Matthew Beard (born 25 March 1989) is an English actor^[1] and model.

Beard was born in London. He attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, achieving A's in his A-Level subjects in 2007.^[2] He studied English and French literature at the University of York.^[3]

Beard made his feature film debut in the drama And When Did You Last See Your Father? in 2007.^[4] Other notable film roles include An Education (2009), The Imitation Game (2014), and The Party's Just Beginning (2018).

Beard's television roles include Max Lieberman in the BBC series Vienna Blood (2019–2022), and Deputy Alan Lewis in the HBO series Avenue 5 (2020).

In 2015, he joined Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan in the David Hare play Skylight in the West End and on Broadway, earning a Tony Award nomination for best featured actor in a play. He starred as Edmund Tyrone in the 2018 revival of Long Day's Journey into Night in the West End and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

In 2011, he modelled for the English clothing label Burberry, and in 2015 he worked for Prada.

In 2007, he was seen as teenage Blake in And When Did You Last See Your Father? His performance gained him rave reviews and saw him selected by Screen International as "A Star of Tomorrow" and a "Trailblazer" at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and Best Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.^{[citation needed]}