Taken from 'Style' Magazine, 29 December 2002.
Age: 27

Vital statistics: describes himself as a “wee thing”. Small but perfectly formed, with greenish-blue eyes, floppy hair and the pale skin only found in men from the Outer Hebrides (where he was born). Leo.

Best known for: being the cutest thing on television this year when he stepped into Omar Sharif’s shoes in ITV’s Doctor Zhivago.

Fact file: he regrets an interview he gave about his Hebridean childhood and troubled teens because “the people on the Isle of Lewis are beautiful and I felt very guilty. They’ve done nothing but give to me. Although,” he admits, “alcohol is a bit of a problem. It’s a Celtic thing, really. They have a comfort in melancholy.” His childhood was spent fishing and walking the hills and beaches with his aunties, uncles and cousins.

Forthcoming attractions: none. He’s taking time out to play his guitar. And no, that doesn’t make him any less desirable.

What sums him up? His costar Keira Knightley says he has a “truly poetic soul”. He is vocal about his antidrugs stance, likes nothing more than “a storm and a wild night”, never travels without his guitar and composes his own songs. Until he is wealthy enough to own a croft in Mull or Lewis, he’s content receiving emergency supplies of Irn-Bru and socks through the post from his grandma.

Availability? After a four-year relationship with the actress Samantha Morton, he’s “looking for a soulmate” to go away with “me, my guitar and my fiddle”. The queue’s back here, ladies.

Hans on Film

Hans' first ever filmic role.

Christmas is the first time that Hans Matheson appeared on film or television. Many thanks to Virgil from the Hans Matheson Org site for letting me repost this information.

Article about The Virgin Queen recently shown on PBS Masterpiece Theatre.

Interview with Hans about his role in Dr. Zhivago from 2003.

Fanmail address for Hans Matheson.

** Please note: This is the address of his agent and not his personal address.
Hans Matheson
c/o Lou Coulson Agency
37 Berwick Street
London, W1F 8RS
UK

Cine File on Hans Matheson

Hans Matheson plays Marius in Bille August's Les Miserables, which is on general release

By Madeleine North
Friday November 27, 1998

What is the first film you saw?
First Blood. When Sly Stallone fell off the cliff top I remember being impressed because he did his own stunts. I was only eight.

What's your favourite film?
One of my favourites is the Swedish film Pelle The Conquerer. I love to feel raw emotion in a film.

When did you last walk out of a film?
I've never walked out of the cinema. I like to give films a chance.

Your most erotic moment in a cinema?
Watching Jessica Lange on the kitchen table in The Postman Always Rings Twice. I was very young at the time but I've had something about her ever since.

Favourite snatch of dialogue?
Andy Serkis in Mojo: 'He's my best friend, but he's a cunt.'

Which actor/actress would you like to be?
None. There are lots I admire, but I like taking on the challenge of myself!

When was the last time you cried watching a film?
I haven't cried for a long time, but I felt deeply disturbed by Saving Private Ryan. I know the ending was terrible, but the supporting roles were touching.

What was it like having Harold Pinter crack on to you in Mojo?
Frightening. They used the first take where Harold got most of his lines wrong. The scene consequently has a real edge to it which people have picked up on.

How big a part do your good looks play in securing you a role?
I do feel looks play a part because cinema's about image and photography. I'd be lying if I said otherwise.

Have you read Victor Hugo's Les Miserables?
I did attempt to read it, but even though the writing's good I found it boring. Victor Hugo will probably kick me for that.

The Guardian: Article.