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Matthew Macfadyen On Why He Feels He Was Miscast As Mr. Darcy On ‘Pride & Prejudice’: “I Wish I Enjoyed It More”


Matthew Macfadyen is looking back at his career and regretting not enjoying his experience filming 2005's Pride & Prejudice.

“I didn’t really [enjoy it],” Macfadyen said on CBS Mornings of his experience filming. Despite not feeling like he was fit for the role, the Deadpool & Wolverine actor says, “The most flattering thing that happens to me now is people say, ‘Were you Mr. Darcy?’ It’s a good 20 years later. Pride & Prejudice also starred Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Tom Hollander, Penelope Wilton, Judi Dench, Simon Woods, Carey Mulligan, Talulah Riley, Rupert Friend, and many more.

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