- Born
- Nickname
- The Boogie Man
- Height6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Matt was born in Waco, Texas and raised in the Oklahoma City area. After a turbulent youth, a traumatic event in his early twenties became a turning point that redirected his life toward discipline, endurance, and storytelling.
He relocated to Los Angeles, where he graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and became a member of its theater company in 2006. While building his career, Matt supported himself working as a bouncer and as an autism behavioral therapist- experiences that continue to inform his grounded, character-driven performances.
In 2014, Matt rowed a rowboat across the Pacific Ocean, setting a world record.
- IMDb mini biography by: Theodore Geisel
- He is known for portraying psychologically complex, physically imposing characters.
- Exactly 365 days after his release from prison at 21, Matt survived a road-rage shooting in which an armed driver pursued his vehicle at speeds exceeding 100 mph. The incident resulted in the death of his coworker.
- In 2014, Matt became a world record holder as part of the first mixed-sex team of four to row unsupported across the Pacific Ocean, completing the journey from Monterey, California, to Oahu, Hawaii in 57 days, 5 hours, and 45 minutes.
- Worked as a high rise window washer and was known to free climb the buildings he had access to.
- Proposed to his wife while adopting a dog on the premiere episode of Vanderpump Dogs, with Lisa Vanderpump helping orchestrate the surprise.
- At 17, on the first day of his first real job, Matt was operating the carousel at Frontier City amusement park when a tornado touched down. The carousel was the only ride completely destroyed.
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