Years active 1981-present Siblings Jon Marsh Role Actor | Name Matthew Marsh Relatives Jon Marsh (brother) Albums Time Line | |
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Matthew Marsh (born 8 July 1954) is an English actor. He is the older brother of Jon Marsh of English dance band the Beloved. He has appeared in the films The Fourth Protocol (1987), Diamond Skulls (1989), Mountains of the Moon (1990), Alambrado (1991), Dirty Weekend (1993), Spy Game (2001), Miranda (2002), Bad Company (2002), Quicksand (2003) and An American Haunting (2005). In 2011 Marsh starred in the controversial film The Iron Lady as the United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig.
In 2005 Marsh starred as Simon Hewitt in the first series of The Thick of It.
He has co-starred with Amanda Burton in The Commander, and guest-starred in the sixth series of the spy drama Spooks in 2007 and the second series of Lewis in 2008. He has also appeared twice in Midsomer Murders (season 6, episode 3 "Painted Blood" and season 10, episode 7 "They Seek Him Here"). He has also appeared in the Red Dwarf episode "Holoship" and the fifth episode of series two of Game On, "Tangerine Candy Floss and Herne Bay Rock" as Brian Kennedy, Mandy's lecherous former university tutor in 1996, as well as portraying Elton John in John and Yoko: A Love Story the 1985 made-for-TV film.
His frequent theatre work includes Copenhagen (1998) and Blood and Gifts (2010). He played Winston Churchill in Michael Dobbs's play Turning Point which aired as one of a series of TV plays broadcast live on Sky Arts channel. The two-hander depicted a little-known October 1938 meeting between the future prime minister and Soviet spy Guy Burgess, then a young man working for the BBC. Burgess was played by Benedict Cumberbatch, with whom Marsh had previously worked in the acclaimed 2004 TV movie Hawking.
Filmography
Actor
2023
Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed (Video Game) as
Grandfather Ghondor (English version, voice)
2023
Tetris as
Mikhail Gorbachev
2023
Django (TV Series) as
Col. William Fourier
- Chambersburg (2023) - Col. William Fourier
- The Trial (2023) - Col. William Fourier
2023
Vera (TV Series) as
Phil Kingston
- Blue (2023) - Phil Kingston
2022
Jack Ryan (TV Series) as
General Kuznetsov
- Falcon (2022) - General Kuznetsov
2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Video Game) as
Grandfather Ghondor (English version, voice)
2022
Takeover (Podcast Series) as
Sir Guy Temple
- Chapter Eight (2022) - Sir Guy Temple
- Chapter Seven (2022) - Sir Guy Temple
- Chapter Six (2022) - Sir Guy Temple
- Chapter Five (2022) - Sir Guy Temple
2022
The Contractor as
Gray (uncredited)
2022
Elden Ring (Video Game) as
Miriel / Isolated Merchant (voice, as Mathew Marsh)
2022
Father Brown (TV Series) as
Lord Arthur Hawthorne
- The New Order (2022) - Lord Arthur Hawthorne
2021
Endeavour (TV Series) as
Percy Walsh
- Terminus (2021) - Percy Walsh
2021
The Nevers (TV Series) as
Major
- True (2021) - Major
2021
The Mauritanian as
General Geoffrey Mandel
2020
Hell Cats (Podcast Series) as
Judge Lawes
2020
Grantchester (TV Series) as
Harry Graham
- Episode #5.2 (2020) - Harry Graham
2019
The Informer as
Warden Leinart
2019
Knightfall (TV Series) as
Jacques De Molay
- Death Awaits (2019) - Jacques De Molay
- Blood Drenched Stone (2019) - Jacques De Molay
- Road to Chartres (2019) - Jacques De Molay
- Equal Before God (2019) - Jacques De Molay
- Faith (2019) - Jacques De Molay
- The Devil Inside (2019) - Jacques De Molay
- God's Executioners (2019) - Jacques De Molay
2019
Whiskey Cavalier (TV Series) as
Director Casey
- When in Rome (2019) - Director Casey
- The Czech List (2019) - Director Casey
2019
Traitors (TV Series) as
Colonel Parks
- Feef (2019) - Colonel Parks
2019
Mr. Jones as
William Randolph Hearst
2019
West of Liberty (TV Series) as
Clive 'GT' Barner
- Episode #1.6 (2019) - Clive 'GT' Barner
- Episode #1.5 (2019) - Clive 'GT' Barner
- Episode #1.4 (2019) - Clive 'GT' Barner
- Episode #1.3 (2019) - Clive 'GT' Barner
- Episode #1.2 (2019) - Clive 'GT' Barner
- Episode #1.1 (2019) - Clive 'GT' Barner
2019
Subnautica: Below Zero (Video Game) as
AL-AN (voice)
1991
Casualty (TV Series) as
Brian Carroll / Russell Miller / Geoff Marks
- Bad Breaking (2018) - Brian Carroll
- Where the Truth Lies (2016) - Brian Carroll
- History Repeating (2016) - Brian Carroll
- Chain Reaction (2016) - Brian Carroll
- The Long Haul (2015) - Brian Carroll
- Crossing the Line (1994) - Russell Miller
- Dangerous Games (1991) - Geoff Marks
2018
Humans (TV Series) as
Lord Dryden
- Episode #3.8 (2018) - Lord Dryden
- Episode #3.7 (2018) - Lord Dryden
- Episode #3.6 (2018) - Lord Dryden
- Episode #3.5 (2018) - Lord Dryden
- Episode #3.4 (2018) - Lord Dryden
- Episode #3.3 (2018) - Lord Dryden
- Episode #3.2 (2018) - Lord Dryden
2018
Patrick Melrose (TV Mini Series) as
Ballentine Morgan
- Bad News (2018) - Ballentine Morgan
2018
Girlfriends (TV Series) as
Alan Forbes
- Episode #1.4 (2018) - Alan Forbes
- Episode #1.3 (2018) - Alan Forbes
2017
Love, Lies and Records (TV Series) as
Matthew
- Episode #1.6 (2017) - Matthew
- Episode #1.5 (2017) - Matthew
- Episode #1.3 (2017) - Matthew
- Episode #1.2 (2017) - Matthew
- Episode #1.1 (2017) - Matthew
2017
The Crown (TV Series) as
President Eisenhower
- Beryl (2017) - President Eisenhower
2017
The Little Vampire 3D as
Gernot (voice)
2017
Dunkirk as
Rear Admiral
2017
Riviera (TV Series) as
Alexei Litvinov
- Villa Carmella (2017) - Alexei Litvinov
2017
Unlocked as
Frank Sutter
2017
Taboo (TV Series) as
Exorcist
- Episode #1.5 (2017) - Exorcist
2017
The Halcyon (TV Series) as
Delane
- Episode #1.4 (2017) - Delane
2016
Reindeer in the Mist as
Harry
2016
The Coroner (TV Series) as
Sidney Sutton
- Life (2016) - Sidney Sutton
2016
Churchill's Secret (TV Movie) as
Lord Beaverbrook
2015
Capital (TV Mini Series) as
Lothar
- Episode #1.3 (2015) - Lothar
- Episode #1.2 (2015) - Lothar (uncredited)
- Episode #1.1 (2015) - Lothar
2015
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (Video Game) as
Karl Marx (voice)
2015
Arthur & George (TV Mini Series) as
Chief Constable Anson
- Episode #1.3 (2015) - Chief Constable Anson
- Episode #1.2 (2015) - Chief Constable Anson
- Episode #1.1 (2015) - Chief Constable Anson
2014
In Clear Sight as
Igvarovitz
2014
Da Vinci's Demons (TV Series) as
King Ferrante / Ferdinand I of Naples
- The Enemies of Man (2014) - King Ferrante / Ferdinand I of Naples
- The Fall from Heaven (2014) - King Ferrante / Ferdinand I of Naples
- The Rope of the Dead (2014) - King Ferrante / Ferdinand I of Naples
- The Sun and the Moon (2014) - King Ferrante / Ferdinand I of Naples
- The Blood of Brothers (2014) - King Ferrante / Ferdinand I of Naples
2013
The Hong Kong Affair (TV Movie) as
Kommissar Braddock
2013
Jo (TV Mini Series) as
Egon Kroemer
- Pigalle (2013) - Egon Kroemer
2013
The Other Child (TV Series) as
Stephen Cramer
2012
Sons of Atom (Short) as
Mike & Other Spaceman (voice)
2012
The Last of the Haussmans as
Peter
2012
Epithet (Short) as
Richard
2012
Red Tails as
Brigadier General Hauser
2011
The Iron Lady as
Alexander Haig
2011
The Birthday Circle (Short) as
Errol
2011
Hidden (TV Mini Series) as
James Morpeth
- Episode #1.4 (2011) - James Morpeth
- Episode #1.3 (2011) - James Morpeth
- Episode #1.2 (2011) - James Morpeth
- Episode #1.1 (2011) - James Morpeth
2011
Shirley (TV Movie) as
Jack Hylton
2011
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Video Game) as
Sin (voice)
2011
Lead Balloon (TV Series) as
Chuck
- Dead (2011) - Chuck
2010
New Tricks (TV Series) as
Harry Gallo
- Gloves Off (2010) - Harry Gallo
2010
Albatross (Short) as
Father
2010
Law & Order: UK (TV Series) as
Jonathan Nugent
- Confession (2010) - Jonathan Nugent
2010
Playhouse: Live (TV Series)
- Here
2010
Luther (TV Series) as
DCSU Russell Cornish / DCS Russell Cornish
- Episode #1.6 (2010) - DCSU Russell Cornish
- Inside Look (2010) - DCS Russell Cornish
- Episode #1.1 (2010) - DCSU Russell Cornish
2010
The Special Relationship (TV Movie) as
Foreign Policy Advisor
2009
Theatre Live! (TV Series) as
Winston Churchill
- The Turning Point (2009) - Winston Churchill
2009
The Philanthropist (TV Series) as
Kenneth Adams
- San Diego (2009) - Kenneth Adams
2009
Endgame as
F.W. de Klerk
1998
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Edgar Faussett / Keith Hibbert
- Oscar's Birthday (2008) - Edgar Faussett
- Brainstorm (1998) - Keith Hibbert
2008
How Not to Live Your Life (TV Series) as
Glen Menford
- Like Father Like Don (2008) - Glen Menford
2008
Inspector Lewis (TV Series) as
Henry McEwan
- Life Born of Fire (2008) - Henry McEwan
2007
MI-5 (TV Series) as
Bob Hogan
- The School (2007) - Bob Hogan
- Isolated (2007) - Bob Hogan
- Infiltration (2007) - Bob Hogan
- The Broadcast (2007) - Bob Hogan
- The Courier (2007) - Bob Hogan
- The Deal (2007) - Bob Hogan (uncredited)
- The Extremist (2007) - Bob Hogan
- The Kidnap (2007) - Bob Hogan
- The Virus: Part 2 (2007) - Bob Hogan
- The Virus: Part 1 (2007) - Bob Hogan
2007
The Street (TV Series) as
Bob Hewitt
- Old Flame (2007) - Bob Hewitt
2003
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
Jack Braxton / Tony Carter
- They Seek Him Here (2007) - Jack Braxton
- Painted in Blood (2003) - Tony Carter
2007
Miss Marie Lloyd (TV Movie) as
Alec Hurley
2006
O Jerusalem as
Sir Gordon
2006
Coming Up (TV Series) as
Merrion
- Service (2006) - Merrion
2006
The Commander: Blacklight (TV Movie) as
DCI Mike Hedges
2006
Surviving Disaster (TV Mini Series) as
James Vaught
- Iran Hostage Rescue (2006) - James Vaught
2006
Hotel Babylon (TV Series) as
Vladimir
- Episode #1.3 (2006) - Vladimir
2006
Land of the Blind as
Papa Max
2006
Century City (Short) as
Peter Kashlin
2005
The Green Green Grass (TV Series) as
Rupert
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock (2005) - Rupert
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Video Game) as
Death Eater #2 / Dragon Handler #2 (voice)
2005
An American Haunting as
James Johnston
2005
Monarch of the Glen (TV Series) as
Viktor Zinchinko
- Episode #7.3 (2005) - Viktor Zinchinko
2005
.357 (Short) as
Campbell
2005
The Thick of It (TV Series) as
Simon Hewitt
- Episode #1.2 (2005) - Simon Hewitt
2005
The Commander: Blackdog (TV Movie) as
DCI Mike Hedges
2005
The Commander: Virus (TV Movie) as
DCI Mike Hedges
2004
Animated Tales of the World (TV Series) as
Father
- The Manairons: A Tale from Catalonia (2004) - Father (voice)
2004
Belonging (TV Movie) as
Peter Fox
2004
Murphy's Law (TV Series) as
Bishop Noonan
- Convent (2004) - Bishop Noonan
2004
Hawking (TV Movie) as
Dr. John Holloway
2004
The Return of the Dancing Master (TV Movie) as
Giuseppe Larsson
2004
Wall of Silence (TV Movie) as
Goldberg
2003
Real Men (TV Movie) as
DCI Norton
2003
The Commander (TV Movie) as
DCI Mike Hedges
2003
Quicksand as
Michel Cote
2002
Murder in Mind (TV Series) as
Brian Balfour
- Regrets (2002) - Brian Balfour
2002
Holby City (TV Series) as
Tom Vincent
- Touch and Go (2002) - Tom Vincent
2002
Bad Company as
Dragan Adjanic
2002
Miranda as
Charles
2001
Spy Game as
Dr. Byars
2001
Big Bad World (TV Series) as
The Ed
- Episode #3.2 (2001) - The Ed
2001
The Cazalets (TV Series) as
Otto Rose
- Episode #1.5 (2001) - Otto Rose
- Episode #1.3 (2001) - Otto Rose
2001
Silent Witness (TV Series) as
Lloyd Dupen
- Faith: Part 2 (2001) - Lloyd Dupen
- Faith: Part 1 (2001) - Lloyd Dupen
2000
Glenn Miller's Last Flight (TV Movie documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
2000
Peak Practice (TV Series) as
Mr. Lockwood
- Divided We Stand (2000) - Mr. Lockwood
2000
Lock, Stock... (TV Series) as
Attila
- -And One Big Bullock (2000) - Attila
2000
Newborn (TV Movie) as
Michael Bauer
1993
The Bill (TV Series) as
D.C.I. Tasker / Mark Hoskins / Robert Leigh / ...
- In the Firing Line (2000) - D.C.I. Tasker
- Women at Work (1997) - Mark Hoskins
- Powerless (1995) - Robert Leigh
- The Green-Eyed Monster (1993) - Patrick Bridges
1998
A Respectable Trade (TV Mini Series) as
Stephen Waring
- Episode #1.2 (1998) - Stephen Waring
1998
A Certain Justice (TV Series) as
Drysdale Laud
- Episode #1.3 (1998) - Drysdale Laud
- Episode #1.2 (1998) - Drysdale Laud
- Episode #1.1 (1998) - Drysdale Laud
1998
As Time Goes By (TV Series) as
Alex Duncan
- The New Neighbours (1998) - Alex Duncan
1998
Getting Hurt (TV Movie) as
Steven Gore
1997
Into the Blue (TV Movie) as
Alan Dysart
1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow as
Detective
1996
Broken Sword: Circle of Blood (Video Game)(voice)
1996
Death of a Salesman (TV Movie) as
Howard
1996
Famous Fred (Short) as
Dad (voice)
1996
Game-On (TV Series) as
Brian Kennedy
- Tangerine Candyfloss & Herne Bay Rock (1996) - Brian Kennedy
1996
Madson (TV Series) as
D.I. Rourke
- Episode #1.6 (1996) - D.I. Rourke
- Episode #1.4 (1996) - D.I. Rourke
- Episode #1.3 (1996) - D.I. Rourke
- Episode #1.2 (1996) - D.I. Rourke
- Episode #1.1 (1996) - D.I. Rourke
- Episode #1.5 (1996) - D.I. Rourke
1996
Into the Fire (TV Mini Series) as
Claims manager
- Episode #1.3 (1996) - Claims manager
- Episode #1.2 (1996) - Claims manager
- Episode #1.1 (1996) - Claims manager
1995
Bugs (TV Series) as
Graeme Hurry
- Down Among the Dead Men (1995) - Graeme Hurry
1995
The Turnaround as
Tony Hagan
1995
A Touch of Frost (TV Series) as
DCI Hawkes
- Appropriate Adults (1995) - DCI Hawkes
1994
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (Video) as
Captain Hercule Platini / Self
1994
Crocodile Shoes (TV Mini Series) as
D.I. Machin
- The Call (1994) - D.I. Machin
- The Truth (1994) - D.I. Machin
- The Trip (1994) - D.I. Machin
1994
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Lawrence Cooper / Laurence Cooper
- Episode #1.3696 (1994) - Lawrence Cooper
- Episode #1.3672 (1994) - Laurence Cooper
1993
Genghis Cohn as
Herr Kruger
1993
Dirty Weekend as
Bascombe
1993
Between the Lines (TV Series) as
Det. Sgt. Peter Woodward
- Honourable Men (1993) - Det. Sgt. Peter Woodward
1993
Cluedo (TV Series) as
Terence Radcliffe
- Where There's a Will (1993) - Terence Radcliffe
1992
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) as
Angus Norris
- The Speaker of Mandarin: Part One (1992) - Angus Norris
1992
Sam Saturday (TV Series) as
Neil Farrell
- On the Other Hand (1992) - Neil Farrell
1992
Red Dwarf (TV Series) as
Captain Hercule Platini
- Holoship (1992) - Captain Hercule Platini
1991
Boon (TV Series) as
Dr. James Harlon
- Coverup (1991) - Dr. James Harlon
1991
Barbed Wire as
Wilson
1991
Van der Valk (TV Series) as
Willem Maas
- The Little Rascals (1991) - Willem Maas
1990
Chancer (TV Series) as
Gavin Nichols
- Love (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Temptation (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- History (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Sanctuary (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Wreckage (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Lies (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Possessions (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Pretenders (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Trust (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Hazard (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Killing Floor (1990) - Gavin Nichols
- Weapons from the Wall (1990) - Gavin Nichols
1990
Mountains of the Moon as
William
1989
Dark Obsession as
Raul
1989
Anything More Would Be Greedy (TV Mini Series) as
Mark Golan
- Georgian Silver (1989) - Mark Golan
- Second Term (1989) - Mark Golan
- Realizing Assets (1989) - Mark Golan
- Playing Games (1989) - Mark Golan
- Trading Favours (1989) - Mark Golan
- Enigma Variations (1989) - Mark Golan
1989
Children's Ward (TV Series) as
Dr. Brian Stoker (1991-1992)
1985
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Michael / James Quitman
- Flying in the Branches (1989) - Michael
- In the Secret State (1985) - James Quitman
1988
A Taste for Death (TV Mini Series) as
Dominic Swayne
- Episode #1.6 (1988) - Dominic Swayne
- Episode #1.5 (1988) - Dominic Swayne
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - Dominic Swayne
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Dominic Swayne
1988
The Face of Trespass (TV Movie) as
Detective Inspector Brodd
1988
The Comic Strip Presents (TV Series) as
Naples Street Kid
- Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1988) - Naples Street Kid
1988
Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Warder
- Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988) - Warder
1987
The Fourth Protocol as
Barry Banks
1986
The Monocled Mutineer (TV Mini Series) as
Charles Strange
- A Dead Man on Leave (1986) - Charles Strange
- When the Hurly-Burly's Done (1986) - Charles Strange
- Before the Shambles (1986) - Charles Strange
1986
Screenplay (TV Series) as
Thomas Walsingham
- The Marlowe Inquest (1986) - Thomas Walsingham
1985
John and Yoko: A Love Story (TV Movie) as
Elton John
1984
Shine on Harvey Moon (TV Series) as
Sydney
- I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair (1984) - Sydney
1981
Strangers (TV Series) as
Prisoner
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Copper (1981) - Prisoner
1979
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
- Sweet Wine of Youth (1979)
Thanks
2022
US (Short) (special thanks)
Archive Footage
2004
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V (Video documentary) as
Capt. Hercule Platini (uncredited)
References
Matthew Marsh (actor) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA