Matthew Goode is a British actor who has starred in Woody Allen’s Match Point, Brideshead Revisited, Watchmen, in which he played hero/villain Ozymandias, and that pinnacle of American cinema, the Mandy Moore vehicle Chasing Liberty. For someone who only has 17 credits on his IMDb resume, he is (arguably) becoming one of the most well-known up and coming British actors in the biz. His upcoming projects include Leap Year, a romantic comedy with Amy Adams, and Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man, which is garnering rave reviews (and Oscar buzz). He also became a father in March, so it’s been a busy year for him.
Why He’s More Than Just Eye Candy: It was a bit difficult to find much information about him personally – his hobbies and past and whatnot – other than the fact that he can wear a suit like none other (and that’s just my personal opinion). I did, however, read a few interviews with him. He’s developed a bit of a reputation for saying exactly what he thinks (he irked some hardcore Watchmen fans for this expletive laced tirade), and that came across in these interviews. But I like it, especially coming from a British man; Brits always seem to have this stereotype about them that they’re very proper and secretive and unemotional, and he seems to be almost the complete opposite. I particularly enjoyed this interview where his Match Point co-star Scarlett Johansson took over the question asking duties. People keep pegging him as the next Hugh Grant, but I think that he might have more up his sleeve than that. He’s actually done a major action film (Watchmen), which I don’t recall Grant doing. Also, I don’t think that Goode is going to be pigeon-holed into that nebbish, uptight, nervous and bumbling British gentleman role that Grant is typically relegated to. And thank God for that.
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December 25, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Copper
Leap Year looks terrible from the trailer. It seems to be a step down for both Goode and Adams.
He looks like he’d fit right in in a Jane Austen movie.
December 26, 2009 at 6:17 AM
leeraloo
Yeah, I saw the full trailer for this today on TV, and it irritated me so much. Just another film (like “Bride Wars”) that paints us as wedding/engagement/commitment obsessed. Plus, this one adds in the idea that a woman can’t propose to a man unless it’s in Dublin on leap day. Dude… it’s not like there are actual laws that say a woman can’t propose. So. Stupid.
December 26, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Copper
The saddest thing is, I know women who will see the same trailer and say “ohhh, that looks soo good, I wanna see that!” And they will, and the cycle will repeat itself.
December 27, 2009 at 1:53 AM
leeraloo
Very true. Basically the majority of women that I know, unfortunately. This is the problem: Movie studios complain that women don’t like movies and don’t go to movies, so they don’t make movies for women. And when they do go make these movies, they make crap. It is so utterly annoying to me. I mean, I can handle the occasional brainless romantic comedy or chick flick, but lately they’ve just been utterly insulting. And, for they most part, they were made by men, operating under the guise that this is how women think and what they want. There’s maybe one female screenwriter working who worked on this film, and “Bride Wars.” It’s completely insulting. And what’s even more insulting is that no one cares and they go eat this crap up and just make it worse. Yick.
January 1, 2010 at 2:37 AM
peggy
Safe to say, no one can wear a fuschia sweater like him either!
February 12, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Anna
well, i dont know what about you, but i enjoyed the movie a lot!