Matt Barber (actor)
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26 March 1983
(independent boarding school)
Durham University
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Matt Barber | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Barber 26 March 1983 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Education | Bradfield College (independent boarding school) Durham University Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Matthew Barber (born 26 March 1983) is an English actor.
Born in Hammersmith, London, he grew up in Hampshire, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral before receiving academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College, where he was head boy.[citation needed]
Barber read Classical Studies and Philosophy at St Cuthbert's Society, Durham, and graduated there in 2005.[1]
He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School[2] and finished in 2007.
Career
He is best known for his role as Atticus Aldridge in Downton Abbey. His previous roles include Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter Hall's Pygmalion, opposite Michelle Dockery at the Old Vic, and internationally as Lysander in Jonathan Kent's The Fairy-Queen at Glyndebourne.
In 2011, he acted in Edward II, as the main character. Stet Journal said: "Barber is an excellent Edward – naive, excitable, and ultimately pitiable... mesmerising".[3]
