---
name: "Arthur Mathews"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-mathews"
fi1m_id: "arthur-mathews"
imdb_id: "nm0558612"
tmdb_id: 1213132
wikidata_id: "Q4799674"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "30 April 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T13:56:37.553456+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Arthur Mathews

## Identity

Arthur Mathews

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/arthur-mathews
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** arthur-mathews
- **IMDb ID:** nm0558612
- **TMDB ID:** 1213132
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4799674
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Mathews_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4799674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0558612/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213132

Writer. Born 30 April 1959 in Castletown Kilpatrick, Navan, Co Meath, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 30 April 1959, Castletown Kilpatrick, Navan, Co Meath, Ireland
- **Active:** 1994–2013
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 2 acting, 3 writing, 2 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Graham Linehan](https://film.one/person/graham-linehan.md), [Andy Riley](https://film.one/person/andy-riley.md), [Geoffrey Perkins](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-perkins.md), [Kevin Cecil](https://film.one/person/kevin-cecil.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (5), 2000s 82 (1), 2010s 80 (1)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Mathews_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4799674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0558612/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213132

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Father Ted*](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md) (89)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Black Books*](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*Toast of London*](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Arthur Mathews is an Irish comedy writer and actor. He attended Castleknock College and graduated from the Dublin Institute of Technology with a degree in graphic design. He worked as art editor for Hot Press magazine before moving to London in 1991 to pursue writing.

Mathews is best known for co-writing the Channel 4 sitcom *Father Ted* (1995–1998) with Graham Linehan, on which he also served as associate producer and made several acting appearances. He contributed to sketch shows including *The Fast Show*, *Harry Enfield and Chums* and *Brass Eye*, and co-created *Big Train* (1998–2002), writing the second series alone. Other credits include writing for *Black Books* (2000) and co-creating *Toast of London* (2012–2015) with Matt Berry.

He has written books including the satirical novel *Well Remembered Days* (2001) and received BAFTA awards for his work on *Father Ted*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenonline.org.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Performed in (2)

- *I'm Alan Partridge* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Paul Tool — [page](https://film.one/tv/im-alan-partridge.md)
- *Father Ted* (1995), Fi1m 89, as Father Billy Kerrigan — [page](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md)

### Wrote (3) — the average rests on these

- *Toast of London* (2013), Fi1m 80, Creator, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md)
- *Black Books* (2000), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md)
- *The Fast Show* (1994), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fast-show.md)

### Crew (2)

- *Brass Eye* (1997), Fi1m 86, Additional Writing — [page](https://film.one/tv/brass-eye.md)
- *The Day Today* (1994), Fi1m 86, Additional Writing — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-day-today.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Toast of Tinseltown* (2022), series, Writer
- *The Road to Brexit* (2019), Writer
- *Toast of London* (2013), series, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md)
- *Val Falvey, TD* (2009), series, Creator
- *Wide Open Spaces* (2009), Writer
- *Comedy Showcase* (2007), series, Writer
- *I Am Not an Animal* (2004), series, as Niall the Rabbit (voice)
- *The Catherine Tate Show* (2004), series, Writer
- *Black Books* (2000), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md)
- *Jam* (2000), series, Writer
- *Hippies* (1999), series, as Irish Folk Singer · Writer, Creator
- *Big Train* (1998), series, Writer, Creator
- *I'm Alan Partridge* (1997), series, as Paul Tool — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/im-alan-partridge.md)
- *Brass Eye* (1997), series, as Additional Writing — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/brass-eye.md)
- *Never Mind the Horrocks* (1996), Writer
- *Coogan's Run* (1995), series, Writer
- *Father Ted* (1995), series, as Father Billy Kerrigan · Writer, Producer, Creator — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md)
- *Harry Enfield and Chums* (1994), series, as Additional Writing
- *The Fast Show* (1994), series, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fast-show.md)
- *The Day Today* (1994), series, as Additional Writing — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-day-today.md)

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