8 Things You Didn’t Know About Matthew Beard 

Matthew Beard is an English film actor and model. He is best known for his performance in the film “And When Did You Last See Your Father?” In 2007.

Handsome, classy, and with boyish looks that got him many different roles as a teenager, Matthew Beard made his debut in front of the screen in the series Big Meg, Little Meg in 2000. After many appearances in TV series and TV films. For his huge fan following, we’ve gathered some interesting facts about him that you probably didn’t know before.

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Matthew Beard 

1. He Has Been Working For Longer 

Matthew Beard was just 2 years old, he appeared as the minor character Matthew Wilton in the UK show Soldier, a drama that follows the lives of the King’s Own Fusiliers. 

2. That Was Just When He Starts 

When he was at the age of 4, he went to join the local drama club. Matthew Beard with his enthusiasm and demeanor skills of acting just grabbed the attention of local casting directors. 

3. His Early Days Led Him Commercial 

Matthew Beard in his early days led him to a lot of commercials. If you lived in the UK at that time, you might have caught him in different ads for Legos, Sunny D, and British Bread Company. 

4. But Despite Acting, In Studies 

Beard attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, achieving As in his A-LEVEL subjects in 2007. In college, he studied English and French literature at the University of York. ^[1] 

5. College Wasn’t The Time He Doubted 

He Once recalls,” I was ready to go to university and get a real job, and I stopped auditioning, and I stopped acting, and then my agent called and said a London casting director had come up and was looking for someone to play young Colin Firth in a movie”. 

6. He Took a Break From Acting 

“The Imitation Game” after giving many years to his acting, Methew Beard has also spent some time in modeling. In 2011, he modeled for the English clothing label Burberry, and in 2015 he worked for Prada. 

7. He Wants To Be a Realistic James Bond 

At the age of 25, he did challenging roles in The Imitation Game. Once he said in an interview, “My dream role. I think, it’s time now they’ve done the realistic, hunky Bond, I think it’s time they did the completely unrealistic, James Bond. So I’m putting it out there, I think I fit the mold, I’m probably closer to the build of an MI5 agent.” ^[2] 

8. Sci-fi Might Be His Favorite 

Matthew Beard appeared in a supporting role in the show Avenue 5, a television series about space tourism.