Matthew Marsden is an English and American actor. He has appeared in films such as Black Hawk Down, Helen of Troy, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Tamara, Resident Evil: Extinction, Rambo, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Atlas Shrugged.

Early life Marsden was born at Hallam Hospital in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. He grew up on the Yew Tree Estate in Walsall. His father abandoned the family when Marsden was a child, and his mother Ann then brought him up and his sister alone. He attended Manor High School in Wednesbury, before leaving to go to Dartmouth High School in Great Barr, Birmingham. Marsden went on to study Performing Arts at Middlesex University achieving an associate degree through the National Youth Theatre.

Marsden found work as a model in London, Paris and Milan. He was featured in commercials for products such as Jacobs Coffee, Punica, Vimto and Impulse. He has since commented, "I was at college in London and when you're a struggling student it doesn't take a genius to work out that it's easier to model for a few hours each week and earn thousands of pounds than work in a bar for a pittance. But I hated doing it really." After nearly two years of modelling, he decided to get an agent and find work as an actor.

Career Marsden's acting break came in 1995 when he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing the upper crust Daniel Weir, lover of Linda Glover. He remained in the role for three months before the character was written out. He went on to play the role of surfer Philip Kennedy in Island – a Jersey-based ITV miniseries. Marsden also dressed in drag when he appeared in the Jeannot Szwarc French film Les Soeurs Soleil (The Sun Sisters).

On 3 March 1997, he joined the cast of Coronation Street as mechanic Chris Collins and he remained with the series until 29 March 1998. The role earned him 1997 National Television Award for Most Popular Newcomer. Following his departure from Coronation Street, Marsden decided on a change of direction and a fleeting career as a pop star followed. He signed a £500,000 record deal with Columbia Records and released his debut single in July 1998 called "The Heart's Lone Desire", which reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. He followed with a second single, a cover of Hall & Oates' "She's Gone", with his label-mates Destiny's Child providing backing vocals, which reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart.

Marsden returned to acting, portraying Paris in the USA Network mini-series Helen of Troy and Army Ranger Dale Sizemore in Ridley Scott's film Black Hawk Down. He starred in John Irvin's feature Shiner, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (the sequel to Anaconda) and Tamara, a supernatural thriller by Final Destination screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick. He made appearances in the films DOA: Dead or Alive and Resident Evil: Extinction. He co-starred in Rambo (2008) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Personal life Marsden is married to Nadine Micallef.

Marsden is a practising Catholic. He appeared in Rosary Stars Praying the Gospel (2009)."Rosary Stars Praying the Gospel" , familytheater.org; accessed 23 February 2015. He and his family are frequently involved in activities with Family Theater Productions, a division of Holy Cross Family Ministries, founded by Fr Patrick Peyton."I found an oasis of faith in Hollywood" , catholicdigest.com; accessed 23 February 2015.

Marsden is a fan of the football club West Bromwich Albion."Matthew's spreading word on West Brom" , birminghammail.net, 19 June 2009; retrieved 28 July 2009.

In 2020, Marsden announced that he had become a U.S. citizen.

He is an active supporter of conservative politics in the United States, and is publicly aligned with the anti-vaccine movement. He has also expressed his doubts about the reality of climate change and taken a strong anti-immigration position for the UK and called for "a complete halt to immigration and deportations on a massive scale". He has also stated he supports the reintroduction of public hangings in the UK .

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleNotes1993The Young AmericansMayfair PartyUncredited1997Les Soeurs SoleilLawrenceCredited as Mattew Marsden2000ShinerEddie "Golden Boy" Simpson2001Black Hawk DownSpecialist Dale Adonis Sizemore2004Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood OrchidDr. Jack Byron2005TamaraBill Natolly2006DOA: Dead or AliveMaximilian Marsh2007Resident Evil: ExtinctionSlater2008Rambo"School Boy"2009Transformers: Revenge of the FallenCaptain Graham2010Eyes to SeeRayShort film2011Atlas Shrugged: Part IJames TaggartHenryTomShort film2013Bounty KillerDrifterPupaJimmyShort film2015Finding NoahN/Aas Producer2016Apartment 407MarkDead SouthHildegard CharmingtonCharlie's GiftFred CuellarShort film2017Savage DogMI6 Agent HarrisonS.W.A.T.: Under SiegeLars CohaagenDirect to video2019DisappearanceGeorge BelangerI Am That ManJohn BeckettAlso writer and Director2020TenetBlue Team Soldier2021Love on the RockHalston HallstromDeadlockBoon2022A Hui HouBlake

Television YearTitleRoleNotes1995EmmerdaleDaniel Weir22 episodes1996IslandPhilip KennedySeries regular1997–1998Coronation StreetChris CollinsSeries regular; 137 episodes2000North SquareStuart Pound2 episodes; 1 uncredited2002DemontownMarc TylerUnaired pilotThe LegacySam MadduxUnaired pilot2003Helen of TroyParisMiniseries2004CSI: MiamiMorgan ColemanEpisode: "Addiction"2006Emily's Reasons Why NotVincentEpisode: "Why Not to Date a Twin"2007NCISLieutenant Roy SandersEpisode: "Dead Man Walking"Ghost WhispererSergeant Matt MurphyEpisode: "Haunted Hero"2010Madso's WarMike "Madso" MaddenUnaired pilot2011NikitaVossEpisode: "The Next Seduction"2012Two and a Half MenNigelEpisodes: "The Duchess of Dull-in-Sack", "Not in My Mouth!"2015CastleClint GrangerEpisode: "The Wrong Stuff"2022ReacherStan Reacher5 episodes

Discography

Albums YearInformation 1998 Say Who On MiniDisc – COLUMBIA 492529 8       Additional information       Track listing: "The Heart's Lone Desire" (Metropolitan Mix) – 4:19 "Say Who" – 4:36 "Walk My Way" – 4:39 "She's Gone" (featuring Destiny's Child) 4:18 "Fragile Heart" – 4:30 "Talk To Me" – 4:32 "Didn't We Say" – 4:20 "I Still Live For You" – 3:54 "Love's in Need of Love Today" – 4:42 "Be My Baby Tonight" – 3:38 "The Writing's on the Wall" – 3:47 "Lost For Words" – 3:21

Singles Year Single UK Singles Chart Album 1998 "The Hearts Lone Desire" 13 Say Who "She's Gone"(featuring Destiny's Child) 24 1999 "Walk My Way" —

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