Mathew Bose

{{short description|British actor (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Mathew Bose | image = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|3|df=y}} | birth_place = [[London]], England | death_date = | death_place = | education = [[Crawley College]] | occupation = [[Actor]] | years_active = 1996–present | spouse = | children = | website = {{URL|mathewbose.com}} }}

'''Mathew Bose''' (born 3 July 1973) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as [[Paul Lambert (Emmerdale)|Paul Lambert]] in the soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' from 2004 to 2010 and again in 2015.

==Life and career== Rajat Mathew Bose<ref name=bray>{{cite news|last=Bray|first=Abbie|title='Now I'm paying the price': Emmerdale star explains how sexuality affected acting career|work=The Express|date=10 April 2022|accessdate=2 July 2023|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1592596/Emmerdale-Mathew-Bose-sexuality-career}}</ref> was born 3 July 1973 in South East [[London]] to Dipak and Beverley Bose.<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale>{{cite news|title=I was the only gay in Emmerdale village, now they're everywhere. We should get Corrie's Sean to pop in to the Woolpack...|work=The Mirror|date=26 August 2007|accessdate=2 July 2023|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/i-was-the-only-gay-in-emmerdale-village-now-1640452}}</ref>

His parents separated when he was very young, and Mathew and his mother, a nurse, lived on a [[Public housing in the United Kingdom#Council-built housing|council estate]]. Bose was shy, and the estate was "rough as a badger's a**e".<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale /> Often alone while his mother worked, he took up painting and writing as hobbies.<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale />

Although he was encouraged by his mother to study business or computer science as a way to earn money, Bose started modelling in his late teens. In his early 20s, he moved to [[New York City]]. Most of his friends lived in [[Los Angeles]], however, and he moved there after a short time to enroll in college and obtain a degree in psychology. One of his professors suggested he take acting classes to improve his self-confidence in public speaking.<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale />

Bose became hooked on acting after a few classes. He left college, and for a time toured the United States as part of an improvisational comedy tour.<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale />

===Acting career=== About 2001, Mathew returned to Britain.<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale />

Bose began using the first name Mathew when he started acting. "It's slightly controversial to say, but when I first started in acting, I was considered too brown perhaps and too gay perhaps. The first one you could do something about because I can change my name. So Mathew is my English name, so I started using Mathew..."<ref name=bray />

Bose won his first role at 23, and has since appeared in many shows including the TV sitcoms ''[[Coupling (British TV series)|Coupling]]'', ''[[Cutting It]]'', ''[[Silent Witness]]'',<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale /> and ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]''.<ref name=bray /> He also had a role in the 2004 motion picture ''D-Day 6.6.1944''.<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale /> Bose also conducted interviews for, hosted and narrated the 2001 documentary, ''American Mullet'' (and the internet shorts ''The Mullet Chronicles''). He has also worked in [[Italy]], most prominently playing [[Enzo Ferrari]]'s son [[Alfredo (Dino) Ferrari]] in the [[Ferrari (2003 film)|bio-pic of the Ferrari family]].

He won the role of [[Paul Lambert (Emmerdale)|Paul Lambert]] in early 2004 and his ''[[Emmerdale]]'' debut was in September 2004. In mid 2007, Bose and former castmate [[Hayley Tamaddon]] ([[Del Dingle]]) were crowned winners of the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] show, ''[[Soapstar Superchef]]''. Co-star [[Matthew Wolfenden (actor)|Matthew Wolfenden]] stated in an interview that Bose was the highest scorer on the [[Wii]] that is in the games room on the set of ''Emmerdale''.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a88348/emmerdale-star-wants-soaps-wii-contest.html Soaps - News - 'Emmerdale' star wants soaps Wii contest - Digital Spy]</ref>

In ''Emmerdale'', his storylines focused on Paul's love life, as well as his complicated relationship with his parents. Bose told producers of his intense dislike of Paul's one-night stand with [[Grayson Sinclair]], as he felt this was out of character and made gay men look promiscuous.<ref>"[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2008/02/28/i-m-proud-we-ll-have-the-first-primetime-gay-soap-wedding-86908-20334052/ I'm Proud We'll Have The First Primetime Gay Soap Wedding]", ''Daily Record''. URL last accessed 2008-12-08</ref> Bose left ''Emmerdale'' in 2008, but has since returned for brief stints: first in 2010 (for the wedding of Paul's sister, [[Nicola King]]), then again in March and September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a662781/emmerdale-mathew-bose-confirms-another-return-as-paul-lambert.html#~pl0mfF7Pp6NFTR|title=Emmerdale: Mathew Bose confirms another return as Paul Lambert|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=11 August 2015|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref>

Bose is Celebrity Ambassador for the UK and Ireland [[Charitable organization|charity]] The Encephalitis Society,<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale /> and is a [[patron]] of The Scratching Post, a [[cat]] rescue charity based in [[Hertfordshire]].

In 2011, Bose toured with the [[Alan Ayckbourn]] show ''Season's Greetings''.

==Personal life== Bose has been openly gay since before he began acting.<ref name=bray /> His partner is television director James Ditchfield. The two began dating about six months before the film ''D-Day'' premiered.<ref name=onlygayinEmmerdale /> Bose spent much of the coronavirus pandemic caring for Ditchfield's children.<ref name=bray />

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1265309}} *[http://www.itv.com/emmerdale ''Emmerdale''] at [[itv.com]] * [http://www.encephalitis.info The Encephalitis Society] * [http://www.mathewbose.com Mathew Bose official website] * [http://www.the-queenshead.co.uk The Queens Head pub website]

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