Trivia

In a relationship with Keri Russell since 2013.

Credits Sally Field as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.

First met partner Keri Russell at a kickball party hosted by actress Jennifer Grey in the early 2000s.

Lived with fellow Welsh actor and friend Michael Sheen for some time in Los Angeles. They had previously shared a flat when living in London.

First language is Welsh.

He played Justin Price in Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) and is therefore the final actor to play a murderer who was investigated by Peter Falk's Lt. Columbo.

Shared a flat in London with good friends and fellow Welsh actors Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Sheen.

He was educated in the Welsh language at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd, Whitchurch, Cardiff.

Became a father for the first time at the age of 41, when he had a son named Sam in May 2016. Child's mother is Keri Russell.

Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Best friends with Ioan Gruffudd.

First recipient of the Lady Rothermere Award.

Matthew played Mr. Darcy in Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) and his wife, Keri Russell, played a Darcy fanatic in Austenland (2013).

Childhood celebrity crush was Audrey Hepburn.

Best known by the public for his role as Kevin Walker on Brothers & Sisters (2006).