Giles Matthey

Giles Matthey
Born Giles Ingram Matthey
(1987-11-11) 11 November 1987
Australia[1]
Occupation Actor
Years active 2011–present

Giles Ingram Matthey (born 11 November 1987) is a British-Australian actor best known for his role as Claude Crane on the HBO original series True Blood, and Jordan Reed on FOX series 24: Live Another Day.

Early life and education

Giles Matthey was born in Australia to a British father and an Australian mother. He moved to London with his family at the age of 2. He has one sibling, an older sister, Arabella, who is a Security Consultant. He became interested in acting during his teenage years and eventually moved to New York City. In the US, he completed a two-year conservatory program at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

Matthey's first acting job was an appearance in The Good Wife in 2011. In 2012, he was cast as Claude Crane in the HBO series True Blood.[2] Matthey appeared in nine episodes from 2012 to 2013. He also had a supporting role as Apple design chief Jonathan Ive in Jobs,[3] and a lead role on the 2014 independent film Boulevard with Robin Williams.[4] In 2014, he was cast as CIA intelligence analyst Jordan Reed in FOX limited event television series 24: Live Another Day.[5]

He also appeared in the CBS drama series NCIS playing Daniel Budd,[6] a young man who is the leader of the terrorist group, the Calling. Matthey's role on NCIS ended when his character died in the NCIS Season 13 premiere episode as Budd was shot dead by NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo, played by Michael Weatherly. He is currently recurring on ABC show Once Upon a Time.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Good Wife Dick Anders Episode: "Affairs of State"
2013 Jobs Jonathan Ive
2012-2013 True Blood Claude Crane 9 episodes
2013 Hunter Carter
2014 Boulevard Eddie
2014 24: Live Another Day Jordan Reed 9 episodes
2015 The Duel Completed
2015 NCIS Daniel Budd Recurring role
2016 Once Upon a Time Gideon / "Morpheus"

References

  1. "24's Giles Matthey: 5 Things You Didn't Know". The Lowdown. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. "'True Blood': Meet the new Claude!". ew.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. Hattersley, Lucy. "Giles Matthey to play Jony Ive in Steve Jobs biopic". macworld.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. "Robin Williams's last performance is dignified and moving - Boulevard review". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. STAFF, YH. "Q&A: "24" Actor Giles Matthey". www.younghollywood.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. "Giles Matthey on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  7. Gelman, Vlada (16 July 2016). "Once Upon a Time Casts New Player in Rumple/Belle Adventure". TVLine. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

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