Matthew Goode
Matthew Goode
Matthew William Goodeis an English actor. He made his screen-debut in 2002 with ABC's TV movie feature Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. His breakthrough role was in romantic comedy Chasing Liberty, for which he received a nomination at Teen Choice Awards. He then appeared in supporting roles in Woody Allen's Match Point, the German-British romantic comedy Imagine Me and You, the period drama Copying Beethoven. He gained praise for his performance as an aspiring artist in Julian Jarrold's drama Brideshead...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 April 1978
CityExeter, England
Making a film is very hard work, and you live or die by the sword just a little bit every time you do it, but I wouldn't chuck it in.
I'm always pretty tense about everything when it comes to work.
I've thought about writing, but it hasn't happened yet. It's like schoolwork - you start doing your revisions two nights before you're compelled to turn it in.
Some actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get screwed every time.
My dream is to one day own a country house on the shore in England, have gotten married, wipe some debt off and get a few more good films.
My dad was a geologist and my mum was a nurse who directed amateur theatrics.
When you see a finished film, it's very rare that it exceeds your expectations.
When you've got a new family, any kind of security you can have is great.
You spend some time raising a child in London, carrying it around on one side of your body - it puts your back out!
I wouldn't say I'm drawn to dark roles, and it's not like I pick and choose.
Golf courses are beautiful, it's good for the soul and it gets out the anger... well, if you don't care about the score then you won't have a heart attack.
I'll tell you what, it doesn't get more beautiful than the west of Ireland. Connemara and County Derry are quite stunning, really.
I'm very much a jobbing actor who's still trying to find a place to rent down the road.
I don't think I know enough about acting to direct. You need to be a slight megalomaniac, not where you want to take over the world, but where you want to make every single decision and the buck stops with you. It's an awful lot of stress.