Matt Dallas
| Matt Dallas | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Matthew Joseph Dallas October 21, 1982 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse(s) | Blue Hamilton (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Matthew Joseph "Matt" Dallas (born October 21, 1982) is an American actor, best known for playing the title character on the ABC Family series Kyle XY.
Early life
Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He has two younger brothers and one younger sister.[1] He became interested in acting at the age of 12, when his grandmother took him to a production of the play The Ugly Duckling.
Career
Dallas has starred in several films, and has played the title character in the ABC Family television series Kyle XY for three seasons. The series ended on March 16, 2009 after it was canceled by ABC.[2] Dallas also appeared in Camp Slaughter (2005), Living The Dream (2006), and Babysitter Wanted (2008). He has been a guest on the TV show Entourage.[3]
In 2004, Dallas starred in Fan_3's music video for "Geek Love". In 2005, Dallas starred with Mischa Barton in James Blunt's music video for "Goodbye My Lover" and in 2008 he starred in Katy Perry's music video for "Thinking of You".[4]
Dallas was cast in ABC's Eastwick, playing Roxie's (Rebecca Romijn) love interest.[5] On November 9, 2009, ABC declined to order any additional episodes of Eastwick, effectively cancelling the series.[6] In 2009, it was announced that Dallas would be appearing in the movie Beauty and the Briefcase with Hilary Duff.[7] Dallas was in an indie western film called The First Ride of Wyatt Earp as Bat Masterson, which was released on March 6, 2012.[8]
In 2012, Dallas starred as Max in the musical love story movie You, Me & The Circus.[9] He played the role of Bat Masterson in an action packed western movie Wyatt Earp's Revenge with Val Kilmer.[10] He also starred as Lance Leigh in the Hallmark movie Naughty or Nice with Hilarie Burton.[11] Dallas played the role of Scott Orenhauser in the indie sci-fi thriller film Life Tracker.[12] Dallas had a recurring role in ABC Family show Baby Daddy, where he played Riley's (Chelsea Kane) love interest.[13]
In 2014, Dallas starred in the horror comedy movie Ghost of Goodnight Lane.[14]
In 2015, Dallas starred as Jake in the web series Anne & Jake.[15] The series was released on YouTube on November 11, 2015.[16]
Personal life
On July 5, 2015, Dallas married musician Blue Hamilton, his partner of five years.[17][18] [19][20] On December 22, 2015, Dallas and Hamilton announced on their YouTube channel that they had adopted their two-year-old son, Crow.[21]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Way of the Vampire | Todd | |
| 2005 | Camp Slaughter | Mario | |
| 2005 | Wannabe | Monkee Dancer #1 | |
| 2006 | Living the Dream | Michael | |
| 2006 | Shugar Shank | Evan | Short film |
| 2007 | The Indian | Danny | Monaco Film Festival Award for Best Newcomer |
| 2008 | Babysitter Wanted | Rick | |
| 2010 | As Good as Dead | Jake | |
| 2010 | In Between Days | Ashley | Short film |
| 2010 | Beauty & the Briefcase | Seth | Television movie |
| 2011 | The Story of Bonnie and Clyde | Henry Methvin | |
| 2012 | You, Me & The Circus | Max | |
| 2012 | The First Ride of Wyatt Earp | Bat Masterson | |
| 2012 | Naughty or Nice | Lance Leigh | Television movie |
| 2013 | Into The Heart of America | Documentarian | Documentary |
| 2013 | Isolated | Ambassador | |
| 2013 | Life Tracker | Scott Orenhouser | |
| 2014 | The Ghost of Goodnight Lane | Ben | |
| 2014 | 1% ERS (short) | Ryan | Short film |
| Dig | Craig | Short film | |
| 2015 | Where Are You, Bobby Browning? | Bobby Browning | Post-production |
| 2015 | Tell Me Your Name | Pastor John | Post-production |
| 2016 | Alaska Is a Drag | Declan | Post-production |
| Phantasmagoria | Donald Gordon | Pre-production | |
| Thunder Road | SPC. Darryl Sparks | Announced | |
| Paradox | Caleb | Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Entourage | Male model | Episode: "Chinatown" |
| 2006–2009 | Kyle XY | Kyle Trager / Young Adam Baylin | Main role Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (2007–08) Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama Series |
| 2009 | Eastwick | Chad Burton | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2013–2014 | Baby Daddy | Fitch Douglas | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2015 | Anne & Jake | Jake | Web-series |
| 2016 | "Worst Cooks in America" | Himself | Reality competition show |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Geek Love" | Geek | Music video by Fan 3 |
| 2005 | "Goodbye My Lover" | Music video by James Blunt | |
| 2009 | "Thinking of You" | Love interest | Music video by Katy Perry |
| 2014 | "It's My Belly Button" | Kyle XY | Music video by Rhett and Link |
References
- ↑ "Matt Dallas Biography". Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ "Kyle XY Cast". www.buddytv.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "Matt Dallas - Movies and TV | LocateTV". LocateTV.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "Katy Perry music video (Matt Dallas)".
- ↑ "Romijn's New Series Heads To Dallas". TV Guide. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Eastwick" Cancelled; "The Forgotten" Gets More Episodes, "Let's Dance" Scrapped, TV By the Numbers, November 9, 2009
- ↑ "First Look: ABC Family's Beauty & the Briefcase - Hollywood the Write Way". Hollywood the Write Way. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ "Wyatt Earp's Revenge". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ↑ "Watch You, Me & the Circus () online - Amazon Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "Wyatt Earp's Revenge | Sony Pictures". www.sonypictures.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "Matt Dallas as Lance on Naughty or Nice (2012) | Hallmark Channel". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "From the Set: The Sci-Fi Indie Feature Life Tracker - ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "'Kyle XY's' Matt Dallas Heads to ABC Family's 'Baby Daddy' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "The Ghost of Goodnight Lane – Cast". www.ghostofgoodnightlane.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "Time To Find A Web Series To Get You Thru Winter? Try One Starring Matt Dallas. | Instinct". instinctmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ↑ "Anne and Jake Web-series".
- ↑ "Kyle XY's Matt Dallas Talks Wedding to Fiancé Blue Hamilton: No Date Set and No Stressing Out! | E! Online UK". Ca.eonline.com. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "Matt Dallas comes out as gay: Kyle XY star engaged to boyfriend Blue Hamilton | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. January 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ Rouse, Wade (2013-04-15). "Matt Dallas Marries Blue Hamilton: See the Wedding Photo". People.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ↑ "Matt Dallas Marries Blue Hamilton: See the Newlyweds at the Courthouse!". E! Online. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ↑ Mendelson, Will (December 22, 2015). "Matt Dallas, Husband Blue Hamilton Adopt Little Boy: Watch the Video!". Us Weekly. United States. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
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