Hans Matheson
Actor
August 7, 1975 (51 years)
Hans Matheson – Scottish actor and musician, born 7 August 1975 in Stornoway, Scotland. Son of folk musician Iain (Ado) Matheson and therapist Sheena Matheson. Trained at Italia Conti Academy. Also a singer and guitarist/violinist who released an album in 2019. His most notable film roles include Marius in Les Misérables (1998, Bille August), Private Jack Hawkstone in Deathwatch (2002), Angus McCullough in Half Light (2006, opposite Demi Moore), Caravaggio in Bathory (2008), Lord Coward in Sherlock Holmes (2009, Guy Ritchie), Ixas in Clash of the Titans (2010), and Aeschylus in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). On television he is best known for Yuri Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (2002, opposite Keira Knightley and Sam Neill), Mordred in The Mists of Avalon (2001), Earl of Essex in The Virgin Queen (2005), Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in The Tudors (2008), Alec Stoke-d'Urberville in Tess of the d'Urbervilles (2008), and Johnny Jackson in Jericho (2016, ITV). He also starred as Nero in Imperium: Nero (2004). His late younger brother William Matheson was also an actor.
Known For
Filmography
| 2016 | Jericho (2016) · as Johnny JacksonOn Plex |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire · as Aesyklos |
| 2013 | The Christmas Candle · as David RichmondOn Plex |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans · as Ixas |
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes · as Lord Coward |
| 2008 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles · as Alec D'urberville |
| 2008 | Bathory: Countess of Blood · as Merisi Caravaggio |
| 2007 | The Tudors · as Thomas Cranmer |
| 2006 | Half Light · as Angus MccullochOn Plex |
| 2005 | The Virgin Queen · as Robert Devereux - Earl Of Essex |
| 2004 | Nero · as NeroOn Plex |
| 2004 | Imperium: Nero · as Nerone |
| 2004 | Comfortably Numb · as Jake |
| 2002 | Doctor Zhivago · as Yuri Andreyevich ZhivagoOn Plex |
| 2002 | Deathwatch · as Pvt. Jack Hawkstone |
| 2002 | I Am Dina · as Tomas |
| 2001 | Bodywork · as Virgil Guppy |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon · as Mordred |
| 2000 | Making Love · as Jeno Varga |
| 1999 | Tube Tales · as Boy (segment "steal Away") |
| 1998 | Still Crazy · as Luke Shand |
| 1998 | Les Misérables · as Marius Pontmercy |
| 1997 | Mojo · as Silver Johnny |
| 1996 | Stella Does Tricks · as Eddie |
| 1996 | Family Money · as Jake |
| 1996 | Poldark · as Ben CarterOn Plex |
| 1996 | The Future Lasts a Long Time · as Jimmy |
| 1995 | Bramwell · as Frederick HackettOn Plex |
| 1993 | Wycliffe · as Gary Creed |
| 1984 | The Bill · as Lee |
| 2008 | The Story of the Costume Drama · as Self |
| 1997 | Venice Report · as Self |