The Rakish Gent Digital Cover - May 2025
Matthew Goode: Into the Shadows with Department Q’s Reluctant Detective
With Netflix’s Department Q, Matthew Goode steps into his darkest role yet — and delivers a performance that’s as brooding and brilliant as the man himself.
There’s a particular kind of performance that only an actor like Matthew Goode can deliver — one that simmers quietly, full of emotional precision and unexpected edge. In Department Q, Netflix’s gripping new adaptation of the bestselling Nordic noir series, Goode leads as DCI Carl Mørck, a detective exiled to cold cases and haunted by trauma. It’s a brooding, intricately layered role — part psychological study, part slow-burn procedural — and it might just be Goode’s most arresting work to date. Elegant yet fractured, Mørck is a man on the edge, and Goode plays him with quiet fury and total command.
Words -
@tajhayer
Photography -
@philfisk at Flock
Photography Assistance -
@peyo_alvarez
Styling & Art Direction -
@suziestreety
Styling Assistance -
@ogfashionstylist
Grooming -
@rachelsingerclark at
@theonly.agency
Executive Productive -
@dbaileyproduction
Location -
@shardview
Special thanks to:
@bacchus.agency , Kate, Damian and Aaron at The View at The Shard &
@premierpersonalpr
Matthew Goode is photographed exclusively for The Rakish Gent wearing a suit, shirt & shoes from
@paulsmithdesign Spring 2025 collection, a
@geraldcharles_official Maestro 8.0 Squelette in Rose Gold - Grey timepiece, Silk Pocket Square - Stylist’s Own and Socks from
@londonsockco
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