Matt Barber
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Matt Barber is an English
film, television and theatre actor.
, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral
before receiving academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College
, where he was head boy.
Barber studied Classics and Philosophy at Durham University
He trained professionally as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
graduating in 2007.
's Pygmalion
at the Old Vic
and internationally.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
film, television and theatre actor.
Early life and education
He grew up in HampshireHampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest cathedrals in England, with the longest nave and overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe...
before receiving academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College
Bradfield College
Bradfield College is a coeducational independent school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire.The college was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens, Rector and Lord of the Manor of Bradfield...
, where he was head boy.
Barber studied Classics and Philosophy at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
He trained professionally as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the Faculty of Creative Arts of the University of the...
graduating in 2007.
Career
He is best known for his roles as Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter HallPeter Hall
Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall, CBE is an English theatre and film director. Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and directed the National Theatre , and has been prominent in defending public subsidy of the arts in Britain.-Early years:Hall was born at Bury St...
's Pygmalion
Pygmalion
- Stage :* Pigmalion , a 1745 opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau* Pygmalion , a melodrama by Jean-Jacques Rousseau* Pygmalion , a 1779 duodrama opera by Georg Anton Benda* Pygmalion, an 1808 opera by Karol Kurpiński...
at the Old Vic
Old Vic
The Old Vic is a theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, it was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 when it was known formally as the Royal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian...
and internationally.
Film and TV
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
| 2011 | Bert and Dickie | Merv Wood | BBC One BBC One BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution... |
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| 2010 | S'N'M The British Dream | Mark Mark Mark may refer to:* Mark , a male given name* Mark -Business:* Service mark, trademark used to identify a service rather than a product... |
Internet miniseries Miniseries A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term... |
In post production |
| 2009 | Being Human Being Human - Plot :The film portrays the experience of a single human soul, portrayed by Williams, through various incarnations. Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span man's history on Earth.... |
Young Kemp | BBC Three BBC Three BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent... |
Season 2, Ep. 6 |
| The Alchemistic Suitcase | Youth | Short Film | ||
| 2008 | Vivaldi, The Red Priest | Francois | Feature Film | Condor Pictures |
| 2007 | The Heart of Thomas Hardy | Alec D'Urberville | BBC One BBC One BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution... |
Theatre
- Portraits (Finborough TheatreFinborough TheatreThe Finborough Theatre is a fifty seat theatre in the Earls Court area of London, United Kingdom , which presents new British writing, UK and premieres of new plays, primarily from the English speaking world including North America, Canada, Scotland and Ireland, music theatre, and rarely seen...
, 2011) as "Joe" - Edward II (The Rose (theatre)The Rose (theatre)The Rose was an Elizabethan theatre. It was the fourth of the public theatres to be built, after The Theatre , the Curtain , and the theatre at Newington Butts The Rose was an Elizabethan theatre. It was the fourth of the public theatres to be built, after The Theatre (1576), the Curtain (1577),...
, Bankside, 2011), as "Edward II"
"Barber is an excellent Edward – naive, excitable, and ultimately pitiable. The scene of his death is mesmerising"
- The MisanthropeThe MisanthropeThe Misanthrope is the first EP from metal band Darkest Hour. It was released in 1996 on the defunct label Death Truck Records. It is much more hardcore orientated metalcore unlike their later releases.- Track listing :# "Vise" - 5:30...
(Bristol Old VicBristol Old VicThe Bristol Old Vic is a theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, King Street, in Bristol, England. The theatre complex includes the 1766 Theatre Royal, which claims to be the oldest continually-operating theatre in England, along with a 1970s studio theatre , offices and backstage facilities...
, 2011), as "Acaste" - Twelfth Night (Birmingham Old Rep Theatre and International Tour, 2009), as Orsino (Twelfth Night)Orsino (Twelfth Night)-Character:Orsino is the ruler of Illyria. In the play, he is sometimes referred to as a duke, and at other times as a count. At the beginning of the play, Orsino is in love with Olivia, but his love is unrequited, and Olivia, mourning for the death of both her father and her brother, refuses to...
- Human By Default (Old Red Lion, 2009), as "Simon"
- PygmalionPygmalion (play)Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts is a play by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of...
(International Tour, 2009), as "Freddie Eynsford-Hill" - PygmalionPygmalion (play)Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts is a play by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of...
(Old VicOld VicThe Old Vic is a theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, it was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 when it was known formally as the Royal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian...
and Bath Theatre Royal, 2008), as "Freddie Eynsford-Hill" - You Can't Take It With YouYou Can't Take It with YouYou Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances...
(Southwark PlayhouseSouthwark Playhouse-History:Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company was founded in 1993 by Juliet Alderdice, Tom Wilson & Mehmet Ergen. They identified the need for a high quality accessible theatre which would also act as a major resource for the community...
, 2007), as "Tony" - Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
(RSCRSCRSC is a three-letter initialism that can stand for several things:-Science & Technology:* Chromatin Structure Remodeling Complex* Reconfigurable Supercomputing - a method of supercomputing that takes advantage of reconfigurable computing architectures * Reverse Standards Conversion - a video...
and Bristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolBristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolThe Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the Faculty of Creative Arts of the University of the...
) as "Claudio" and "Verges"
See also
External links
- http://www.kenmcreddie.com/Artistsdetails.asp?AType=1&Asx=1&artistID=281/ Ken Mcreddie, Barber's Agency
- Matt Barber at the London Theatre Database