Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard was nominated as Best Newcomer by both the British Independent Film Awards and The Evening Standard Film Awards for his feature debut in Anand Tucker’s And When Did You Last See Your Father? Having received rave reviews for his performance as the teenaged Blake Morrison, he was selected by Screen International as "A Star of Tomorrow" and was voted a "Trailblazer" at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Beard made his television debut at the age of five in ITV’s A Touch of Frost. During the decade since, he has appeared in numerous television dramas and series including Lynda LaPlante’s “Trial and Retribution” (ITV), “Johnny and the Bomb” (BBC), “Fat Friends” (Granada), “The Royal” (Yorkshire TV), “The Eustace Brothers” (BBC TV), “Sons and Lovers” (Company Pictures), “Where the Heart Is” (ITV), in the
lead role in “An Angel for May” (The Spice Factory) and “Soldier Soldier” (ITV).

On stage, Beard has appeared in Brassed Off, The Railway Children and Everyday Heroes. He is also a regular performer on BBC Radio’s Play for Today with credits including Keeping the Feast, Distant Whispers, The War Zone and A Winter’s Tale.

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