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name: "Matthew Marsh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-marsh"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 July 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-17T01:46:07.177639+00:00"
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# Matthew Marsh

Actor. Born 8 July 1954 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 July 1954, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–2017

## Biography

Matthew Marsh (born 8 July 1954) is an English actor. He is the older brother of Jon Marsh of the dance band The Beloved.

He has appeared in films including *Spy Game* (2001), *The Iron Lady* (2011) as Alexander Haig, *Dunkirk* (2017), *The Mauritanian* (2021) and *Tetris* (2023) as Mikhail Gorbachev. On television he played Simon Hewitt in the first series of *The Thick of It* (2005), President Eisenhower in *The Crown* (2016), General Kuznetsov in *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018) and roles in *Luther* (2010) and *Taboo* (2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Dunkirk* (2017), Fi1m 86, as Rear Admiral — [page](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md)
- *Luther* (2010), Fi1m 72, as Russell Cornish — [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 89, as Simon Hewitt — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)

## Also known for

- *Spy Game* (2001), Dr. Byars
- *Tetris* (2023), Mikhail Gorbachev
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), Alexander Haig
- *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018), General Kuznetsov
- *Taboo* (2017), Exorcist
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), General Miller
- *Unlocked* (2017), Frank Sutter
- *The Contractor* (2022), Gray (uncredited)

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