Matthew Broome
{{Short description|British actor}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = Matthew James Broome{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-01/1100301_2023_guildhall_graduation_programme_digitalFINAL_2.pdf|title=Graduation Day|work=Guildhall School of Music and Drama|date=3 November 2023|accessdate=19 February 2025}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|2|24}}{{Cite journal|url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/matthew-broome-my-fault-london-movie-1236927175/|title=Matthew Broome Opens Up About His Leading Role in 'My Fault: London' and the Complexities of His Character|journal=WWD|first=Leigh|last=Nordstrom|date=12 February 2025|accessdate=22 February 2025}}
| birth_place = Bedford, England
| alma_mater = Guildhall School of Music and Drama
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2022–present
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Matthew James Broome (born 24 February 2001) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the Apple TV+ series The Buccaneers (2023–) and the Amazon Prime film My Fault: London (2025).
Early life
Broome was born in Bedford and grew up in Northampton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/who-is-matthew-broome-meet-my-fault-london-actor-age-girlfriend/|title=Meet the StarWho Is Matthew Broome? Meet the 'My Fault: London' Actor: Age, Girlfriend & More!|work=J-14|first=Hanna|last=Wickes|date=24 February 2025|accessdate=27 February 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.castingnow.co.uk/matt-broome|title=Matt Broome - Northampton|work=Casting Now|accessdate=21 June 2024}} He attended Caroline Chisholm School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccs.northants.sch.uk/alumni|title=Alumni|website=Caroline Chisholm School|accessdate=21 June 2024}} He was a member of the Northampton Musical Theatre Company's (NMTC) Youth Society and went on to join the National Youth Theatre. Broome is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Acting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/study-with-guildhall/drama/final-year-actors/final-year-actors-2021-22/matthew-broome|title=Matthew Broome|website=Guildhall School of Music and Drama|accessdate=19 June 2024}}
Career
In his third and final year at Guildhall, Broome signed with United Agents{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccs.northants.sch.uk/_site/data/files/newsletters/B7D3829C44DB878347700207DF192328.pdf|title=CCS Drama Alumni: Matthew Broome|work=School Matters|date=March 2022|accessdate=21 June 2024|page=17}} and made his professional stage debut as Jack Virtue in Scandaltown at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith.{{Cite journal|url=https://theguardian.com/stage/2022/apr/15/scandaltown-review-lyric-hammersmith-london|title=Scandaltown review – smut and silliness in modern Restoration comedy|journal=The Guardian|first=Arifa|last=Akbar|date=15 April 2022|accessdate=21 June 2024}} The following year, after graduating, he featured in the Shakespeare's Globe productions of The Comedy of Errors{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/shakespeares-globe-reveals-cast-of-the-comedy-of-errors_58689/|title=Shakespeare's Globe reveals cast of The Comedy of Errors|website=WhatsOnStage|first=Tom|last=Millward|date=5 April 2024|accessdate=20 June 2024}} as Antipholus of Ephesus and Twelfth Night as Sebastian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/bio/matthew-broome/|title=Matthew Broome Biography|website=Shakespeare's Globe|accessdate=21 June 2024}} For his performance in the former, Broome received praise alongside Michael Elcock, who played Antipholus of Syracuse.{{Cite web|url=https://theatrelife.co.uk/the-comedy-of-errors-at-shakespeares-globe/|title=The Comedy Of Errors At Shakespeare's Globe|website=Theatre Life|first=Robert|last=Cope|date=18 May 2023|accessdate=21 June 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2023/05/19/the-comedy-of-errors-at-shakespeares-globe-theatre-review/|title=The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare's Globe|work=The Upcoming|first=Cristiana|last=Ferrauti|date=19 May 2023|accessdate=21 June 2024}}
Broome made his television debut when he was cast as Guy Thwarte in the 2023 Apple TV+ period drama The Buccaneers, based on Edith Wharton's novel of the same title.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/photo-gallery/49314058/image/49314061/Matthew-Broome-as-Guy-Thwarte/|title=Meet the Eligible Bachelors of Apple TV+'s "The Buccaneers": Matthew Broome as Guy Thwarte|journal=PopSugar|first=Rehana|last=Nurmahi|date=8 November 2023|accessdate=21 June 2024}}{{Cite journal|url=https://collider.com/the-buccaneers-2023-guy-remmers-matthew-broome/|title=Guy Remmers & Matthew Broome Wanted Their 'Buccaneers' Fight to Be Scrappy|journal=Collider|first=Carly|last=Lane|date=17 December 2023|accessdate=8 June 2024}} Broome had not yet finished drama school when he first auditioned for the series.{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/the-buccaneers-show-katherine-jakeways-beth-willis-interview/|title=The Buccaneers Interview: Creator & EP On Modernizing An Edith Wharton Classic|website=ScreenRant|first=Tatiana|last=Hullender|date=7 November 2023|accessdate=20 June 2024}}
In 2025, he starred opposite Asha Banks in the Amazon Prime film My Fault: London, an English-language version of Culpa mía.{{cite web|first=Lily|last=Ford|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amazon-prime-video-uk-my-fault-london-mercedes-ron-1235906062/|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=22 May 2024|accessdate=22 May 2024|title= Amazon Announces U.K. Original Film 'My Fault: London' Based On 'Culpables' Books}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/cinema-series/articles/313717-against-the-grain-london-the-british-remake-starring-asha-banks-and-matthew-broome-on-prime-video|title=A Contre-Sens: London, the British remake starring Asha Banks and Matthew Broome on Prime Video|website=Sortir à Paris|author=Julie|date=22 May 2024|accessdate=21 June 2024}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2023–present
| Guy Thwarte | Main Role |
| 2025
| Nick Leister | Amazon Prime film Leading Male Role |
| TBA
| Nick Leister | Filming |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2022
| Scandaltown | Jack Virtue | Lyric Theatre, London |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Antipholus of Ephesus | rowspan="2" | Globe Theatre, London |
| Twelfth Night |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|10010077}}
- [http://www.spotlight.com/7015-6724-1910 Matthew Broome] at Spotlight
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Category:Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Category:Black British male actors
Category:English male Shakespearean actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:Male actors from Bedford