Hans Matheson Biography
(Actor and Musician)
Birthday: August 7, 1975 (Leo)
Born In: Stornoway, Scotland
Hans Matheson is a Scottish actor, singer and musician who is best known for his television roles, such as Yury Zhivago in ITV's 'Doctor Zhivago', Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in Showtime's 'The Tudors', Alec Stoke-d'Urberville in BBC's the 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles', and Johnny Jackson (John Blackwood) in the ITV series 'Jericho'. His major films include 'Les Misérables', 'Bodywork', 'Canone inverso', 'The Mists of Avalon', 'I Am Dina', 'Sherlock Holmes', 'Clash of the Titans', 'The Christmas Candle' and '300: Rise of an Empire'. He played the Earl of Essex in BBC's 'The Virgin Queen' and played the lead role in the telefilm 'Imperium: Nero'. Matheson is also a talented musician who, through his official website, recently began recording and releasing songs that he wrote in his twenties.