Biography
Arthur Mathews is an Irish comedy writer and actor. He attended Castleknock College and graduated from the Dublin Institute of Technology with a degree in graphic design. He worked as art editor for Hot Press magazine before moving to London in 1991 to pursue writing.
Mathews is best known for co-writing the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted (1995–1998) with Graham Linehan, on which he also served as associate producer and made several acting appearances. He contributed to sketch shows including The Fast Show, Harry Enfield and Chums and Brass Eye, and co-created Big Train (1998–2002), writing the second series alone. Other credits include writing for Black Books (2000) and co-creating Toast of London (2012–2015) with Matt Berry.
He has written books including the satirical novel Well Remembered Days (2001) and received BAFTA awards for his work on Father Ted.
