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28 Nov 2024TV
State of Happiness
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Matthew Zajac features in new series of Norwegian drama
Series 3 of Norwegian drama - State of Happiness - is now streaming on BBC iPlayer and features Matthew Zajac.
When a small Norwegian fishing village becomes part of the 70s oil boom, everything changes - but how much are the lives of families and friends worth?
When a small Norwegian fishing village becomes part of the 70s oil boom, everything changes - but how much are the lives of families and friends worth?
Talent Involved
Matthew Zajac
Credits include: State of Happiness (BBC/Maipo FIlm); We Were The Lucky Ones (Disney); Happy Valley; The English; One of Us; Shetland; Still Game; Circling A Fox (BBC); The Crucifixion; Valhalla Rising; And Violet; A Lonely Place To Die (Amazon Prime).
Matthew was recently shortlisted in the Actors Award category as part of the 2024 London Pub Theatres Awards for his play, The Tailor of Inverness (Finborough Theatre) which has won several awards and has played around the world. In 2009, he was named Best Actor in the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland for his performance in the same play. His best-selling memoir of the same name was published by Sandstone Press in 2013. His documentary film, Circling A Fox – the Story of The Tailor of Inverness, was broadcast by the BBC in 2021/2022. Matthew has also written several plays, including his adaptation of James Robertson’s novel The Testament of Gideon Mack, which premiered in 2025.
Matthew has also appeared in numerous BBC radio plays and is an experienced voiceover artist and documentary narrator. He has been Artistic Director of Dogstar Theatre Company since 2004.
Matthew was recently shortlisted in the Actors Award category as part of the 2024 London Pub Theatres Awards for his play, The Tailor of Inverness (Finborough Theatre) which has won several awards and has played around the world. In 2009, he was named Best Actor in the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland for his performance in the same play. His best-selling memoir of the same name was published by Sandstone Press in 2013. His documentary film, Circling A Fox – the Story of The Tailor of Inverness, was broadcast by the BBC in 2021/2022. Matthew has also written several plays, including his adaptation of James Robertson’s novel The Testament of Gideon Mack, which premiered in 2025.
Matthew has also appeared in numerous BBC radio plays and is an experienced voiceover artist and documentary narrator. He has been Artistic Director of Dogstar Theatre Company since 2004.