Full Name Matthew Barber Years active 2007-present | Occupation Actor Height 1.87 m | |
![]() | ||
Movies and TV shows Deadly Virtues: LoveHonourObey, Dracula, Love Is Thicker Than Water, At Your Service Similar Ate de Jong, Lily James, Cole Haddon, Tim Kent Profiles |
Matt Barber (born 26 March 1983) is an English film, television and theatre actor.
Contents
Early life and education

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.
Barber studied Classics and Philosophy at Durham University
He trained professionally as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduating in 2007.
Career

He is best known for his role as Atticus Aldridge in Downton Abbey. Previous roles include Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter Hall's Pygmalion opposite Michelle Dockery at the Old Vic and internationally and Lysander in Jonathan Kent's The Fairy-Queen at Glyndebourne.
Theatre

"Barber is an excellent Edward – naive, excitable, and ultimately pitiable... mesmerising"

