Matthew Postlethwaite

Matthew Postlethwaite
Born 25 September
Whitehaven, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Singer
Known for
Relatives Jeffrey Postlethwaite (brother)

Matthew Postlethwaite (born 25 September[1] in Whitehaven, Cumbria) is a British actor and singer. He is mostly known for his role as Nipper in the television series Peaky Blinders. He has an identical twin brother, Jeffrey Postlethwaite, who also is an actor.[2][3]

Before becoming an actor, Matthew studied at Huddersfield University.[4] In order to pay for his degree courses he worked of numerous television commercials,[5] such as for Hell's Kitchen in 2012.[6] As part of his degree course he started a wraps business named Wrapik.[3][4] In August 2012 he won a business start-up competition held by the Kirklees Council for this business.[7]

Matthew is known to occasionally perform his own stunts in his appearances.[8]

He is currently producing and starring in the television show #Twinning, with his brother[2] and Andy Dick.[9]

Matthew appears, alongside his brother Jeffrey, on the front cover of the twelfth issue of Candid Magazine.[8][10]

Personal life

As of February 2015 Matthew lives part-time in Beverly Hills.[8][11]

Charity

Matthew Postlethwaite and his brother have created their own non-profit coffee brand named 'Hero Bean'. They have partnered with Padre Fabretto Foundation and Bruce and Luke's Coffee Roasters to purchase coffee beans from Nicaraguan farmers at "more than 30 per cent of what they would normally be paid for the fairtrade price of coffee."[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Blood Joseph Melby Short [13]
2015 Shooting Clerks: A Thank-You Himself [14]
2015 The White King Remus Frunza Post-production [15]
2015 The International Language Martin Short [13]
2015 New Reality Agent Connors Virtual reality [16]
2016 Shooting Clerks
  • Walt Flanagan
  • Egg Man
  • Offended Customer
 Post-production [11]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013-2014 Peaky Blinders Nipper 9 episodes [11]
2015 Actors Entertainment Himself
  • Guest appearance
  • 1 espisode
 [17]

References

  1. ↑ Matthew Postlethwaite [MattPoss] (25 September 2015). "Happy Birthday to this guy @JeffreyPoss the most inspiring & talented person I know #Birthday #Twins πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰πŸŽˆ pic.twitter.com/YWnh0BqNk6" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Newcomers Program: Meet Our Participants". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 Bridge, Armitage (13 September 2014). "Huddersfield twins debut in BBC 2 drama Peaky Blinders". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 Zientek, Henryk (15 December 2012). "Wrapik fast food shop gets off to a thriving start". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Artledge, James (20 March 2014). "Peaky Blinders stars enjoy a close shave before filming first scenes of second series". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Matthew Postlethwaite". spotlight.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Zientek, Henryk (13 August 2012). "Queensgate Market to welcome four new businesses". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 Preston, Dominic. "The Postlethwaite Twins". Candid Magazine (12): 111–122.
  9. ↑ Sandelands, Drew (12 November 2015). "Twin James Bonds? We’re up for it!". Whitehaven News. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Issue 12 Print Edition". Candid Magazine. Farblack. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 White, Mark (5 February 2015). "Cumbrian TV twins head for Hollywood". News and Star. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  12. ↑ Drew Sandelands (14 January 2016). "Acting, R&B... and coffee". Whitehaven News. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Matthew Postlethwaite". www.time.mk. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Shooting Clerks: A Thank-You". Nile Valley Movies. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  15. ↑ White, Mark (22 July 2015). "TV twins jet off to star in new film". Whitehaven News. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Matthew Postlethwaite [MattPoss] (16 December 2015). "#VR film has been nominated for 'Best Live Action' Film. Vote here #RT #Vegas vrlounge.formstack.com/forms/vrf_vote pic.twitter.com/t3HV1Nuprs" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Brit Actors in Hollywood on ActorsE Chat with celebrity host Sandro Monetti". ActorsEntertainment.com. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

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