Matthew Beard is an English actor born in 25 March, 1989 in London, England. He is best remembered for his roles as the shy Graham in the Academy Award nominated film An Education (2009) and the mathematician Peter Hilton, one of the key members of Alan Turing's team in the acclaimed film The Imitation Game (2014). Handsome, classy and with a boyish looks that got him many different roles as a teenager, Beard made his debut in front of the screen in the series Big Meg, Little Meg (2000). After many appearances in TV series and TV film, Matthew made his theatrical film debut in the drama/comedy And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) alongside veteran Jim Broadbent in a moving story about a son trying to connect with his father. The intense dramatic role of Jim Chatroom (2010) made him a more recognizable face since this time he was playing the lead character. With director Lone Scherfig, he appeared in three films: An Education (2009) , One Day (2011) and The Riot Club (2014). Other roles includes: The Look of Love (2013), The Lovers (2015), Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017), Elizabeth Harvest (2018) and Johnny English Strikes Again (2018); and roles in the series Kiss Me First, Avenue 5 and Vienna Blood. He's still a star on rise, highly talented with many upcoming projects on his way.