Matthew Needham (born 13 April 1984) is a British actor. He has worked on stage and screen, appearing in television series such as Casualty, Endeavour, and Sanditon. As of 2022, Needham portrays Larys Strong on the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon. His performance in the series has received critical acclaim.
Early life He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2007.
Career Needham made his professional in acting debut in September 2007 when he joined the cast of BBC medical drama Casualty as junior doctor Toby De Silva. He left the role in January 2009. In 2010 he appeared in the BBC series Sherlock. In 2011, he appeared in the ITV medical drama, Monroe.
Needham has performed on stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court Theatre, Royal National Theatre, Almeida Theatre, and Shakespeare's Globe. In his performance for the play Britannicus, he was nominated for the 2011 Ian Charleson Award.
In 2015, Needham starred in the short film Stutterer, written and directed by Benjamin Cleary and produced by Serena Armitage and Shan Christopher Ogilvie. The film won Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
In January 2017, he appeared in episode 2 of series 4 of the ITV drama series Endeavour. In March 2017, he played Stanley Kowalski in the BBC Radio 3 production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
In 2019, Needham played Mr. Crowe in the first series of the ITV period drama Sanditon. As of 2022, he plays Larys Strong on the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon. In 2023, he appeared as Lucien Bonaparte alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the film Napoleon. He voiced the Joker in the second season of Batman: Caped Crusader.
Filmography Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2015Shakespeare's Globe: Titus AndronicusSaturninusFilmed version of the stage show at The Globe2015Shakespeare's Globe: The Comedy of ErrorsAntipholus of EphesusFilmed version of the stage show at The Globe2015StuttererGreenwood CarsenWon Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards2017The RitualJunkie2017From A Strange LandJonasShort2023NapoleonLucien Bonaparte2024The GeneratorsOscarTBAPainterPost-production
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes2007–2009CasualtyToby De SilvaMain Role, 61 Episodes2010SherlockBezza1 Episode2011MonroeDavid Foster1 Episode2016The Hollow CrownBasset2 Episodes 2017EndeavourDudley Jessop1 Episode2018DoctorsKieran Barnes1 Episode 2019ChernobylDmitri1 Episode2019SanditonMr Crowe7 Episodes 2021Doctor WhoOld Swarm 2 Episodes 2022–presentHouse of the DragonLarys StrongMain role; 19 episodes2023Great ExpectationsMr Drummle TV Miniseries; 4 Episodes2026Batman: Caped CrusaderThe JokerVoice; 4 episodes2026Post-production
Stage +YearTitleRoleNotes2009ShadesMarkRoyal Court Theatre2009The Grapes of Wrath NoahChichester Festival Theatre2011 BritannicusNeroNatural Perspective Theatre Company2013Titus AndronicusLuciusRoyal Shakespeare Company2013CandideCandideRoyal Shakespeare Company2015Titus AndronicusSaturninusThe Globe 2015The Jew of MaltaPilia BorzaRoyal Shakespeare Company2017The Twilight ZonePerry/Stockton/HarringtonAlmeida Theatre2018Summer and SmokeJohn Buchannan Almeida Theatre2019FairviewJimboYoung Vic Theatre
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