Matthew James Broome (born 24 February 2001) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the

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series ''

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'' (2023–) and the

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film '' My Fault: London'' (2025).

Early life

Broome was born in

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...

and grew up in

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. He attended

Caroline Chisholm School Caroline Chisholm School is a mixed all-through school with academy status, in Wootton, south Northampton, England. It is named after Caroline Chisholm, a 19th-century social reformer. The principal is David James. The school was built in 15 ...

. He was a member of the Northampton Musical Theatre Company's (NMTC) Youth Society and went on to join the

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. Broome is a graduate of the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music school, music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz al ...

, earning a

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(BA) in Acting.

Career

In his third and final year at Guildhall, Broome signed with United Agents and made his professional stage debut as Jack Virtue in ''Scandaltown'' at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. The following year, after graduating, he featured in the

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productions of ''

The Comedy of Errors ''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play ...

'' as Antipholus of Ephesus and ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

'' as

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. For his performance in the former, Broome received praise alongside Michael Elcock, who played Antipholus of Syracuse. Broome made his television debut when he was cast as Guy Thwarte in the 2023

period drama ''

'', based on

Edith Wharton Edith Newbold Wharton (; ; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gil ...

's novel of the same title. Broome had not yet finished drama school when he first auditioned for the series. In 2025, he starred opposite

Asha Banks Asha Alice Banks (born 26 November 2003) is an English actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress on the West End. Her films include ''The Magic Flute'' (2022) and '' My Fault: London'' (2025). On television, she is known for he ...

in the

film '' My Fault: London'', an English-language version of '' Culpa mía''.

Filmography

Stage

References

External links

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Matthew Broome
at Spotlight {{DEFAULTSORT:broome, Matthew Living people 2000s births Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Black British male actors English male Shakespearean actors English male stage actors Male actors from Bedford Male actors from Northampton National Youth Theatre members