Matthew Beard is an English actor and model. He is best known for his role as Blake Morrison in the film '' And When Did You Last See Your Father?'' in 2007. Matthew portrays the character Max Lieberman in the BBC series '' Vienna Blood'' based on the books by Frank Tallis.

Early life

Beard attended King Ecgbert School in

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, achieving As in his A-Level subjects in 2007. He studied English and French literature at the University of York. He has three sisters (Elisabeth, Emily and Charlotte).

Filmography

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

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. He was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the

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and Best Newcomer at the

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. In 2015 he was nominated for a

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as Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.

Other works

In 2011, he modelled for the English clothing label

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, and in 2015 he worked for Prada. Also in 2015, he joined Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan in the David Hare play Skylight.

References

External links

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* 1989 births Living people 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the University of York English male child actors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from London People educated at King Ecgbert School {{UK-film-actor-stub