Michael Anthony McNulty (born 14 December 1982), known professionally as Matthew McNulty, is a German-born British actor. His credits include See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006), Looking for Eric (2009), The Musketeers (2016), The Terror (2018), Cleaning Up (2019), and Domina (2021), and The Rising (2022).

Early life McNulty was born on 14 December 1982 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany, and lived in Berlin and Münster, before moving to Atherton, Greater Manchester, England, when he was 10 years old. He attended Hesketh Fletcher high school, Atherton, then furthered his education at Winstanley College in Wigan. At 15 years of age, he was a lead in a school play, and enjoyed the role enough to make acting a career choice.

McNulty was attending drama classes in Manchester when casting director Judi Hayfield approached him to audition for his first feature film. He juggled working in demolition with performing.

Career Matthew McNulty gained early recognition for his portrayal of David Smith in the BAFTA-winning true crime drama See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006), following it with a lead performance in the BAFTA-winning Channel 4 film The Mark of Cain (2007).

In 2009, McNulty played the young Eric in Ken Loach's film Looking for Eric and portrayed Luis Buñuel in Little Ashes. He continued to build his television career with roles in series such as Lark Rise to Candleford (2009–2010), Unforgiven (2009), and Misfits (2010–2012), where he played power dealer Seth.

McNulty's extensive work in period dramas includes performances in Room at the Top (2012), The Paradise (2012), The Mill (2013–2014), Jamaica Inn (2014), The Musketeers (2016), and Versailles (2018). He also appeared in The Terror (2018) and in the final episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, titled "Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case" (2013), portraying Major Allerton.

In contemporary settings, he starred in the first series of The Syndicate (2012) and played roles in Black Work (2015), Cleaning Up (2019), The Bay (2019), and Deadwater Fell (2020). In 2020, he appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Praxeus" as astronaut Adam Lang.

From 2021 onwards, McNulty has portrayed Gaius, who becomes Emperor Augustus, in the historical drama series Domina. His recent work includes his portrayal of Andy Burnham in Anne (2022), as well as appearances in The Rising (2022), Greatest Days (2023), and The Jetty (2024).

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Love + Hate Shane2007 The Mark of Cain Shane Gulliver Control Nick Jackson2008 A Fox's Tale Alex (voice) Little Ashes Luis Buñuel 2009 Vivaldi, the Red Priest Philippe d'Orléans Looking for Eric Young Eric Messengers 2: The Scarecrow Deputy Sheriff Milton Video Beware the Kids Mark2010 Geography of the Hapless Heart Jamie The Arbor Andrew Dunbar 2011 The Disappearance of Jennifer Pope Stefan Pope2012 The Knot Jeremy Spike Island Ibiza Steve Titchfield Wartime Wanderers Ray Westwood2015 Sweat Jamie Short film The Mark Dean Ellis 2017 Bound Matt 2020 Running Naked Mark Doherty 2023 Greatest Days Passport Checker Stuart 2025 Underground Brother John Video 2026 Harvest Johan

Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Emmerdale Dominic Skelton 1 episode2002 An Angel for May Sniffer Television film Birthday Girl Justin Television film 2003 Sweet Medicine Sam Episode: #1.72004 D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict Don Burgess Television documentary film Outlaws Dwayne Alsop Episode: "The Decline of English Murder"2006 Shameless Tough Lad (Trev) Episode: "Dark Friends" Doctors Pez Green Episode: "Confidence" See No Evil: The Moors Murders David Smith Mini-series; 3 episodes2007 Holby City Rob Gibson Episodes: "Can't Buy Me Love" & "The Borders of Sleep" True Dare Kiss Arlo Episodes: #1.2 & #1.4 The Royal Stan Series 6; 3 episodes2008 Honest Vincent 'Vin' Carter / Taylor Carter 6 episodes The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall Tom Hurndall Television documentary film2009 Unforgiven Steve Whelan Mini-series; 3 episodes Inspector George Gently Harry Carson Episode: "Gently with the Innocents" Cranford Edward Bell Episodes: "Return to Cranfoed: Parts One & Two" 2009–2010 Lark Rise to Candleford Fisher Bloom Recurring role; 5 episodes2010 Five Days Danny Preston Series 2; 5 episodes Law & Order: UK Joe Nash / Billy Wells Episode: "ID" Garrow's Law David Jasker Episode: #2.2 Single-Handed Brian Doyle Series 4; 6 episodes Toast Josh Television film 2010–2012 Misfits Seth Recurring role; 11 episodes 2011 Silent Witness Sergeant Craig Whitehead Episodes: "The Prodigal: Parts 1 & 2"2012 The Syndicate Stuart Bradley Series 1; 5 episodes Silk Captain Ed Ryan Episode: "The House of Ill Repute" Room at the Top Joe Lampton Mini-series; 2 episodes 2012–2013 The Paradise Dudley Series 1 & 2; 16 episodes 2012–2014 CBeebies Bedtime Stories Himself - Storyteller 5 episodes2013 Our Girl Corporal Geddings Television film (pilot episode for the series) Agatha Christie's Poirot Major Allerton Episode: "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" 2013–2014 The Mill Daniel Bate Series 1 & 2; 10 episodes2014 Jamaica Inn Jem Merlyn Mini-series; 3 episodes The Great War: The People's Story Alan Lloyd Mini-series; 2 episodes 2015 Black Work DC Jack Clark Mini-series; 3 episodes 2016 The Musketeers Lucien Grimaud Series 3; 10 episodes 2017 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Rob Spencer Episode: "Playing with Fire"2018 The Terror Lt. Edward Little Series 1; 9 episodes Versailles Guillaume Series 3; 9 episodes2019 Cleaning Up Dave 6 episodes Do Not Disturb Pete Episode: "Child's Play" The Bay Nicholas Mooney Series 1; 6 episodes2020 Deadwater Fell PS Steve Campbell Mini-series; 4 episodes Doctor Who Adam Lang Episode: "Praxeus" 2021, 2023 Domina Gaius Main role. Series 1 & 2; 14 episodes2022 Anne Andy Burnham Mini-series; 2 episodes The Rising Tom Rees 8 episodes 2024 The Jetty Arj Mini-series; 4 episodes 2026 After the Flood Xav Palmer Series 2; 5 episodes Adultery Neil Brookes Post-production

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matthew-mcnulty.com Matthew McNulty at Hamilton Hodell