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Matt Barber (Actor)
Early life and education[edit]
He grew up in Hampshire, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral before receiving both academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College, where he became head boy.
Barber studied Classics and Philosophy at Durham University
He trained professionally at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 2005 to 2007.
Career[edit]
He is best known for his roles as Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter Hall's Pygmalion at the Old Vic and internationally.
Film and TV[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
| 2011 | Bert and Dickie | Merv Wood | BBC One | |
| 2010 | S'N'M The British Dream | Mark | Viral miniseries | |
| 2009 | Being Human | Young Kemp | BBC Three | 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 |
Theatre[edit]
- Portraits (Finborough Theatre, 2011)[1] as "Joe"
- Edward II (The Rose (Theatre), Bankside, 2011)[2], as "Edward II"
"Barber is an excellent Edward – naive, excitable, and ultimately pitiable. The scene of his death is mesmerising"[3]
- The Misanthrope (Bristol Old Vic, 2011)[4], as "Acaste"
- Twelfth Night (Birmingham Old Rep Theatre and International Tour, 2009), as Orsino (Twelfth Night)
- Human By Default (Old Red Lion, 2009), as "Simon"
- Pygmalion (International Tour, 2009), as "Freddie Eynsford-Hill"
- Pygmalion (Old Vic and Bath Theatre Royal, 2008), as "Freddie Eynsford-Hill"
- You Can't Take it With you (Southwark Playhouse, 2007), as "Tony"
- Much Ado About Nothing ([RSC]] and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School) as "Claudio" and "Verges"
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