Matthew King (Emmerdale)
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Matt Healy | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2004–08 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 4 March 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 16 December 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Steve Frost | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Businessman | ||||||||||||||||
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| Family | King |
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| Father | Tom King |
| Mother | Mary King |
| Brothers |
Jimmy King Carl King Max King |
| Half-sisters | Scarlett Nicholls |
| Grandfathers | Albert King |
| Nephews |
Thomas King Elliot Windsor Carl |
| Nieces |
Anya King Angelica King |
Matthew Thomas King is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Matt Healy. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 March 2004. Matthew arrived as part of the King family, a family of successful businessmen. During his time on the show, Matthew had relationships with several women and was engaged to Anna De Souza when he died. Matthew's last appearance was on 16 December 2008.
In January 2004, The Sun announced that Emmerdale would bring in "four new single 'hunks'" who are all brothers in an attempt to increase the sex appeal of the serial. They announced that the siblings would arrive in February. Actor Matt Healy was cast in the role of second eldest sibling Matthew and made his first appearance on 4 March 2004, following his father Tom and brothers Jimmy and Carl who made their debut appearances in February.
During his time on the show Matthew was characterised as being the most headstrong and manipulative of the four King brothers. He was proven capable of causing chaos wherever he went, ruining relationships and even causing death. However he was also shown to be one to stick his neck out for his family and was even hinted to have had police officer DCI Grace Barraclough (Glynis Barber) run over and killed in order to prevent his brother Carl (Tom Lister) being taken down for the murder of their father. However Matthew was also characterised as a notorious womaniser, enjoying flings with the likes of Louise Appleton (Emily Symons). However he is arguably best remembered for his affair with his brother Jimmy's (Nick Miles) wife Sadie (Patsy Kensit), which helped to show that the character would go to any lengths to get his own way. However another more vulnerable side of Matthew was shown through his romantic liaison with Perdita Hyde-Sinclair (Georgia Slowe), the wife of Matthew's stepbrother Grayson Sinclair (Christopher Villiers). Matthew and Perdita's relationship helped viewers to relate to Matthew's more romantic side. His more vulnerable side was also explored through his relationship with fiancée Anna De Souza (Emma Davies). In a storyline that saw Matthew revert to his old ruthless self after he withheld Anna's father Donald De Souza's (Michael Jayston) pills would later lead to the character's demise and fatal comeuppance for his past cunning actions.
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