Matt Dallas
Encyclopedia
Matthew Joseph "Matt" Dallas (born October 21, 1982) is an American
actor, best known for playing the titular character on the ABC Family
series, Kyle XY
.
and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He became interested in acting at the age of 12, when his grandmother took him to a play of The Ugly Duckling
.
, as well as the title character in the ABC Family
television series Kyle XY
for three seasons. The series ended on March 16, 2009 after it was cancelled by ABC to focus on their new series Dream of the American Girls . Dallas also appeared in Living The Dream
, Wannabe
, Camp Daze, and Way of The Vampire. He has been a guest on the TV show Entourage
.
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
".
Dallas was cast in ABC's Eastwick
, playing Roxie's (Rebecca Romijn
) love interest. On November 9, 2009, ABC declined to order any additional episodes of Eastwick, effectively cancelling the series. In 2009, it was announced that Dallas would be doing the movie, Beauty and the Briefcase with Hilary Duff. Dallas will be in a indie western film called The First Ride of Wyatt Earp
as Bat Masterson
, scheduled for release in 2012.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor, best known for playing the titular character on the ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
series, Kyle XY
Kyle XY
Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle...
.
Personal life
Dallas was born in Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He became interested in acting at the age of 12, when his grandmother took him to a play of The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling
"The Ugly Duckling" is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen . The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from his neighbors until, much to his delight , he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all...
.
Career
Dallas has starred in several films, including Babysitter WantedBabysitter Wanted
Babysitter Wanted is a 2008 American horror film directed by Jonas Barnes & Michael Manasseri being written by Jonas Barnes.-Plot:A new life is starting for Angie, who’s leaving the embrace of her religious mother for college studies. She applies for a babysitting job after realizing she will need...
, as well as the title character in the ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
television series Kyle XY
Kyle XY
Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle...
for three seasons. The series ended on March 16, 2009 after it was cancelled by ABC to focus on their new series Dream of the American Girls . Dallas also appeared in Living The Dream
Living the Dream (film)
Living the Dream is a 2006 comedy-drama film starring Sean Young, Christian Schoyen, and Danny Trejo. It was written by Christian Schoyen and Luis Fernandez Reneo from a story by Christian Schoyen and directed by Christian Schoyen and Allan Fiterman...
, Wannabe
Wannabe (film)
Wannabe is a 2005 comedy film starring Craig Robert Young, Adam Huss, Anna Becker and Elizabeth Warner, and directed by Richard Keith.-Plot:...
, Camp Daze, and Way of The Vampire. He has been a guest on the TV show Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
.
In 2004, Dallas starred in Fan 3's music video for "Geek Love". In 2005, Dallas starred with Mischa Barton
Mischa Barton
Mischa Anne Marsden Barton is a British-American fashion model, film, television, and stage actress, best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the American television series The O.C..-Early life:...
in James Blunt
James Blunt
James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
's music video for "Goodbye My Lover
Goodbye My Lover
"Goodbye My Lover" is a pop rock song written by Sacha Skarbek for James Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam. The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Hogarth and received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as the fourth single in November 2005 and reached the top ten in...
" and in 2008 he starred in Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
's music video for "Thinking of You
Thinking of You (Katy Perry song)
"Thinking of You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Katy Perry from her 2008 album One of the Boys and the fourth single from the album. It is one of three tracks from the album written solely by Perry and the first single since "Ur So Gay" to be produced by another producer other than...
".
Dallas was cast in ABC's Eastwick
Eastwick (TV series)
Eastwick is a 2009 screwball comedy series based on John Updike's novel, The Witches of Eastwick. The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman , Lindsay Price, and Rebecca Romijn as the eponymous...
, playing Roxie's (Rebecca Romijn
Rebecca Romijn
Rebecca Alie Romijn is an American actress and former fashion model. She is best known for her role as Mystique in the X-Men films, and for her recurring role as Alexis Meade on the television series Ugly Betty.-Early life:...
) love interest. On November 9, 2009, ABC declined to order any additional episodes of Eastwick, effectively cancelling the series. In 2009, it was announced that Dallas would be doing the movie, Beauty and the Briefcase with Hilary Duff. Dallas will be in a indie western film called The First Ride of Wyatt Earp
The First Ride of Wyatt Earp
The First Ride of Wyatt Earp is an upcoming Western film about the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp sitting down having an interview with a reporter in Los Angeles and talks about his first ride to find the person who killed his first love. Val Kilmer will be starring as Earp. The film is set for...
as Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
William Barclay "Bat" Masterson was a figure of the American Old West known as a buffalo hunter, U.S. Marshal and Army scout, avid fisherman, gambler, frontier lawman, and sports editor and columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph...
, scheduled for release in 2012.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Way of the Vampire | Todd | |
| 2005 | Camp Slaughter Camp Slaughter Camp Slaughter, originally released in selected theaters as Camp Daze, is a 2005 low budget straight-to-video horror film released by Lightning Home Entertainment and Screamkings Productions... |
Mario | |
| 2005 | Wannabe Wannabe (film) Wannabe is a 2005 comedy film starring Craig Robert Young, Adam Huss, Anna Becker and Elizabeth Warner, and directed by Richard Keith.-Plot:... |
Monkee Dancer #1 | |
| 2006 | Living the Dream Living the Dream (film) Living the Dream is a 2006 comedy-drama film starring Sean Young, Christian Schoyen, and Danny Trejo. It was written by Christian Schoyen and Luis Fernandez Reneo from a story by Christian Schoyen and directed by Christian Schoyen and Allan Fiterman... |
Michael | |
| 2006 | Shugar Shank | Evan | |
| 2007 | The Indian | Danny | |
| 2008 | Babysitter Wanted Babysitter Wanted Babysitter Wanted is a 2008 American horror film directed by Jonas Barnes & Michael Manasseri being written by Jonas Barnes.-Plot:A new life is starting for Angie, who’s leaving the embrace of her religious mother for college studies. She applies for a babysitting job after realizing she will need... |
Rick | |
| 2010 | As Good as Dead | Jake | |
| 2010 | In Between Days | Ashley | Short |
| 2010 | Beauty & the Briefcase | Seth | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Story of Bonnie and Clyde | Henry Methvin | pre-production |
| 2011 | You, Me & The Circus | Max | |
| 2012 | The First Ride of Wyatt Earp The First Ride of Wyatt Earp The First Ride of Wyatt Earp is an upcoming Western film about the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp sitting down having an interview with a reporter in Los Angeles and talks about his first ride to find the person who killed his first love. Val Kilmer will be starring as Earp. The film is set for... |
Bat Masterson Bat Masterson William Barclay "Bat" Masterson was a figure of the American Old West known as a buffalo hunter, U.S. Marshal and Army scout, avid fisherman, gambler, frontier lawman, and sports editor and columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph... |
|
| 2012 | The Ghost of Goodnight Lane | filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons... |
Male Model | Episode: "Chinatown" |
| 2006–2009 | Kyle XY Kyle XY Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle... |
Kyle Trager | Main role |
| 2009 | Eastwick Eastwick (TV series) Eastwick is a 2009 screwball comedy series based on John Updike's novel, The Witches of Eastwick. The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman , Lindsay Price, and Rebecca Romijn as the eponymous... |
Chad | Episodes 1-7 |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Geek Love" | Music video by Fan 3 | |
| 2005 | "Goodbye My Lover Goodbye My Lover "Goodbye My Lover" is a pop rock song written by Sacha Skarbek for James Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam. The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Hogarth and received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as the fourth single in November 2005 and reached the top ten in... " |
Music video by James Blunt James Blunt James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005... |
|
| 2008 | "Thinking of You Thinking of You (Katy Perry song) "Thinking of You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Katy Perry from her 2008 album One of the Boys and the fourth single from the album. It is one of three tracks from the album written solely by Perry and the first single since "Ur So Gay" to be produced by another producer other than... " |
Love interest | Music video by Katy Perry Katy Perry Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a... |