Matthew "Matt" R. Walton (born August 24, 1973) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
Early life
Walton was born in
Hampton, New Jersey
Hampton is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,401,Boston Conservatory, where he received a degree as a Musical Theater major and a Directing minor. After graduation he returned to New York City and studied with
Wynn Handman
Wynn Handman (May 19, 1922 – April 11, 2020) was the Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre, which he co-founded with Sidney Lanier and Michael Tolan in 1963. His role in the theatre was to seek out, encourage, train, and present n ...
,
Tony Spiridakis
Tony Spiridakis (born 1959 in Queens, New York) is an American film director, writer, actor, producer and playwright best known for such films as ''Queens Logic'', ''Tinseltown'', '' The Last Word'', ''If Lucy Fell'' and ''Ash Tuesday''. He is t ...
, Stephan Jobes and acting coaches Anthony Abeson, Seth Barrish and Bob Krakower.
Career
Stage
Walton made his
New York City
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debut Off-Broadway starring as Berger in the 30th anniversary production of '' Hair'' in 1997, and later reprised the role in
Boston
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and at the Bay Street Theater in
Sag Harbor, New York
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.
This performance in ''Hair'' led to roles in Off-Broadway premieres, including ''The Tailor Made Man'', ''The Sweepers'', ''We're All Dead'', ''Rush's Dream'', ''Gorilla Man'', and ''The Framer''.
He also played leads in New York and regional revivals of ''Beirut'', '' Grease'', '' Violet'', ''Boy's Life'', ''
A Few Good Men
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Italian American Reconciliation
''Italian American Reconciliation'' is a play by John Patrick Shanley. It premiered Off-Broadway
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'', and ''Human Error''.
He starred in the
Off-Broadway
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production of ''Under My Skin'', written by Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser.
''Parfumerie'' at The Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills.
''It's Just Sex'' at the Actor's Temple in New York City.
'' Boeing-Boeing'' at the
Paper Mill Playhouse
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soap opera
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s ''
Guiding Light
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'', ''
As the World Turns
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'', and ''
All My Children
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''. Starting in 2009, he played Elijah Clarke on '' One Life to Live'' for 18 months.
Walton also played guest roles on '' Rescue Me'', ''
Royal Pains
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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''.
Walton has appeared in over two dozen films, including ''
Burn After Reading
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Armless
''Armless'' is a 2010 comedy film directed by Habib Azar and starring Daniel London, Janel Moloney, Matt Walton, Zoe Lister-Jones and Laurie Kennedy. It was written by Kyle Jarrow.
It was an official selection of the 2010 Sundance Film Festiv ...
''.
Walton also played sportscaster Alex Reiser on the
Comedy Central
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Walton has acted in a number of ad campaigns, notably for Advil Cold and Sinus, Rooms to Go,
Lowe's
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,
Barclays
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Barclays traces ...
,
Speed Stick
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,
Cablevision
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,
Castrol
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,
Cablevision
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and
Old Navy
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.
He has worked as a voice-over artist in over 100 TV and radio commercials, promos and narrations for
The Biography Channel
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,
A&E Network
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,
Bravo
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, the
Travel Channel
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,
Independent Film Channel
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, and
Oxygen
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. He has also done the narration for a number of
audiobook
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Spoken audio has been available in sch ...
s, including ''
Spider-Man 2
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CollegeHumor
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'' and gained national attention in the "
Gangnam Style
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