He is rubbish at cards but enjoys a game of backgammon.

Whilst learning to ice skate on the set of Lecture 21, ruptured the anterior cruciate ligaments in both knees. This led to large doses of medication which gave the already ethereal character of Wenzel Goetze a distinctly off with the fairies look in a couple of scenes.

He has three tattoos, all black and on his upper arms. They are of a phoenix, the Egyptian symbol of the eye of Horuus and a zodiac sign of Taurus despite being a Virgo. You know they say never to get a girls name as a tattoo? Well he was smart and only got her star sign. He was very young.

Despite being a lifelong devoted Tottenham Hotspur supporter, to his eternal shame there is a photo of Matt holding the FA Cup in the Arsenal shop from 1979 (when he was 5). Blame his eldest brother.