| Matt Barber | |
| Birth Name: | Matthew Barber |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Education: | Bradfield College (independent boarding school) Durham University Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
Matthew Barber (born 26 March 1983) is an English actor.
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 read Classical Studies and Philosophy at St Cuthbert's Society, Durham, and graduated there in 2005.[1]
He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School[2] and finished in 2007.
He is best known for his role as Atticus Aldridge in Downton Abbey. His previous roles include Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter Hall's Pygmalion, opposite Michelle Dockery at the Old Vic, and internationally as Lysander in Jonathan Kent's The Fairy-Queen at Glyndebourne.
In 2011, he acted in Edward II, as the main character. Stet Journal said: "Barber is an excellent Edward – naive, excitable, and ultimately pitiable... mesmerising".[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dagr | Matt | ||
| 2018 | The Sonata | James | ||
| 2014-2015 | Downton Abbey | Atticus Aldridge | Season 5, 6 episodes | |
| 2014 | Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey | Tom | ||
| 2013 | Dracula | Campbell | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Plastic | Dave | ||
| 2012 | The Other Wife | Ben | ||
| 2011 | Bert and Dickie | Merv Wood | ||
| 2009 | Being Human | Young Kemp | Season 2, episode 6 | |
| The Alchemistic Suitcase | Youth | Short Film | ||
| 2008 | Vivaldi, The Red Priest[4] | Francois | ||
| 2007 | The Heart of Thomas Hardy[5] | Alec D'Urberville |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Breakfast at Tiffany’s | Fred | directed by Nikolai Foster (the Curve, Leicester on 3 March 2016, UK & Ireland Tour, at the Haymarket Theatre in London’s West End from 30 June to 17 September 2016)[6] | |
| 2013 | Savage Beauty, | directed by James Albrecht (St James's Theatre) | ||
| 2012 | The Fairy-Queen | Lysander | directed by Jonathan Kent (director) (Glyndebourne) | |
| 2011 | Portraits | Joe | directed by Alex Marker (Finborough Theatre)[7] | |
| 2011 | Edward II | Edward II | directed by Peter Darney (The Rose (theatre), Bankside)[8] | |
| 2011 | The Misanthrope | Acaste | directed by Andrew Hilton (Bristol Old Vic, 2011),[9] | |
| 2009 | Twelfth Night | Orsino (Twelfth Night) | directed by Andrew Normington (Birmingham Old Rep Theatre and International Tour) | |
| 2009 | Human By Default | Simon | directed by Louisa Fitzgerald (Old Red Lion) | |
| 2008-2009 | Pygmalion | Freddie Eynsford-Hill | directed by Peter Hall (director) (Old Vic, Bath Theatre Royal, 2008, and International Tour, 2009[10] 2008) | |
| 2007 | You Can't Take It with You, | Tony | directed by Gavin McAlinden (Southwark Playhouse, 2007) | |
| ? | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio and Verges | directed by John Hartoch (RSC and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School) |