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English actor and producer

Date of Birth: 15 May 1966
Age: 60 years old
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Matthew Gregory Wise is an English actor and producer.

He has appeared in several British television programmes and feature films. He played the role of John Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility, which also starred Emma Thompson, whom he later married.

Career

His first professional job was on stage, starring in Good Rockin' Tonight, a musical based on TV producer Jack Good's life.

His television work includes four BBC period dramas: The Moonstone with Keeley Hawes, The Buccaneers alongside Carla Gugino, Madame Bovary with Frances O'Connor, The Riff Raff Element in 1992 and 1993, and as Sir Charles Maulver in the 2007 five-part series Cranford. In 1999 he starred as Marshall in ITV's seven-part drama Wonderful You alongside his future mother-in-law Phyllida Law and future brother-in-law Richard Lumsden. He filmed a number of readings of love scenes from a selection of classic and modern love scenes, from Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles to Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss for The Carte Noire Readers. In 2011, he appeared in Hallmark Channel's Honeymoon for One, starring Nicollette Sheridan.

He is also the producer of the 2010 BBC/Masterpiece production The Song of Lunch starring his wife, actress Emma Thompson, and Alan Rickman.

In February 2015, Wise made his theatrical return starring in Brad Fraser's Kill Me Now at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park, London. In July 2015, he played the role of emotionally distanced father Gilbert Aldridge in the BBC's two-part television adaptation of Sadie Jones' debut novel The Outcast. Wise portrayed Lord Louis Mountbatten in series 1 and 2 (2016/17) of Netflix's The Crown.

Wise won the celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off in aid of Stand Up to Cancer in 2019.

In 2021, Wise was a contestant on nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. He was partnered with Karen Hauer and the couple were eliminated in the fourth week.

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Date of Birth 15 May 1966

Age 60 years old

Zodiac sign Taurus Taurus - loyal and responsible The main features of the representatives of the sign of Taurus are: serenity, endurance, as well as some passivity. They calmly endure the blows inflicted by fate, but do not retreat from the intended path. No one mana…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Virgo	100%
Pisces	96%
Taurus	96%
Capricorn	92%
Scorpio	88%
Libra	88%
Cancer	84%
Aries	80%
Aquarius	76%
Sagittarius	68%
Gemini	68%
Leo	64%

Chinese horoscope Horse Horse - fun and nobility People born in the year of the Horse are full of thirst for life, adventure and deeds. Possessing an easy character, they spread fun and cheerfulness around them. These people are smart, discerning, and talented. They know h…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Monkey	84%
Tiger	84%
Horse	84%
Dog	84%
Dragon	80%
Pig	76%
Rooster	76%
Rabbit	76%
Goat	72%
Snake	72%
Rat	60%
Bull	56%

Slavic horoscope Elk Born under the Elk sign of the Slavic horoscope, people often combine mythic memory with practical steadiness — reading cycles early and standing firm for those they call their own.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Fox	96%
Horse	92%
Finist	92%
Aurochs	92%
Elk	88%
Virgin	84%
Lynx	84%
Bear	84%
Eagle	80%
Stork	80%
Pike	76%
Boar	76%
Wolf	76%
Raven	76%
Serpent	64%
Swan	60%

Egyptian horoscope Anubis The Egyptian sign of Anubis reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Set	96%
Horus	96%
Anubis	88%
Bastet	84%
Isis	84%
Geb	80%
Sekhmet	76%
Thoth	76%
Osiris	76%
Mut	64%
Nile	64%
Amun-Ra	56%

Druid horoscope Hawthorn Hawthorn joins outer reserve with inner fire. Born 13 May to 9 June, these people sense beauty deeply and love with intensity behind a quiet face.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Oak	92%
Willow	92%
Hawthorn	88%
Vine	84%
Hazel	84%
Alder	84%
Rowan	84%
Holly	80%
Ivy	76%
Ash	76%
Birch	76%
Elder	60%
Reed	56%

Indian horoscope Vrishabha Born under Vrishabha, people in the Indian horoscope often blend spiritual depth with practical discipline, reading life as a sequence of karmic lessons and duties.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Mithuna	92%
Mesha	92%
Vrishabha	88%
Tula	84%
Kanya	84%
Simha	80%
Karka	76%
Kumbha	64%
Makara	60%
Dhanu	56%
Vrishchika	56%
Meena	44%

Flower horoscope Purslane Born under Purslane in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Bellflower	96%
Chamomile	96%
Lily of the valley	96%
Hydrangea	96%
Water lily	92%
Tulip	92%
Daisy	92%
Dahlia	92%
Magnolia	92%
Foxglove	92%
Purslane	88%
Orchid	84%
Freesia	84%
Aster	84%
Carnation	84%
Wild rose	84%
Violet	84%
Lily	84%
Mimosa	84%
Immortelle	84%
Gentian	84%
Lilac	80%
Delphinium	80%
Mistletoe	80%
Camellia	76%
Heather	76%
Rose	76%
Sunflower	76%
Poppy	76%
Belladonna	76%
Thistle	76%
Edelweiss	64%
Lotus	64%
Dandelion	60%
Gladiolus	56%
Peony	56%

Decan horoscope Taurus — 3rd decan Born in the Taurus — 3rd decan period, people often show a sharper flavor of their sign: faster or slower, bolder or more reflective, yet always recognizable by birth date.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Cancer — 1st decan	96%
Gemini — 3rd decan	96%
Taurus — 1st decan	96%
Aries — 2nd decan	96%
Cancer — 2nd decan	92%
Gemini — 2nd decan	92%
Gemini — 1st decan	92%
Taurus — 2nd decan	92%
Aries — 3rd decan	92%
Aries — 1st decan	92%
Taurus — 3rd decan	88%
Libra — 2nd decan	84%
Libra — 1st decan	84%
Leo — 3rd decan	84%
Leo — 2nd decan	84%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	80%
Virgo — 3rd decan	80%
Leo — 1st decan	80%
Scorpio — 1st decan	76%
Libra — 3rd decan	76%
Virgo — 2nd decan	76%
Virgo — 1st decan	76%
Cancer — 3rd decan	76%
Pisces — 2nd decan	64%
Pisces — 1st decan	64%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	64%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	64%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	64%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	64%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	60%
Capricorn — 1st decan	60%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	56%
Aquarius — 1st decan	56%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	56%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	56%
Pisces — 3rd decan	36%

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