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Mathew Baynton

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Mathew Baynton in The Wrong Mans (2013)
Pip Fitz-Amobi, a brilliant woman, is unsure whether schoolgirl Andie Bell was killed by her lover Sal Singh five years ago. How far will they go to protect Pip from learning the truth if Sal Singh turns out not to be the murderer?
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024– )
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Mathew Baynton was born on 18 November 1980 in Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Wonka (2023), The Wrong Mans (2013) and Bill (2015).
BornNovember 18, 1980
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BornNovember 18, 1980
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Timothée Chalamet, and Calah Lane in Wonka (2023)
    Wonka
    7.0
    Movie
    • Fickelgruber
    • 2023
    James Corden and Mathew Baynton in The Wrong Mans (2013)
    The Wrong Mans
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Sam
    Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton, and Laurence Rickard in Bill (2015)
    Bill
    6.6
    Movie
    • William 'Bill' Shakespeare
    • Lord Burghley
    • English Messenger
    • Customs Official
    • 2015
    Tonight You're Mine (2011)
    Tonight You're Mine
    6.5
    Movie
    • Tyko(as Mat Baynton)
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Actor

    • India Lillie Davies and Emma Myers in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024)
      A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Elliot Ward
      • 2024
    • Murder Is Easy (2023)
      Murder Is Easy
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Dr. Thomas
      • 2023
    • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
      Ghosts
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Thomas Thorne
      • 2019–2023
    • Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Timothée Chalamet, and Calah Lane in Wonka (2023)
      Wonka
      7.0
      • Fickelgruber
      • 2023
    • Rose McIver, Rebecca Wisocky, Brandon Scott Jones, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Sheila Carrasco, Román Zaragoza, Devan Chandler Long, and Danielle Pinnock in Ghosts (2021)
      Ghosts
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Actor Pete
      • 2022
    • Ben Miller in Death in Paradise (2011)
      Death in Paradise
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Colin Babcock
      • 2021
    • Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, and Katherine Parkinson in Hitmen (2020)
      Hitmen
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Kieran Roberts
      • 2021
    • The Split (2018)
      The Split
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Rex Pope
      • 2018–2020
    • Urban Myths (2017)
      Urban Myths
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Kenny Everett
      • 2019
    • Olivia Cooke in Vanity Fair (2018)
      Vanity Fair
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Bute Crawley
      • 2018
    • Pixies
      TV Series
      • Tatum (2018)
      • 2018
    • Thunderbirds Are Go (2015)
      Thunderbirds Are Go
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Jimmy
      • Crewman Hooper (voice)
      • 2017
    • Quacks (2017)
      Quacks
      7.7
      TV Series
      • William
      • 2017
    • Bob the Builder (2015)
      Bob the Builder
      2.3
      TV Series
      • Roland
      • Roland (UK) (voice)
      • 2015–2017
    • Drunk History: UK (2015)
      Drunk History: UK
      6.9
      TV Series
      • John Tunstall
      • Antonio Meucci
      • Lord Byron ...
      • 2016–2017

    Writer

    • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
      Ghosts
      8.4
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 2019–2023
    • The Wrong Mans
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Quacks (2017)
      Quacks
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton, and Laurence Rickard in Yonderland (2013)
      Yonderland
      7.8
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 2013–2016
    • Clare Thomson and Mathew Baynton in The Bubonic Play (2015)
      The Bubonic Play
      • writer
      • 2015
    • James Corden and Mathew Baynton in The Wrong Mans (2013)
      The Wrong Mans
      7.7
      TV Series
      • creator
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2013–2014
    • Stephen Fry, Simon Farnaby, and Terry Deary in Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry (2011)
      Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, and Mathew Baynton in Horrible Histories (2009)
      Horrible Histories
      8.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2010
    • Horne & Corden (2009)
      Horne & Corden
      2.9
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Rose McIver, Rebecca Wisocky, Brandon Scott Jones, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Sheila Carrasco, Román Zaragoza, Devan Chandler Long, and Danielle Pinnock in Ghosts (2021)
      Ghosts
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2025
    • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
      Ghosts
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2023
    • The Wrong Mans
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Across the Sea
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Matthew Baynton
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • November 18, 1980
      • Essex, England, UK
    • Children
        Bo Baynton
    • Relatives
        Daniel Baynton(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Plays the protagonist in Dominic Leung's music video for 'Listening Man' by The Bees.

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    • Trivia
      Is part of a band, Special Benny.
    • Trademark
        Plays passionate artists, talented or otherwise.
    • Nickname
      • Mat

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