Matthew Needham

British actor (born 1984)

Matthew Needham

Born|  (1984-04-13) 13 April 1984 (age 41)

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

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

## Career

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Needham made his professional debut in BBC medical drama Casualty in September 2007.[1] In 2010 he appeared in the BBC series Sherlock. In 2011, he appeared in the ITV medical drama, Monroe.[2]

Needham has performed on stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company,[3] 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.[4]

In 2015, Needham starred in the short film Stutterer, written and directed by Benjamin Cleary and produced by Serena Armitage and Shan Christopher Ogilvie.[5][6][7] 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.[8] In 2023, he appeared as Lucien Bonaparte alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the film Napoleon.

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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  | Post-Production

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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
TBA  | Blade Runner 2099 | TBA | Filming

### Stage

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Year[2] | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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

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1. ^ "Casualty blast show 'too graphic'". 17 December 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
2. ^ a b "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
3. ^ "LOVE'S SACRIFICE on". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
4. ^ "Ian Charleson Awards 2011". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
5. ^ "Having a stammer is an everyday demon". 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
6. ^ "Smashing misconceptions about living with a stammer". 9 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
7. ^ "Variety Film Review". 26 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
8. ^ Knight, Lewis (19 September 2022). "Who is Larys Strong in House of the Dragon? Meet actor Matthew Needham". Radio Times.

## External links

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* Matthew Needham at IMDb

Authority control databases

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* United States

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* Yale LUX

*[TBA]: To be announced