Greg Wise Biography: TV Shows, Movies, Full Name, Wikipedia, Age, Net Worth, Height, Parents, Siblings, Wife, Children

Matthew Gregory “Greg” Wise, professionally known as Greg Wise, is a distinguished English actor and producer recognized for his work in British television and film. He began his career with a professional debut in Good Rockin’ Tonight, a musical centered on the life of television producer Jack Good.

Wise gained prominence through his performances in several BBC period dramas, including The Moonstone, The Buccaneers, and Madame Bovary. In 1995, he portrayed John Willoughby in the acclaimed adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.

Expanding his repertoire, Wise produced the BBC/Masterpiece production The Song of Lunch in 2010, featuring his wife, Emma Thompson, alongside Alan Rickman. He returned to the stage in February 2015 with a role in Brad Fraser’s play Kill Me Now.

Profile

• Full Name: Matthew Gregory Wise
• Stage Name: Greg Wise
• Born: 15 May 1966
• Age: 58 years old
• Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
• Nationality: British
• Occupation: English actor and producer
• Height: 1.88 m
• Parents: Douglass Wise and Yvonne Jeannine Czeiler
• Siblings: Clare Wise
• Spouse: Emma Thompson (m. 2003)
• Children: Gaia Wise, Tindyebwa Agaba Wise
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $5 million

Early Life And Education

Matthew Gregory Wise was born on 15 May 1966 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. He is the son of architect Douglass Wise and Yvonne Jeannine Czeiler, and has one sibling, Clare Wise.

Wise was educated at St Peter’s School in York and initially studied architecture at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh before pursuing drama at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He is of white ethnicity, though his religious affiliation is not publicly known.

Career

Greg Wise began his professional acting career on stage in the musical Good Rockin’ Tonight, based on the life of TV producer Jack Good. Transitioning to television in the early 1990s, he appeared in series such as Covington Cross and The Riff Raff Element, gaining recognition for his performances in both contemporary and historical dramas.

His film breakthrough came in 1995 with key roles in Feast of July and Ang Lee’s acclaimed adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, where he portrayed John Willoughby. The latter marked the beginning of his longstanding professional and personal relationship with Emma Thompson.

Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Wise maintained a consistent presence in British film and television. He played notable roles such as Franklin Blake in The Moonstone (1997), Rodolphe in Madame Bovary (2000), and appeared in the comedy Johnny English (2003) alongside Rowan Atkinson.

His television credits expanded with appearances in Cranford, Hornblower, The Buccaneers, and According to Bex, often gravitating toward literary adaptations and period pieces. In 2010, Wise also moved into producing with The Song of Lunch, a BBC/Masterpiece production starring Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman.

In recent years, Wise has continued to diversify his career. He returned to the stage in 2015 in Brad Fraser’s Kill Me Now and appeared in films including Effie Gray (2014), A Private War (2018), and Military Wives (2019).

On television, he took on roles in dramas like The Outcast and Modus, and earned critical praise for his portrayal of Lord Louis Mountbatten in the first two seasons of Netflix’s The Crown. Wise has also engaged audiences outside of traditional acting, winning The Great British Bake Off: Celebrity Edition in 2019 and competing in Strictly Come Dancing in 2021.

Social Media

• Instagram handle: @gregwiseofficial

Personal Life

Greg Wise has been in a relationship with actress Emma Thompson since 1995, after they met on the set of Sense and Sensibility. The couple married in July 2003 in Argyll, Scotland, following eight years of dating.

Together, they have two children: their daughter, Gaia Wise, and their adopted son, Tindyebwa Agaba Wise.

Filmography

Films:

• Feast of July (1995)
• Sense and Sensibility (1995)
• Judas Kiss (1998)
• Africa (1999)
• The Moonstone (1997)
• The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
• Johnny English (2003)
• A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
• The Disappeared (2008)
• Morris: A Life With Bells On (2009)
• Carmilla (2019)
• The Magic Flute (2022)
• 3 Days in Havana (2013)

Television and Voice Roles:

• The Buccaneers (2025)
• Torchwood (2024, podcast)
• The Death and Life of River Song (2024, podcast)
• Tuca & Bertie (2019–2021)
• Strange Angel (2018–2019)
• Modus (2017)
• According to Bex (2005)
• The Crown (2016– )

Net Worth

Greg Wise has an estimated net worth of approximately $5 million, primarily earned through his successful acting career in British television and film. In addition to acting, he has also generated income as a producer, most notably for the BBC/Masterpiece production The Song of Lunch.