Biography

Emmy winning actor-producer Matt Battaglia was born in Tallahassee, Florida, the youngest of four children. He spent much of his life growing up in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of Louisville, where he was an All-American middle linebacker who led the nation in tackles his junior & senior years, totaling 153 & 166 tackles, averaging a collegiate high of 15 tackles per game, 2 years back to back. He played in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.

As an actor, Battaglia has been credited in over 100 films and television programs. He won two Emmy Awards in 2011 for producing Last Shot with Judge Gunn (2011) and co-producing the Golden Globe-nominated film Brothers (2009). He founded The Mint Jubilee, a charity event at the Kentucky Derby which has raised millions of dollars for cancer patients. He created this event in memory of his mother who died of cancer.
- IMDb mini biography by: RM SIEGER

Matt Battaglia co-starred in the Dolph Lundgren film Army of One (1993). Both Matt and Dolph appeared in the Universal Soldier film franchise, albeit not in the same films.

Dolph appeared in the original and two sequels years later while Matt appeared in two sequels produced for Showtime that were later labeled non-canon.

Produced Brothers (2009), which starred Natalie Portman in the female lead role, and then appeared as an actor in Thor (2011), which also starred Natalie Portman in the female lead role.