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Matthew Needham

British actor (born 1984)

Summary

British actor (born 1984)

Field	Value
birth_date
birth_place	Kingston upon Thames, England
education	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
occupation	Actor
years_active	2007–present

Matthew Needham (born 13 April 1984) is a British actor. He has worked on stage and screen, appearing in television series such as Casualty, Endeavour, and Sanditon. As of 2022, Needham portrays Larys Strong on the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, his performance in the series has received critical acclaim.

Early life

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2007.

Career

Needham made his professional acting debut when he joined the cast of BBC medical drama * Casualty* in September 2007 as junior doctor Toby De Silva. He appeared in the series for two years. In 2010 he appeared in the BBC series Sherlock. In 2011, he appeared in the ITV medical drama, Monroe.

Needham has performed on stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court Theatre, Royal National Theatre, Almeida Theatre, and Shakespeare's Globe. In his performance for the play Britannicus, he was nominated for the 2011 Ian Charleson Award.

In 2015, Needham starred in the short film Stutterer, written and directed by Benjamin Cleary and produced by Serena Armitage and Shan Christopher Ogilvie. The film won Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards.

In January 2017, he appeared in episode 2 of series 4 of the ITV drama series Endeavour. In March 2017, he played Stanley Kowalski in the BBC Radio 3 production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.

In 2019, Needham played Mr. Crowe in the first series of the ITV period drama Sanditon. As of 2022, he plays Larys Strong on the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon. In 2023, he appeared as Lucien Bonaparte alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the film Napoleon.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Shakespeare's Globe: Titus Andronicus	Saturninus	Filmed version of the stage show at The Globe
2015	Shakespeare's Globe: The Comedy of Errors	Antipholus of Ephesus	Filmed version of the stage show at The Globe
2015	Stutterer	Greenwood Carsen	Won Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards
2017	The Ritual	Junkie
2017	From A Strange Land	Jonas	Short
2023	Napoleon	Lucien Bonaparte
2024	The Generators	Oscar
TBA	Painter		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2009	Casualty	Toby De Silva	Main Role, 61 Episodes
2010	Sherlock	Bezza	1 Episode
2011	Monroe	David Foster	1 Episode
2016	The Hollow Crown	Basset	2 Episodes
2017	Endeavour	Dudley Jessop	1 Episode
2018	Doctors	Kieran Barnes	1 Episode
2019	Chernobyl	Dmitri	1 Episode
2019	Sanditon	Mr Crowe	7 Episodes
2021	Doctor Who	Old Swarm	2 Episodes
2022–present	House of the Dragon	Larys Strong	Main role, 13 episodes
2023	Great Expectations	Mr Drummle	TV Mini Series, 4 Episodes
2026	Blade Runner 2099		Post-production

Stage

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2009	Shades	Mark	Royal Court Theatre
2009	The Grapes of Wrath	Noah	Chichester Festival Theatre
2011	Britannicus	Nero	Natural Perspective Theatre Company
2013	Titus Andronicus	Lucius	Royal Shakespeare Company
2013	Candide	Candide	Royal Shakespeare Company
2015	Titus Andronicus	Saturninus	The Globe
2015	The Jew of Malta	Pilia Borza	Royal Shakespeare Company
2017	The Twilight Zone	Perry/Stockton/Harrington	Almeida Theatre
2018	Summer and Smoke	John Buchannan	Almeida Theatre
2019	Fairview	Jimbo	Young Vic Theatre

References

(2007-12-17). "Casualty blast show 'too graphic'".
"LOVE'S SACRIFICE on".
"Ian Charleson Awards 2011".
(3 March 2016). "Having a stammer is an everyday demon".
(9 March 2016). "Smashing misconceptions about living with a stammer".
(26 February 2016). "Variety Film Review".
(19 September 2022). "Who is Larys Strong in House of the Dragon? Meet actor Matthew Needham". Radio Times.
"Curtis Brown".

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