Matthew Marsden

Matthew David Marsden (born 3 March 1973) is an English-American actor, producer, singer and former model. He has appeared in films such as Helen of Troy, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Tamara, Resident Evil: Extinction, Rambo, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Atlas Shrugged.

Marsden was born on 3 March 1973 at Hallam Hospital in West Bromwich, Staffordshire,[1] England. He grew up on the Yew Tree Estate in Walsall.[2] His father abandoned the family when Marsden was a child,[3] and his mother Ann then brought up him and his sister alone.[4][5] He attended Manor High School in Wednesbury, before leaving to go to Dartmouth High School in Great Barr, Birmingham.[4]

Marsden found work as a model in London, Paris and Milan. He was featured in commercials for products such as Jacobs Coffee, Punica, Vimto and Impulse.[6] He has since commented, “I was at college in London and when you’re a struggling student it doesn’t take a genius to work out that it’s easier to model for a few hours each week and earn thousands of pounds than work in a bar for a pittance. But I hated doing it really.”[6] After nearly two years of modelling, he decided to get an agent and find work as an actor.