Sinead Matthews (born ) is an English actress whose credits include film, television and stage. Her notable TV roles include Marcia Williams in '' The Crown''. She was born in Coventry, England, and attended Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in that city. She studied A-level Drama at

Stratford-upon-Avon College Stratford-upon-Avon College is an English further education college in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. History Funded by public money, the College began in Stratford-upon-Avon with the establishment of a School of Art in the summer of 187 ...

between 1996 and 1998. She graduated from RADA in 2003.

Career

She made her television debut in the 2004 costume drama ''

He Knew He Was Right ''He Knew He Was Right'' is an 1869 novel written by Anthony Trollope which describes the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband exacerbated by the stubbornness of a wilful wife. As is common with Trollope's work ...

''. In 2009 she starred in ''Our Class'', a new play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek at the NT and in

Penelope Skinner Penelope Skinner is a British playwright. She came to prominence after her play ''Fucked'' was first produced in 2008 at the Old Red Lion Theatre and the Edinburgh Festival to huge critical acclaim and has had successive plays staged in London ...

's 2010 play ''Eigengrau'' at the

Bush Theatre The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library, Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. The Bush Theatre strives to create a spa ...

. On 21 August 2016, Matthews played Hermia/Fairy/Mistress Quince in ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'', composed by

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

, at The Proms.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

* ''I Love Stephen Fry'' (2010) – Chloe * ''

Diary of a Nobody ''The Diary of a Nobody'' is an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in ''Punch'' magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in book for ...

'' (2012) – Sarah * ''All Those Women'' (2015) – Jen

Stage

References

External links

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Sinead Matthews credits
at Hamilton Hodell (management company): separate buttons for Theatre, Television, Film, Short Film, Radio, Skills, Characteristics {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Sinead 1980 births Living people Actresses from Coventry Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English voice actresses 21st-century English actresses