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Matthew Beard (born 25 March 1989) is an English film and television actor, and model, best known for his role as Blake Morrison in the 2007 film And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Early life
Beard 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.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier | Matthew Wilton | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is | Various | TV series (3 episodes: 1997-2002) |
| 2000 | Big Meg, Little Meg | Freddie Johnson | TV series (5 episodes) |
| 2002 | An Angel for May | Tom | TV film |
| Fat Friends | Lee McGary | TV series (2 episodes: 2002-2004) | |
| 2003 | Sons and Lovers | Young Paul | TV film |
| The Eustace Bros. | Sam Eustace | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| 2004 | The Royal | Peter Blackwood | TV series (1 episode: "Reckoning") |
| 2006 | Johnny and the Bomb | Young Tom Maxwell | TV series |
| 2007 | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Blake Morrison (Teen) | Nominated - British Independent Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer |
| 2008 | The Royal Today | Luke Alexander | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No.1.5") |
| Trial and Retribution | Andy Harper | TV series (1 episode: "Tracks: Part 1") | |
| 2009 | An Education | Graham | |
| 2010 | Chatroom | Jim | |
| Hippie Hippie Shake | Charles | ||
| 2011 | One Day | Murray Cope | |
| 2012 | Labyrinth | Sajhe | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2013 | The Look of Love | Howard Raymond | |
| 2013 | Rogue | Max Laszlo | TV series (7 episodes) |
| 2014 | The Riot Club | Guy Bellingfield | |
| The Imitation Game | Peter Hilton | ||
| 2016 | Hippie Hippie Shake | Charles |
Awards and nominations
In 2007 he was seen as teenage Blake in And When Did You Last See Your Father?. His performance gained him rave reviews and saw him selected by Screen International as "A Star of Tomorrow" and a "Trailblazer" at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and Best Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
In 2015 he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.
Other works
In 2011, he modelled for the English clothing label Burberry,and in 2015 he worked for Prada.