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Matthew Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. He made his screen debut in 2002 with ABC's TV film feature Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. His breakthrough role was in the romantic comedy Chasing Liberty (2004), for which he received a nomination at Teen Choice Awards for Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male. He then appeared in a string of supporting roles in films like Woody Allen's Match Point (2005), the German-British romantic comedy Imagine Me and You (2006), and the period drama Copying Beethoven (2006). He won praise for his performance as Charles Ryder in Julian Jarrold's adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited (2008), and as Ozymandias in the American neo-noir superhero film Watchmen (2009), based on the comics by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. He then starred in romantic comedy Leap Year (2010) and Australian drama Burning Man (2011), the latter earning him a nomination for Best Actor at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards. Other notable film roles include The Lookout (2007), A Single Man (2009), Cemetery Junction (2010), Stoker (2013), Belle (2013), The Imitation Game (2014) and Self/less (2015). As well as appearing in films, Goode has appeared in numerous television shows. His most notable television roles include Henry Talbot in the final season of historical drama Downton Abbey, and Finley "Finn" Polmar in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife. He also had a lead role in the critically acclaimed British mini-serial Dancing on the Edge, as music journalist Stanley Mitchell. In 2017, Goode portrayed Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon in the Netflix biographical drama series The Crown, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. As of 2018, he stars in Sky One's fantasy-romance series, A Discovery of Witches, as Professor Matthew Clairmont.
Matthew Goode
Baron Zemo
for Baron Zemo in Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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As the world struggles to recover from Ultron's devastating attack, Steve Rogers devotes himself to helping S.H.I.E.L.D. eliminate the last remnants of HYDRA. Fighting alongside Natasha Romanoff, Captain America quickly earns the trust of the agency while investigating a mysterious assassin responsible for the deaths of countless S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives. Known only as the Winter Soldier, the elusive killer leaves no witnesses - and no answers. Joined by Black Widow and the aspiring hero Goliath, a longtime friend of Hank Pym determined to carry on Ant-Man's legacy, Steve uncovers a conspiracy leading back to Baron Zemo and HYDRA's final hidden stronghold. Nick Fury reveals the terrifying history of the Winter Soldier, recounting decades of failed encounters that left countless agents dead - including the mission that cost Fury his eye. Each clash between Captain America and the Winter Soldier ends in a brutal stalemate, until Steve finally tracks the assassin to HYDRA's last base. There, the truth shatters everything he believed. Beneath the mask is Bucky Barnes - his closest friend, long thought dead and transformed into HYDRA's ultimate weapon. As Zemo revels in Steve's anguish, he orders the Winter Soldier to execute Captain America once and for all. Refusing to give up on his friend, Steve reaches through years of conditioning and reminds Bucky of the man he used to be. For a single moment, Bucky breaks free, turning his weapon on Zemo before disappearing into the shadows, determined to uncover the truth of his own stolen past. Choosing mercy over vengeance, Steve saves the dying Zemo despite everything he has done, proving that Captain America still believes redemption is worth fighting for. Though HYDRA's final fortress falls, Steve is left with only one certainty: Some missions end with victory. Others begin with bringing a friend home.
