# Sinead Matthews

Sinead Matthews (born c. 1980) is an English actress whose credits include film, television, radio and stage. As well as having extensive theatre experience, her screen credits include He Knew He Was Right (2004), Vera Drake (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Ideal (2005–2010), Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006), Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Black Mirror (2013), The Smoke (2014), Jellyfish (2018), The Crown (2019), and Hullraisers (2022).

## Early life and education

Sinead Matthews was born in 1980 or 1981 in Coventry, England, to her parents Mick and Maura Matthews. She attended Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, in Potters Green, Coventry.
Matthews was a performing arts student studying A-level Drama at Stratford-upon-Avon College, for two years between 1996 and 1998. She went on to study acting at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, graduating in 2003 with an BA in Acting Degree (H Level).

## Career

Whilst still at RADA, she secured her first professional acting role in the film Vera Drake in 2004. Matthews made her television debut in the 2004 costume drama He Knew He Was Right. In 2005, she starred as Betsey in the period drama Pride & Prejudice, alongside Keira Knightley. 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.
In 2013, she played a lead role in series one of Black Mirror, as Sarah in the episode "Be Right Back", with Domhnall Gleeson and Hayley Atwell. In August 2016, Matthews played Hermia/Fairy/Mistress Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream, composed by Felix Mendelssohn, at The Proms. 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. In 2022, she played a main role as Paula in the Channel 4 British Sitcom Hullraisers.

## 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 |
| 2007 | Spring 1941 | Tania | |
| 2007 | Half Broken Things | Steph | TV film |
| 2007 | Who Gets the Dog? | Claire Evans | TV film |
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Alice | |
| 2008 | In Love with Barbara | Young Barbara | TV film |
| 2008 | 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 | |
| 2015 | Across the Sea | Mother | Short film |
| 2016 | The Roof | Brooks' Assistant | Short film |
| 2016 | Mother | Shoe Shop Assistant | Short film |
| 2016 | Kaleidoscope | Abby | |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Mildred | Deleted scenes only |
| 2017 | Daphne | Billie | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler | Mrs. Elvsted | |
| 2017 | Wraps | Emma | Short film |
| 2018 | Jellyfish | Karen Taylor | |
| 2018 | Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Lainey | |
| 2019 | The Wrong Car | Ella | Short film |
| 2019 | A Serial Killer's Guide to Life | Izzy | |
| 2019 | Muscle | Sandra | |
| 2019 | Us Among the Stones | Anna | |
| 2021 | I'm Not in Love | Lena | |
| 2021 | Radio Silence | Cassie | Short film |
| 2021 | Iris † | Julia | Post-production |
| TBC | Nairn † | Kay | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | The Afternoon Play | Chantelle Hughes | Episode: "Viva Las Blackpool" |
| 2004 | 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" |
| 2013 | Way to Go | Debbie | Series regular |
| 2014 | The Smoke | Julia | Mini-series |
| 2015 | Inside No. 9 | Sarah Nutter | Episode: "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" |
| 2015 | Toast of London | Varrity Map | Episode: "Man of Sex" |
| 2017 | Chewing Gum | Emma | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2023 | Murder is Easy | Miss Waynflete | Two-part drama |
| 2024 | Things You Should Have Done | Michelle | Recurring role, 3 episodes |

### 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 | |
| 2005 | 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" |
| 2008 | 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 | |
| 2010 | Lulu | Lulu | Gate Theatre, London | with Headlong Theatre |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2012 | The Way of the World | Millamant | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | |
| 2012 | The Changeling | Beatrice-Joanna | Young Vic, London | |
| 2013 | A Time to Reap | Marysia | Royal Court Theatre, London | |
| 2013 | Trout Stanley | Sugar | Southwark Playhouse, London | |
| 2014 | Blurred Lines | | The Shed, London | |
| 2014 | Pests | Pink | Royal Exchange, Manchester & Royal Court Theatre, London | also, UK tour |
| 2015 | The Wasp | Heather | Hampstead Theatre, London | |
| 2015 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Amy Archer | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton & Everyman Playhouse | |
| 2015 | Evening at the Talk House | Jane | Dorfman Theatre, London | |
| 2016 | Giving | Laura | Hampstead Theatre, London | |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Royal Albert Hall, London | with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
| 2016 | 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 | |
| 2019 | The Antipodes | Eleanor | Dorfman Theatre, London | |
| 2022 | Mad House | Pam | Ambassadors Theatre | |
| 2024 | Till the Stars Come Down | Sylvia | Dorfman Theatre, London | |