Matt Barber

Matt Barber Born Matthew Barber, (1983-03-26) 26 March 1983 (age 30), Hammersmith, London, England Education • Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, • Durham University Occupation Actor Years active 2007-present Matt Barber (born 26 March 1983) is an English film, television and theatre actor. Early life and education edit: Born in Hammersmith, London, he grew up in Hampshire, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral before receiving academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College, where he was head boy. Barber studied Classics and Philosophy at Durham University He trained professionally as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduating in 2007. Career edit: He is best known for his roles as Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter Hall's Pygmalion at the Old Vic and internationally and Lysander in Jonathan Kent's The Fairy-Queen at Glyndebourne. Film and TV edit: Year Title Role Channel Notes 2013 Dracula Campbell NBC / Sky Living Season 1, Eps. 1 & 2 - Carnival Film and Television - In Production 2013 Plastic Dave Feature Film Gateway Films - In Production 2012 The Other Wife Ben ZDF Gate Television 2011 Bert and Dickie Merv Wood Feature Film BBC One 2010 S'N'M The British Dream Mark Internet miniseries In post production 2009 Being Human Young Kemp BBC Three Season 2, Ep. 6 The Alchemistic Suitcase Youth Short Film 2008 Vivaldi, The Red Priest Francois Feature Film Condor Pictures 2007 The Heart of Thomas Hardy Alec D'Urberville BBC One Theatre edit: Savage Beauty, directed by James Albrecht (St James's Theatre, 2013) as "Paris (mythology)/Orestes/Jason/Oedipus", The Fairy-Queen, directed by Jonathan Kent (director) (Glyndebourne, 2012) as "Lysander", Portraits, directed by Alex Marker (Finborough Theatre, 2011) as "Joe", Edward II, directed by Peter Darney (The Rose (theatre), Bankside, 2011), as "Edward II", "Barber is an excellent Edward - naive, excitable, and ultimately pitiable... mesmerising" The Misanthrope, directed by Andrew Hilton (Bristol Old Vic, 2011), as "Acaste", Twelfth Night, directed by Andrew Normington (Birmingham Old Rep Theatre and International Tour, 2009), as Orsino (Twelfth Night), Human By Default, directed by Louisa Fitzgerald (Old Red Lion, 2009), as "Simon", Pygmalion, directed by Peter Hall (director) (Old Vic, Bath Theatre Royal, 2008, and International Tour, 2009 2008), as "Freddie Eynsford-Hill", You Can't Take It With You, directed by Gavin McAlinden (Southwark Playhouse, 2007), as "Tony", Much Ado About Nothing, directed by John Hartoch (RSC and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School) as "Claudio" and "Verges"

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