Watch Guide:
😍 Personal favourite
😁 A solid watch
🙂 Has some value
😕 Safely skipped
🙈 Unavailable
This is all the personal opinion of the owner of this website, with preferences and biases.
Note that my ratings mostly focus on his scenes, not necessarily the show as a whole.
Overall quality is taken into account, but this should not be taken as judgement of the entire cast and crew.
Titles marked with a heart ♥ are basically must-watch, because of his involvement and overall quality.
Some old shows that are hard to find elsewhere may have YouTube links.
This guide only includes films and TV-episodes. It does not include radio, voice-over, or behind-the-scenes content.
WORK IN PROGRESS: 40 / 62
Film: Harvest (2026)
Rating: Not released yet. 🙈
Involvement: Main character.
Summary: A German Baron who is in desperate need of a heart transplant goes on a journey through the black market underbelly. He starts having memories from the person the heart belonged to, finding out he was a Serbian who was kidnapped during the Kosovo war.
Matthew plays: Johan, the German Baron who needs a heart transplant.
Worth watching?: Almost certainly.
Warnings: Violence, kidnapping, torture, murder, guns, organ trafficking, war crimes…
TV: After the Flood (2026)
Rating: Fairly enjoyable. 🙂
Involvement: Limited, a handful of scenes in episodes 1, 2, 4 and 6 of season 2.
Summary: Crime drama/mystery thriller, this season focusing on some mysterious murders related to a chemical plant.
Matthew plays: Xav Palmer, a suspect, untrustworthy idiot and a jerk. Fun to watch, though.
Worth watching?: Not my favourite, but it’s alright.
Warnings: Injury, blood, death, murder - crime drama staples. Nothing extreme.
TV: The Jetty (2024)
Rating: A decent watch and some good scenes. 🙂
Involvement: Limited, but appears in all 4 episodes. Mainly last episode.
Summary: Murder mystery thriller/drama in a small town, and its connection to a cold case with ties to the lead detective (Jenna Coleman).
Matthew plays: Arj, a local who knew the detective when they were young.
Worth watching?: If you’re interested in the genre, for sure.
Warnings: Death, arson, drug use, assault/violence, sexual assault, relationship between adult man and underage girls.
TV: Domina (2021-2023) ♥
Rating: A solid watch, lots to love. 😁
Involvement: Main character, 14 out of 16 episodes.
Summary: The life of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus.
Matthew plays: Livia’s husband, Gaius aka Caesar Augustus, intelligent and ruthless.
Worth watching?: Absolutely. Especially if you like historical dramas that lean towards political thrillers, with lots of sex and violence.
Warnings: Mature, plenty of sex scenes. Violent but not gory.
Film: Greatest Days (2023)
Rating: Solid, but brief. 🙂
Involvement: One major scene.
Summary: A feature adaptation of the 'The Band' musical, featuring the songs of Take That.
Matthew plays: Stuart, and airline worker greeting the main characters.
Worth watching?: It’s Matthew’s first musical, and he has a big number in which he both sings and dances. So yes, definitely. He does a great job.
Warnings: Song and dance.
TV: The Rising (2022) ♥
Rating: Personal favourite. 😍
Involvement: Main character, all 8 episodes.
Summary: A supernatural murder mystery, where the ghost of the victim, a strong-willed teenage girl, is trying to solve her own murder.
Matthew plays: Tom, the father of the victim, an alcoholic disaster dad who’s trying his best.
Worth watching?: Yes. It was all-around fantastically created and written, and Matthew’s character is wonderful and plays a substantial part.
Warnings: Death, some violence, but nothing too gruesome. Drug and alcohol use.
TV: Anne (2022)
Rating: Good. 🙂
Involvement: Supporting character, episodes 3 and 4.
Summary: The story of Anne Williams (Maxine Peake) fight for the truth of her son’s death in the Hillsborough disaster.
Matthew plays: Andy Burnham, a politician supportive of Anne’s cause.
Worth watching?: If you’re particularly interested. Decent show, but his part his limited.
Warnings: Grapples a lot with death, but nothing explicit or graphic.
Film: Running Naked (2020)
Rating: A great watch. 😁
Involvement: Main character.
Summary: Two lifelong friends who met as teenage leukemia patients go on an adventure together and have to deal with some big questions.
Matthew plays: Mark Doherty, successful doctor and ladies’ man, who “risks everything” to break his friend out of his shell.
Worth watching?: Absolutely, he’s a main character in a very compelling story.
Warnings: Cancer stuff, and nudity. (It’s not called ‘running naked’ for nothing.)
TV: Doctor Who (2020)
Rating: Personal (very biased) favourite. 😍
Involvement: Guest, season 12 episode 6: “Praxeus”.
Summary: Our time-travelling adventurers are here to save the earth from an alien virus.
Matthew plays: An astronaut who’s abducted and infected with an alien virus, and whose husband comes to rescue him.
Worth watching?: I’m extremely biased, but I was in tears by the end, so absolutely yes. A somewhat weak Doctor Who episode, but for Matthew fans, it’s great.
Warnings: Very mild body horror, but it’s a family show so that’s it.
TV: Deadwater Fell (2020) ♥
Rating: Personal favourite. 😍
Involvement: Main character, all 4 episodes.
Summary: Crime drama. When a seemingly perfect, happy family is murdered by someone they knew and trusted, cracks appear on the surface of a supposedly idyllic community.
Matthew plays: Steve, a police officer and friend of the family who was murdered.
Worth watching?: God yes! Main character. Lots of emotions. Scottish accent (apparently so convincing the cast/crew didn’t know he wasn’t Scottish). And a great job by everyone involved, particularly David Tennant and Cush Jumbo.
Warnings: Mild violence, fire, child death, some sexual content (no explicit nudity), self-harm, panic attacks, manipulative/abusive relationships. None of it very explicit, but the themes are there throughout.
TV: The Bay (2019)
Rating: Lots of great scenes. 😁
Involvement: Supporting character, all 6 episodes.
Summary: Crime drama. Police in the Morecambe Bay area in Lancashire investigate missing persons and suspicious deaths.
Matthew plays: Nick, a mentally disabled dock worker who becomes a suspect in a kidnapping, and then gets kidnapped himself.
Worth watching?: Yes, he does some excellent heart-wrenching acting, though personally I mainly watched his scenes. I’m weak for angst.
Warnings: General crime drama warnings, some violence.
TV: Cleaning Up (2019)
Rating: Solid watch, very sweet. 😁
Involvement: Supporting character, all 6 episodes.
Summary: Drama. Working class loving mother with a gambling addiction gets involved in the illegal world of insider trading.
Matthew plays: Dave, the ex-husband and father of her kids, who’s trying to get custody of the children and/or get her to deal with her gambling problem.
Worth watching?: Yes, his character is very sweet, and the show’s overall good. Also a reunion with former costar Sheridan Smith.
Warnings: Deals with gambling addictions and white collar crime.
TV: Do Not Disturb (2019)
Rating: Eh. 😕
Involvement: Appears for 3 minutes in an 11 minute episode.
Summary: Drama. Anthology series that examines the private lives of guests checking into hotel rooms around the world, this episode specifically mostly being about two children.
Matthew plays: Pete, the father of the two children.
Worth watching?: Eh. Took us 5 years to get hold of this, for an unremarkable and brief watch. He has a man-bun though, which is a first.
Warnings: Mild horror and knife play.
TV: Versailles (2018)
Rating: Enjoyable enough. 😁
Involvement: Supporting character, in 9 episodes in season 3.
Summary: Historical drama set during the construction of the Palace of Versailles.
Matthew plays: Guillaume, an ex-soldier who saved Philippe during the war, recruited by King Louis to become a cobbler for him.
Worth watching?: Yeah, it’s pretty good, though it didn’t quite grab me. He’s got great hair.
Warnings: None for his parts.
TV: The Terror (2018) ♥
Rating: Great show, very beloved. 😁
Involvement: Supporting character, 9 out of 10 episodes, season 1.
Summary: Historical drama/horror. The crew of a Royal Naval expedition searching for the Arctic’s treacherous Northwest Passage discovers instead a monstrous predator.
Matthew plays: Edward Little, a loyal lieutenant. A fan favourite.
Worth watching?: If you like supernatural horror/psychological thriller, and if you can deal with his out-of-control sideburns, yes absolutely. He gets a larger part in the later episodes.
Warnings: Fair amount of gore/body horror.
TV: Lucky Man (2017)
Rating: Enjoyable, but brief. 🙂
Involvement: Guest, season 2 episode 2: “Playing With Fire”.
Summary: Police procedural. The episode focuses on an anti-gay church.
Matthew plays: A “reformed gay” husband of murder victim.
Worth watching?: Yeah. While he’s only in a few scenes, they’re good.
Warnings: Violence and blood, but not gory. Typical police procedural.
TV: The Musketeers (2016) ♥
Rating: Personal favourite, love this role. 😍
Involvement: Main villain, all 10 episodes of season 3.
Summary: Historical adventure. 17th century Paris, focusing on the lives of the soldiers/bodyguards protecting King and country.
Matthew plays: Lucien Grimaud, a lower-class ruthless villain. He gets a lot of badass stuff to do, trying to gain money and power, kill the Musketeers, and commit regicide.
Worth watching?: Definitely. It’s amazing to watch him be evil. And sword-fight.
Warnings: So much violence and stabbing. Not gory though.
TV: Black Work (2015)
Rating: Solid. 😁
Involvement: Main character, all 3 episodes.
Summary: Crime drama/thriller. A policewoman (Sheridan Smith) sets out to discover who murdered her husband, an undercover officer.
Matthew plays: DC Jack Clark. Ends up in a romantic relationship with said policewoman.
Worth watching?: Definitely. Recently enjoying renewed interest as it was added to Netflix, reaching #2 in UK Netflix chart.
Warnings: Death, mild violence. Tame for a crime drama.
Film: Sweat (2015)
Rating: Great aesthetics. 😁
Involvement: Co-star, in most scenes.
Summary: Drama short film. Non-linear exploration of an intense romantic relationship, co-starring Bonnie Wright.
Matthew plays: Jamie, the jealous boyfriend.
Worth watching?: Yeah, it’s only 20 minutes, but it’s a neat little film with pretty shots.
Warnings: Very unhealthy relationship dynamics.
TV: The Mill (2013-2014)
Rating: Great underrated show. 😁
Involvement: Main character, all 10 episodes.
Summary: Historical drama based on real stories. Focused on the hard labour of cotton mill workers and the abuse they endure, during the industrial revolution.
Matthew plays: Daniel Bate, a progressive young engineer with a troubled past. A sweetie.
Worth watching?: Absolutely, another show I enjoyed as a whole. Awesome ladies.
Warnings: Child labour, violence against women, attempted rape, involuntary sex work, corporal punishment, child death, (off-screen) amputation injury. Not graphic, but still heavy.
TV: Jamaica Inn (2014) ♥
Rating: Wonderful historical romance. 😁
Involvement: Main character, all 3 episodes.
Summary: Historical drama, romance. A young woman moves in with her aunt and uncle and soon discovers unsavory happenings in her new home (aka smuggling and murder). 1800s west country England.
Matthew plays: Jem Merlyn, a petty thief and vagabond. Scoundrel with a good heart.
Worth watching?: Yes, good period drama romance with him as the love interest.
Warnings: Death and blood, attempted sexual assault, nothing too intense.
TV: Poirot (2013)
Rating: I love Poirot, even without Matthew. 😁
Involvement: Guest in season 13, episode 5: “Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case”. Supporting/minor character, not very central.
Summary: Good old murder mystery, set in a large country house in 1975.
Matthew plays: Major Allerton. Sort of semi-skeevy, smug, seducer of women.
Worth watching?: Sure. His part isn’t particularly remarkable or large, but Poirot is a good series if you like old timey murder mysteries. Also if you want to hear him say ‘old chap’ a lot. Poirot episodes are generally standalone.
Warnings: Various murders, of course, but pretty mild.
TV: Our Girl (2013)
Rating: Very enjoyable. 😁
Involvement: Pilot movie only.
Summary: A working class girl with little future joins the army.
Matthew plays: Corporal Geddings, in charge of her basic training. Strict but sympathetic. Does a lot of shouting but is a good guy.
Worth watching?: Yeah, definitely. Actually really enjoyed the protagonist’s character development, as well as her relationship with Matthew’s character.
Warnings: Some nsfw, injury, strangulation. Pretty mild for an army movie.
TV: Misfits (2010-2012) ♥
Rating: Personal favourite. 😍
Involvement: Every episode from the season 2 finale, until episode 2 of season 4. Supporting character, has an episode focused on him.
Summary: A freak storm gives random people superpowers. A group of young offenders on community service deal with this. Time travel, zombies, bodyswaps, alternate timelines, lots of superpowers. Surprisingly hilarious, usually ridiculous, sometimes very moving.
Matthew plays: Seth, the power dealer. Mysterious and distant at first, turns out to be an awkward cutie in mourning over his girlfriend.
Worth watching?: Gosh, yes. But this was my introduction to Matthew, so I’m biased.
Warnings: Varies a lot per episode. Nsfw, gore, sexual assault/rape, murder, drug use… Would recommend looking up more detailed warnings elsewhere. Often offensive.
Film: Spike Island (2012)
Rating: Alright, but definitely no standout. 🙂
Involvement: In a handful of scenes.
Summary: Five teenage try to get into a concert of their favourite band.
Matthew plays: Ibiza Ste, main character’s older brother.
Worth watching?: Only for the pain of that haircut. I didn’t even watch it fully.
Warnings: Drug use and violence.
Film: The Knot (2012)
Rating: Unsophisticated and meh writing, but sometimes fun, and decent cast. 🙂
Involvement: Main character. Literally on the cover of the movie.
Summary: Comedy about a bride and groom, and their friend groups, on their wedding day. Shenanigans, pranks, complications.
Matthew plays: Jeremy, the groom. Very big focus. Decent guy. Very ‘only sane man’ vibes, as he’s messed with by his friends.
Worth watching?: He does a great job, and he also looks very good. Turn your brain off, get tipsy, make fun of it with a friend.
Warnings: Some predictably transphobic jokes. Sexual humour.
TV: Room at the Top (2012) ♥
Rating: Very enjoyable series. 😁
Involvement: Main character.
Summary: The rise of an ambitious young man of humble origin, and the socio-economic struggles undergone in realising his social ambitions in post-war Britain.
Matthew plays: Joe Lampton, main character. Who sleeps with lots of ladies.
Worth watching?: Absolutely. Decent writing and production, excellent acting. Another reunion with Maxine Peak, and also has Jenna-Louise Coleman.
Warnings: Very nsfw with sex scenes. Some violence, not a lot.
TV: Silk (2012)
Rating: A decent watch. 🙂
Involvement: Season 2, episode 2.
Summary: Court room drama. Martha (Maxine Peake) defends a young Captain at a court-martial. He is accused of disobeying orders, and that his disobedience led to the death of an unarmed Private.
Matthew plays: Captain Ed Ryan, said Captain, fairly central for the episode.
Worth watching?: Yes, though note that it’s all in a court room.
Warnings: None beyond the thematic stuff.
TV: The Syndicate (2012) ♥
Rating: Personal favourite. 😍
Involvement: Main character in season 1.
Summary: A group of five coworkers at a corner shop win 18 million pounds. Lots of wonderful interpersonal drama between working class characters who’ve suddenly become millionaires, and how it changes their life. Some non-linear storytelling where you get the same events through different characters’ eyes.
Matthew plays: Stuart Bradley, main character. Good guy, adorable with kids.
Worth watching?: Yes, and not just his parts. All around great show, one of the few I started watching just his scenes but then went back because I wanted to see what happened to all the characters. I love Stu and want to protect him. Great cast.
Warnings: Drug use, some violence, cancer, death. Many upsetting things.
TV: Silent Witness (2011)
Rating: Alright, but not vital. 🙂
Involvement: Season 14, episode 9 and 10. Limited involvement.
Summary: Crime drama focused on forensics and science. There’s a shooting at a .
Matthew plays: Sergeant Craig Whitehead, a witness/victim.
Worth watching?: Only somewhat. The camera does love him in this one though.
Warnings: Lots of murder and shooting.
Film: Toast (2010)
Rating: Brief, but lovely. 😁
Involvement: Supporting character in the first 20 minutes.
Summary: Biographical comedy-drama about a kid who loves food but only gets to eat the most boring food, and grows up to become a chef.
Matthew plays: Josh, the family gardener, who loves livings things and food. And rides a motorcycle. The main character kid definitely has a crush on him.
Worth watching?: Well, nice guy who rides a motorcycle and is great with kids? I’m personally biased to say yes. The movie’s good.
Warnings: None for his parts.
TV: Single-Handed (2010)
Rating: A solid watch. 😁
Involvement: Season 4, episodes 1 to 6. Important supporting character.
Summary: Small town Irish police drama. Very interpersonal focus.
Matthew plays: Brian Doyle, main character’s cousin. Definitely a jerk.
Worth watching?: Yes. Though again, definitely a jerk. Lots of good scenes, though.
Warnings: Sexual assault, some violence.
TV: Garrow’s Law (2010)
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Film: The Arbor (2010)
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TV: Lark Rise to Candleford (2009-2010)
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Film: Messengers 2: The Scarecrow (2009)
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Film: Vivaldi, the Red Priest (2009)
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TV: Unforgiven (2009)
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Film: The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (2009)
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TV: Honest (2008)
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Film: Control (2007)
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Series: Holby City (2007)
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TV: Doctors (2006)
Rating: Unavailable. 🙈
Involvement: Season 8, episode 23, “Confidence”. Dated May 25th, 2006.
Summary: Medical soap opera.
Matthew plays: Pez Green.
Worth watching?: Who knows? Currently the only thing in his filmography I haven’t found.
Warnings: Unknown.
TV: See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006) ♥
Rating: Wonderful. A favourite of mine. 😍
Involvement: Main character.
Summary: Based on real serial killers in the 1960s, seen from the POV of the female serial killer’s sister and her husband, near Manchester.
Matthew plays: David Smith, young husband and father, and brother-in-law of a couple of serial killers, and main suspect in the investigation.
Worth watching?: Absolutely. If you watch any of his early stuff, let it be this. His character and acting is wonderful. He also cries so much. His first big role, and it’s great. Part 1. Part 2.
Warnings: Deals heavily with child murder and sexual abuse (discussed only), and there’s a pretty brutal beating/murder scene. Not gory, but very violent.
TV: Shameless (2006)
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Film: D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict (2004)
Rating: Eh. 😕
Involvement: Brief appearances.
Summary: War documentary.
Matthew plays: A random soldier and a random guy in an office.
Worth watching?: Not really. He’s briefly in about two scenes, non-speaking role. Check out the screencaps, and you’ve seen all there is to scene.
Warnings: War, obviously.
TV: Sweet Medicine (2003)
Rating: Pretty good. 🙂
Involvement: Supporting character, season 1 episode 7.
Summary: Small town medical drama.
Matthew plays: Sam, a model student who faints for apparently no reason, and local doctor worries about him and helps him out.
Worth watching?: Yeah, it was cute, and his part is decently big. Link.
Warnings: None.
Film: Birthday Girl (2002)
Rating: Eh. 😕
Involvement: A couple lines. 4:25 to 6:25, and 21:30 to 23:20.
Summary: Friends who gather to celebrate the birthday of a leukemia patient named Rachel Jones, a school teacher.
Matthew plays: Justin, a dickish schoolboy in the main character’s class.
Worth watching?: He has a few lines in a couple scenes, but nothing major. Link.
Warnings: Bullying, in his scenes. Cancer and medical stuff.
Film: An Angel For May (2002)
Rating: Eh. 😕
Involvement: One brief scene.
Summary: A kid finds a time machine and goes back to the 40s.
Matthew plays: “Sniffer”. A young criminal who sniffs a lot.
Worth watching?: Not really. He’s only in a single scene, less than 5 minutes into the movie, but he has a couple lines. Link.
Warnings: None.
TV: Emmerdale Farm (2001)
Rating: Eh. 😕
Involvement: Episode dated Jan 3, 2001.
Summary: Rural soap opera set in the Yorkshire Dales.
Matthew plays: Dominic Skelton, a school bully.
Worth watching?: Has one scene, so mostly for the novelty. Link.
Warnings: Homophobic language.
TV: Coronation Street (2000)
Rating: A novelty. 🙂
Involvement: Episode dated April 12th, 2000. Brief appearance.
Summary: Soap opera running since 1960s.
Matthew plays: Vandal teenager.
Worth watching?: Has one scene. But it’s his first acting credit, and he’s 17 years old. It’s not even listed on IMDb. So, for the novelty of it? Sure. Here you go.
Warnings: None.