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Matthew Goode

English actor (born 1978)

Matthew Goode is an English actor who made his screen debut in 2002 and became known for Match Point, Brideshead Revisited, Watchmen and A Single Man. On television he played Henry Talbot in Downton Abbey and Finn Polmar in The Good Wife, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for The Crown. He starred in A Discovery of Witches.

Matthew Goode appears in 3 films and 3 TV series in The Rerun, from 2005 to 2025. Most of that work is in drama, mystery and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Jeffrey Dean Morgan (2), Zack Snyder (2).

Known for

  • Brideshead Revisited (2008), Charles Ryder. He earned praise for playing Charles Ryder.
  • Watchmen (2009), Ozymandias. He earned praise as Ozymandias in the superhero film.
  • The Good Wife (2009), Finn Polmar. Goode played Finley Polmar in the legal drama.
  • The Crown (2017). His guest role earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
  • Dept. Q (2025), DCI Carl Morck. A series credit listed on The Remote.

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What movies and TV shows has Matthew Goode been in?
Matthew Goode appears in Dept. Q (2025), Ordeal by Innocence (2018), The Imitation Game (2014), The Good Wife (2009), Watchmen (2009) and Match Point (2005) on The Remote.
When was Matthew Goode born?
Matthew Goode was born on 3 April 1978.

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