Sinead Matthews

Sinead Matthews (born c. 1980–1981) is an English actress whose credits include film, television, radio and stage. Notable TV roles include Marcia Williams in season three of The Crown in 2019.

Sinead Matthews
Born1980 or 1981 (age 42–43)
Coventry, England
OccupationActress

Early life and education

Sinead Matthews was born in 1980 or 1981[1] in Coventry, England, and attended Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in that city.[1]

She studied A-level Drama at Stratford-upon-Avon College, between 1996 and 1998, and graduated from RADA in 2003.

Career

Matthews made her television debut in the 2004 costume drama He Knew He Was Right.[1]

In 2009 she starred in Our Class, a new play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek at the NT and in Penelope Skinner's 2010 play Eigengrau at the Bush Theatre.[2]

On 21 August 2016, Matthews played Hermia/Fairy/Mistress Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream, composed by Felix Mendelssohn, at The Proms.[3]

In 2019 she played Marcia Williams, political secretary to Prime Minister Harold Wilson, in season three of the TV series about the royal family, The Crown.[4]

Filmography

Film
Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Vera Drake Very Young Woman
2005 Pride & Prejudice Betsy
2006 Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Violet TV film
2007 Wednesday Lilya Short film
Spring 1941 Tania
Half Broken Things Steph TV film
Who Gets the Dog? Claire Evans TV film
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Alice
In Love with Barbara Young Barbara TV film
Trimming the Fat Receptionist Short film
2009 The Boat That Rocked Miss Clitt
2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Miss Topsey
2011 Wreckers Sharon
2013 Bed Trick Rachel Short film
2014 Mr. Turner Queen Victoria
2015 The Process Leni
Across the Sea Mother Short film
2016 The Roof Brooks' Assistant Short film
Mother Shoe Shop Assistant Short film
Kaleidoscope Abby
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Mildred Deleted scenes only
2017 Daphne Billie
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler Mrs. Elvsted
Wraps Emma Short film
2018 Jellyfish Karen Taylor
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Lainey
2019 The Wrong Car Ella Short film
A Serial Killer's Guide to Life Izzy
Muscle Sandra
Us Among the Stones Anna
2021 I'm Not in Love Lena
Radio Silence Cassie Short film
Iris † Julia Post-production
TBC Nairn † Kay Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Afternoon Play Chantelle Hughes Episode: "Viva Las Blackpool"
He Knew He Was Right Mary Mini-series
2005-2010 Ideal Jenny Series regular
2007 Trial & Retribution Rachel Burns Episode: "Curriculum Vitae"
2013 Black Mirror Sarah Episode: "Be Right Back"
Way to Go Debbie Series regular
2014 The Smoke Julia Mini-series
2015 Inside No. 9 Sarah Nutter Episode: "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge"
Toast of London Varrity Map Episode: "Man of Sex"
2017 Chewing Gum Emma Recurring role, 4 episodes
In the Dark Paula Days Mini-series
2018 Hang Ups Alice Ross Episode: "Series 1, Episode 6"
2019 The Crown Marcia Williams Recurring role, 3 episodes
2020 Sick of It Jules Episode: "The Biscuit"
2021 Midsomer Murders Mel Wallace Episode: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy"
2022 Hullraisers Paula Main character
TBA Murder is Easy Miss Waynflete Upcoming two-part drama[5]

Radio
  • I Love Stephen Fry (2010) – Chloe
  • Diary of a Nobody (2012) – Sarah
  • All Those Women (2015) – Jen

Stage
Year Title Role Venue Notes
2004 The Crucible Abigail Williams Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2004-2005 The Mandate Anastasia Cottesloe Theatre, London
2005 The Birthday Party Lulu Duchess Theatre, London
The Wild Duck Hedvig Donmar Warehouse, London
2005-2006 You Never Can Tell Dolly Clandon Theatre Royal, Bath & Garrick Theatre, London also, UK tour
2007 Women of Troy Cassandra Lyttelton Theatre, London
2008 His Ghostly Heart Daisy Bush Theatre, London part of "The Broken Space Season"
Little Dolls Vicky Bush Theatre, London part of "The Broken Space Season"
2009 Our Class Dora Cottesloe Theatre, London
2010 Eigengrau Rose Bush Theatre, London
Lulu Lulu Gate Theatre, London with Headlong Theatre
The Glass Menagerie Laura Wingfield Young Vic, London
2011 Ecstasy Dawn Hampstead Theatre, London
2012 The Master and Margarita Margarita Barbican Centre, London also Tour
The Way of the World Millamant Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
The Changeling Beatrice-Joanna Young Vic, London
2013 A Time to Reap Marysia Royal Court Theatre, London
Trout Stanley Sugar Southwark Playhouse, London
2014 Blurred Lines The Shed, London
Pests Pink Royal Exchange, Manchester & Royal Court Theatre, London also, UK tour
2015 The Wasp Heather Hampstead Theatre, London
The Hudsucker Proxy Amy Archer Nuffield Theatre, Southampton & Everyman Playhouse
Evening at the Talk House Jane Dorfman Theatre, London
2016 Giving Laura Hampstead Theatre, London
A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia Royal Albert Hall, London with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Hedda Gabler Mrs. Elvsted Lyttelton Theatre, London
2017 Loot Fay Park Theatre, London & Watermill Theatre, Bagnor
2018 Absolute Hell Elizabeth Collier Lyttelton Theatre, London
2019 The Starry Messenger Doris Wyndham's Theatre, London
The Antipodes Eleanor Dorfman Theatre, London
2022 Mad House Pam Ambassadors Theatre

References
  1. "TV role for city actress". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. "Eigengrau". Bush Theatre. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
  3. "Sinéad Matthews (Theatre)". Hamilton Hodell (management company). Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. "Fans Of 'The Crown' Will Recognise 'Hullraisers' Lead Actor". Bustle. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. "Casting revealed for Murder is Easy, based on the classic mystery by Agatha Christie". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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