Lewis in HBO's Avenue 5 (2020, 7 episodes), James Taylor / James Fraser in Magpie Murders (2022, 6 episodes), Bill Gardiner in Funny Woman (2023–2024, 10 episodes), and George Fitzsimmons in Monsieur Spade (2024, 6 episodes). His most recent credits include James Taylor in Moonflower Murders (2024) and James Whittaker in The Testament of Ann Lee (2025).
Feature Films (19)

Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
An Education

When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William online in his new 'Chelsea Teens!' chatroom, they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character. But beneath the surface lies a much darker truth. William is a dangerous loner, channeling all his energies into cyberspace. He's become an analyser, a calculating manipulator who finds it almost impossible to interact normally with others in the real world, instead turning his hand to manipulating people online.
Chatroom

When Tom accidentally travels back in time through a fireplace in a ruined farmhouse he meets May, an orphan who needs help. Now that he knows his friends' fate and his own, he will try to reorder the events and change their history.
An Angel for May

Filmmaker Stephen Whittaker adapts author D.H. Lawrence's simmering tale of sex, love, and family. In the years leading up to World War I, the problems faced by many families were uncannily similar to the issues that mankind would still be struggling with nearly a century later. Human relationships remain as fragile as ever, and the only constant in life seems to be a humbling sense of uncertainty. Sarah Lancashire stars in a drama detailing the anguish of first love, and the awkward confusion of first sex.
Sons & Lovers

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
The Imitation Game
Television & Series (16)

Johnny Maxwell stumbles upon a time machine when he helps an old woman, but little does he know that his journeys back to 1941 cause a chain of events which alter history. Johnny and his friends must go back in time to reverse the changes and save his own existence.
Johnny and the Bomb

Grace, a morally and emotionally-conflicted undercover detective, is tormented by the possibility that her own actions contributed to her son’s death. Grace’s search for the truth is further complicated by her forbidden relationship with Jimmy, the crime boss who may have played a hand in the crime.
Rogue

Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
The Royal

Detective Sam Spade is pulled out of his tranquil retirement in France to investigate a series of brutal murders.
Monsieur Spade

The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.












