Matt Connor was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He attended Rodillian School before studying theatre at the prestigious Bretton Hall College whose alumni include Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Colin Welland. He is an accomplished stage actor with a number of theatre credits to his name which include the 2009 production of Othello starring Lenny Henry. In 2016 he will return to London's West End, playing the lead role in The Woman in Black.