Matthew MacFadyen

Matthew MacFadyen (born 1974) is a British actor, best known for his role as MI5 agent Tom Quinn in the BBC television drama series Spooks.

After having studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1992 to 1995, MacFadyen quickly became a well-known actor on the British stage, due primarily to his work with the stage company Cheek by Jowl, for whom he played Antonio in The Duchess of Malfi, Charles Surface in The School for Scandal, and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. His Benedick was particularly memorable, played as an officer-class buffoon with a moustache and a braying laugh.

MacFadyen's major TV breakthrough came when he co-starred in a television adaptation of Emily Brontė's novel Wuthering Heights, screened on the ITV network in 1998. Further television drama work followed, including starring roles in the dramas Warriors (1999) and The Way We Live Now (2001), both for the BBC. Also in 2001, he earned much critical acclaim for his starring role in the prestige BBC Two drama serial Perfect Strangers, which was written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff.

In 2002 he took his highest-profile role to date, when he was picked to star in Spooks, which went on to become a huge popular and critical success when screen on BBC One. A longer second season was screened in 2003, and a third season is due to air in the autumn of 2004. The series has also found a following on cable television in the United States, where it airs as MI5 on the A&E Network.

MacFadyen has also appeared in several films, most notably Enigma (2001), in which he was oddly cast as a battle-scarred submarine commander. He is currently filming a starring role as Mr Darcy in a new film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, due for release in 2005.

In 2003 he began a relationship with his Spooks co-star Keeley Hawes, and they are expecting their first child later in 2004.


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In 2003 he began a relationship with his Spooks co-star Keeley Hawes, and they are expecting their first child later in 2004. She is probably now best known as her current portral of Catherine Willows in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He is currently filming a starring role as Mr Darcy in a new film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, due for release in 2005. She later won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Patsy Ramsey. MacFadyen has also appeared in several films, most notably Enigma (2001), in which he was oddly cast as a battle-scarred submarine commander. Helgenberger won an Emmy for the role (Supporting Actress). The series has also found a following on cable television in the United States, where it airs as MI5 on the A&E Network. Her first famous television role was on the period drama China Beach.

A longer second season was screened in 2003, and a third season is due to air in the autumn of 2004. They married in 1989 and have one son, Hughie, named after Marg's father, Hugh Helgenberger. In 2002 he took his highest-profile role to date, when he was picked to star in Spooks, which went on to become a huge popular and critical success when screen on BBC One. The two became friends and started dating in 1986. Also in 2001, he earned much critical acclaim for his starring role in the prestige BBC Two drama serial Perfect Strangers, which was written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. In 1984, Helgenberger met Alan Rosenberg, a guest actor on Ryan's Hope. Further television drama work followed, including starring roles in the dramas Warriors (1999) and The Way We Live Now (2001), both for the BBC. Helgenberger debuted on the series in March 1982 playing Siobhan Ryan Novak, until 1986. Although she was actually the third actress to play the role, she is the one most identified with the part.

MacFadyen's major TV breakthrough came when he co-starred in a television adaptation of Emily Brontė's novel Wuthering Heights, screened on the ITV network in 1998. A scout for the soap opera Ryan's Hope discovered Helgenberger when she performed as Kate in a Northwestern University production of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, in the summer of 1981. His Benedick was particularly memorable, played as an officer-class buffoon with a moustache and a braying laugh. Helgenberger was born in Fremont, Nebraska to Hugh and Kay Helgenberger. After having studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1992 to 1995, MacFadyen quickly became a well-known actor on the British stage, due primarily to his work with the stage company Cheek by Jowl, for whom he played Antonio in The Duchess of Malfi, Charles Surface in The School for Scandal, and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. Marg Helgenberger (pronounced Mar-guh with a hard 'G', unlike the name Marge) born November 16, 1958), is an American actress. Matthew MacFadyen (born 1974) is a British actor, best known for his role as MI5 agent Tom Quinn in the BBC television drama series Spooks. Siobhan Ryan Novak.

Ryan's Hope (1975) (TV) .. Karen Charlene 'K.C.' Koloski. China Beach (1988) (TV) .. Bobbi Anderson.

The Tommyknockers (1993) (TV) .. Laura Baker. Dr. Species (1995) ..

Sarah Kellogg. Fire Down Below (1997) .. Laura Baker. Dr.

Species II (1998) .. Donna Jensen. Erin Brockovich (2000) .. Catherine Willows.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV)..