Keeley Hawes and husband Matthew Macfadyen put on a loved-up display

Keeley Hawes and her husband Matthew Macfadyen were dressed to impress as they attended the Animal Ball at Lancaster House in London on Wednesday night. 

The actress, 47, cut a glamorous figure in a black dress with ruffle detailing, while  Matthew, 48, cut a dapper figure in a black suit with silk lapels.   

The couple’s evening out comes as Matthew’s career is going from strength to strength as he is set to star in Deadpool 3 after the success of the latest series of Succession. 

The ball was held to mark the 20th anniversary of wildlife conservation charity Elephant Family, which was established in 2003 by Her Majesty’s late brother Mark Shand. 

The King and Queen led the festivities and many well-heeled guests joined the royal couple at the glitzy event, including Christian Louboutin, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sir Brian May, his wife Anita Dobson, Donna Air,

Having fun: The couple, who have been married for nearly 20 years, beamed as they posed for a photo together before joining Donna, Emma Weymouth and Freya Air

The couple, who have been married for nearly 20 years, beamed as they posed for a photo together before joining Donna, Emma Weymouth and Freya Air. 

Matthew was hailed in the fourth and final series of Succession as his character Tom managed to outmanoeuvre his equally loathsome and egotistical rival to be named boss of the fictional media conglomerate Waystar Royco.

Keeley, meanwhile, has starred in hit TV series including Spooks, Bodyguard, Line Of Duty and The Durrells. 

But Matthew is set to break into Hollywood when he stars in Deadpool 3 alongside Ryan Reynolds and Huglh Jackman. 

He has recently finished shooting the ‘Hitchcockian’ thriller Holland, Michigan, starring Nicole Kidman. 

‘Succession has brought Matthew Macfadyen to the attention of Hollywood’s major casting directors,’ Ben Dalton, international reporter at the influential film and TV trade magazine Screen International, told the Daily Mail this week. 

‘His rise has matched that of Tom Wambsgans — although Macfadyen’s is with far more grace!’

His career-defining performance has not only earned Macfadyen glowing reviews and a legion of new fans but allowed him to surprise even his friends with his meteoric rise to Tinsel Town.

Fun: Animal masks in hand, the King and Queen led the festivities at a conservation charity ball 

Succession: Tom Wambsgans (second from left) was never good enough for Shiv Roy (first from left)

‘Even with my high expectations, I wasn’t prepared for his performance in Succession,’ observed Colin Firth recently, himself an actor once defined by his portrayal of Mr Darcy. 

‘I can’t see him anywhere in it and I don’t know where it came from. I don’t know if I’ve ever been so surprised by an actor.’

The New York Times was equally dazzled: ‘Could there be a more excruciatingly awkward TV character than Tom Wambsgans? Played with understated comic glee by the British actor Matthew Macfadyen, Tom manages to simultaneously exist on all points of the show’s power spectrum: bullied, bullying and wafting helplessly in between.’