Boyishly handsome with a charming wit, Matthew Goode quickly made a name for himself on American movie screens. This tall, dark-haired British import got his break starring opposite Mandy Moore in “Chasing Liberty” (2004) and went on to appear in the acclaimed Woody Allen film, “Match Point” (2005).

A native of the western English county of Devon, Goode, the youngest of five, was born April 3, 1978 to a geologist father and nurse mother, who also happened to be a local theater director. Raised in the city of Exeter, England, Goode was encouraged into acting by his mother, often appearing in