Matthew Marsh (actor)
| Matthew Marsh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 July 1954 London, England |
| Years active | 1981-present |
| Relatives | Jon Marsh (brother) |
Matthew Marsh (born 8 July 1954) is an English actor. He is the older brother of Jon Marsh of English dance band the Beloved. He has appeared in the films (1987), Diamond Skulls (1989), Mountains of the Moon (1990), Alambrado (1991), Dirty Weekend (1993), Spy Game (2001), Miranda (2002), Bad Company (2002), Quicksand (2003) and An American Haunting (2005). In 2011 Marsh starred in the controversial film The Iron Lady as the United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig.
In 2005 Marsh starred as Simon Hewitt in the first series of The Thick of It.
He has co-starred with Amanda Burton in The Commander, and guest-starred in the sixth series of the spy drama Spooks in 2007 and the second series of Lewis in 2008. He has also appeared twice in Midsomer Murders (season 6, episode 3 "Painted Blood" and season 10, episode 7 "They Seek Him Here"). He has also appeared in the Red Dwarf episode "Holoship" and the fifth episode of series two of Game On, "Tangerine Candy Floss and Herne Bay Rock" as Brian Kennedy, Mandy's lecherous former university tutor in 1996, as well as portraying Elton John in John and Yoko: A Love Story the 1985 made-for-TV film.
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