Matthew Baldwin

Matthew Baldwin is a writer and actor. In 2013 Matthew and his colleague Thomas Hescott developed The Act, for Ovalhouse. Matthew was nominated for an Off West End award for Best Actor and jointly with Thomas in the category of most promising playwright. In 2014 The Act transferred to Trafalgar Studios in the West End with Matthew reprising his role. Also in 2014 Matthew and Thomas wrote Outings for James Seabright Productions which enjoyed a successful run at the Gilded Balloon for the Edinburgh Festival and subsequently a national tour and into the West End. In 2017 he was named on the BBC’s New Talent Hotlist. Also in 2017 Matthew has written I Miss the War, part of the eight-part series Queers, for BBC Four, starring Ian Gelder and directed by Mark Gatiss. This work was also performed at the Old Vic.