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A serious and rather distant man, whose commitments to Bebbanburg leave little time for his two sons. Lord Uhtred is a formidable fighter and leader of men, and his son struggles to win his father’s affection and approval.

Matthew Macfadyen is one of the UK’s most respected television, film and stage actors and brings his wealth of experience to the role of Lord Uhtred in The Last Kingdom. Matthew has had acclaimed success both on stage and screen with award winning performances such as Sean Foley’s Jeeves & Wooster and the role of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid in series three of . Matthew is well known for his portrayal of Tom Quinn in the 大象传媒 television drama , which won BAFTA & Royal Television Society awards.

Matthew starred in the critically acclaimed and award winning series, , a four-­鈥恜art television drama for Channel 4 based on the novel by William Boyd, who also adapted the screenplay. He also featured in the role of ‘Prior Phillip’ in an epic series for Channel 4 based on Ken Follett’s bestselling novel alongside Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell and Rufus Sewell. Matthew was awarded a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 大象传媒1’s second series of . He also starred in the award-­鈥恮inning (including BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe) 大象传媒 adaptation with newcomer Claire Foy, earning himself a nomination for Best Actor at the 2008 Royal Television Society Awards.

Matthew’s role in Channel 4’s one-­off drama received outstanding reviews and also earned him a BAFTA nomination and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor. His other television credits include (大象传媒), (ITV), , (大象传媒), (大象传媒), (Talkback TV), Bloodline (大象传媒), (大象传媒) (for which he was nominated at the 1999 Royal Television Society Awards) and (LWT).