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Life and career

Greenwood was born in

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, England on 27 February 1995. He began acting age 6, starting at the Helen O'Grady Children's Drama Academy, where he trained until the age of 10. It was then from ages 10 to 16 that he trained at the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop. During this time, he began working professionally as an actor, starting with the

's prime-time drama series '' Waterloo Road'' as

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pupil Martin Dunbar. Greenwood then went on to train at

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of Great Britain, and the Manchester School of Acting, while continuing to act professionally alongside his studies. His further credits include the role of Mark Davies in the BBC long-running medical drama series '' Casualty'' and series regular Tom Clarke in the BBC drama series ''

''. Greenwood can also be seen in the

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in the UK and streamed on

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worldwide. He has also worked extensively in theatre, both in his native Manchester and in

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. In 2019, Greenwood played the title character in the play '' Call Me Vicky'' for its debut run at The Pleasance Theatre, London in February and March as part of the theatre's ''#YouWillKnowTheirNames'' season, with veteran British actress Wendi Peters playing Vicky's mother, Sylvie. He received high praise from theatre critics for his performance and was nominated for the 2019 Best Male Performance category at The Off West End Theatre Awards. In February 2022 it was announced that Greenwood would reprise his role from ''The A Word'' in a new spin-off series titled '' Ralph & Katie''. Filming commenced in February in Manchester and the Lake District, the show's setting.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwood, Matt 1995 births Living people British male television actors British male film actors British male stage actors