
Acting
Michael Matus
Michael Matus is a prolific British actor best known for his extensive work in theatre, particularly in London's West End and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and has built a career spanning over three decades across stage, television, and film.
Acting credits
8.1Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018
NRSet in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II, Imagine This focuses on a family of actors trying to stage a play about the siege at ancient Masada to inspire hope and optimism within the Jewish community.
Imagine This
2010
10.0Deep in the wood, a lonely fairy longs for someone to bless. When she is summoned to the palace to help the princess sleep, her dream turns into a nightmare and her blessing becomes a curse. Soon, she is plunged into a frantic, hundred-year quest to somehow make everything right.
National Theatre Live: Hex
2023