Who is Matthew Goode? Lord Snowdon actor in The Crown season two who also starred in Downton Abbey and The Imitation Game
MATTHEW Goode is known for starring in period dramas and a stand-out role in The Crown, so it's no surprise he was picked for new series A Discovery Of Witches.
But what else has this handsome actor been in? And who will he be playing in The Crown? We take a look...
Who is Matthew Goode? What is his background?
Matthew William Goode, 39, was born April 3, 1978 and is an English actor.
He is a familiar face on TV and was a series regular on both Downton Abbey (2014 to 2015) and The Good Wife (2014 to 2015).
He also played Larry Durrell in the 2005 ITV TV movie, My Family and Other Animals.
Matthew is also an established film actor, having starred in Woody Allen's Match Point (2005), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Watchman (2009), Leap Year (2010), Cemetery Junction (2010), Stoker (2013), Belle (2013) and The Imitation Game (2014).
Who does Matthew play in the Crown Season Two?
Matthew's dashing good looks lend themselves to a period drama, so it's no wonder he is in the new series of The Crown.
He plays Lord Snowdon - Princess Margret's husband.
In real life the Royal couple were together for 18 years after marrying at Westminster Abbey.
Their fiery marriage finally ended in 1978 after apparently troublesome times including frequent love affairs which began early on.
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What is A Discovery Of Witches about?
Matthew's latest role as Matthew Clairmont in upcoming Sky One series A Discovery of Witches, sees him playing a 1,500 year-old vampire.
The tale of conflicting supernatural clans is set at Oxford University and also stars Teresa Palmer.
The show starts on Sky One on Friday 14 September.