Matthew Beard (born 25 March 1989) is an English actor and model.
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Early life
Beard was born in London. He attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, achieving As in his A-Level subjects in 2007. He studied English and French literature at the University of York.
Career
Beard made his feature film debut in the drama And When Did You Last See Your Father? in 2007. Other notable film roles include An Education (2009), The Imitation Game (2014), and The Party's Just Beginning (2018).
Beard's television roles include Max Lieberman in the BBC series Vienna Blood (2019–2024), and Deputy Alan Lewis in the HBO series Avenue 5 (2020).
In 2015 he joined Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan in the David Hare play Skylight in the West End and on Broadway, earning a Tony Award nomination for best featured actor in a play. He starred as Edmund Tyrone in the 2018 revival of Long Day's Journey into Night in the West End and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
