Matthew Needham

Matthew Needham (born 13 April 1984) is a British actor.

Matthew Needham
Born (1984-04-13) 13 April 1984
OccupationActor

He has performed on stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company,[1] Royal Court, National Theatre, Almeida Theatre, and Shakespeare's Globe, and was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award 2011.[2]

He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a B.A. (Hons) from the Three Year Acting Course in 2007.

In 2016 he starred in the short film Stutterer. The film was written and directed by Benjamin Cleary and produced by Serena Armitage and Shan Christopher Ogilvie.[3][4][5] The film won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards.

In January 2017 Matthew appeared in episode 2 of series 4 of the ITV drama series Endeavour, "Canticle", in the role of Dudley Cavan. In March, he played Stanley Kowalski in the BBC Radio 3 production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.

References
  1. "LOVE'S SACRIFICE on". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. "Ian Charleson Awards 2011". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. "Having a stammer is an everyday demon". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. "Smashing misconceptions about living with a stammer". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. "Variety Film Review". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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