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.
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| Born | Matthew Joseph Dallas October 21, 1982 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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, including Babysitter Wanted, 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 canceled by ABC. 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.[2] On November 9, 2009, ABC declined to order any additional episodes of Eastwick, effectively cancelling the series.[3] In 2009, it was announced that Dallas would be doing the movie, Beauty and the Briefcase with Hilary Duff. Dallas will be in an indie western film called The First Ride of Wyatt Earp as Bat Masterson, scheduled for release in 2012.
Personal life
On January 6, 2013, Dallas, who is openly gay, announced his engagement to boyfriend Blue Hamilton who is a musician.[4][5]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Way of the Vampire | Todd | |
| 2005 | Camp Slaughter | Mario | |
| 2005 | Wannabe | Monkee Dancer #1 | |
| 2006 | Living the Dream | Michael | |
| 2006 | Shugar Shank | Evan | |
| 2007 | The Indian | Danny | |
| 2008 | Babysitter Wanted | 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 | Bat Masterson | |
| 2012 | The Ghost of Goodnight Lane | Ben | |
| 2012 | Naughty or Nice | Lance Leigh | TV Movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Entourage | Male Model | Episode: "Chinatown" |
| 2006–2009 | Kyle XY | Kyle Trager | Lead role |
| 2009 | Eastwick | Chad | Episodes 1-7 |
| 2013 | Baby Daddy | Fitch Douglas | Season 2 Episode 1,2 (So Far) |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Goodbye My Lover" | Music video by James Blunt | |
| 2008 | "Thinking of You" | Love interest | Music video by Katy Perry |
References
- ^ "Matt Dallas Biography". Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "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
- ^ http://ca.eonline.com/news/410450/kyle-xy-s-matt-dallas-talks-wedding-to-fianc-blue-hamilton-no-date-set-and-no-stressing-out
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2258553/Matt-Dallas-comes-gay-Kyle-XY-star-engaged-boyfriend-Blue-Hamilton.html
External links
- Matt Dallas at IMDb