{"title":"Matthew James Thomas","role":"Robin","image":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/roundabout-theatre-company\/image\/upload\/c_fill,g_auto,h_880,w_880\/f_auto\/q_auto\/v1538504335\/Headshots\/Time-and-the-Conways\/Matthew-James-Thomas_low?_a=BAAAV6DQ","lede":null,"content":"<p><strong>MATTHEW JAMES THOMAS (Robin)<\/strong> is thrilled to join the cast of Time and the Conways. Matthew is best-known in the U.S. for originating the title role in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of <em>Pippin,<\/em> directed by Diane Paulus, for which he received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. Earlier this year he was cast as a series regular in a new NBC SONY pilot \"Shelter\" as Dr. Sam Carnahan, directed by Charles McDougall and written by Warren Leight.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The year prior he was cast as series regular Henry Paine in the HBO drama pilot \u201cThe Devil You Know\u201d written by Jenji Kohan and directed by Gus Van Sant. He had moved from the U.K. to the U.S. in 2010 to play Peter Parker in the original cast of <em>Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark<\/em> on Broadway directed by Julie Taymor with music by Bono and Edge. After the success of <em>Pippin,<\/em> Matthew went on to shoot a recurring lead in NBC-Universal\u2019s \"Believe\" with executive producers JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n. He then joined the cast of the musical adaption of Barry Levinson\u2019s classic film <em>Diner<\/em> with original music by Sheryl Crow playing the role of Fenwick for the Signature Theatre and was nominated for a Helen Hayes award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In his earlier career, Matthew appeared in the hit British, BAFTA award-winning film <em>Billy Elliott<\/em> and hit film <em>About a Boy <\/em>starring Hugh Grant. He later starred as Prince John in the Emmy award-winning <em>The Lost Prince <\/em>for the BBC directed by Stephen Poliakoff. Television series regular credits include: Jez in \u201cBritannia High\u201d for ITV. Joe in \u201cWonderful You\u201d for ITV. Matthew Davey in \u201cThe Blind Date\u201d for ITV. Guest leads credits include: \u201cMidsomer Murders,\u201d \u201cCasualty,\u201d \u201cDoctors,\u201d \u201cGenie in the House,\u201d \u201cThe Bill,\u201d \u201cHero to Zero\u201d and \u201cTrevor\u2019s World of Sport.\u201d<\/p>","website":"","alt":null}