Matthew Edison (born August 22, 1975) is a
Canadian
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actor known for his roles in
''Fortunate Son'', ''
The Detail
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,'' and ''
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in ...
'', and as Cameron Coleman in the
web series
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single in ...
''
Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman'' and the
third season of ''
The Boys''.
Early life and education
A great-great-great-grand-nephew of
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These invent ...
, Edison was born in
Ottawa
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,
Ontario
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. He graduated from
Canterbury High School and the
Stella Adler Studio of Acting
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) is a prestigious acting school that was founded by actress and teacher Stella Adler. in
New York City
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.
Career
He has appeared in the television series ''
At The Hotel
''At the Hotel'' is a Canadian drama-comedy-musical mini-series concerning the goings-on at an illustrious Montreal hotel, known for its favourable treatment of struggling artists. Created by Ken Finkleman and produced by One Hundred Percent Tel ...
'' and ''
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
''Nero Wolfe'' is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's series of detective stories that aired for two seasons (2001ā2002) on A&E. Set in New York City sometime in the 1940sā1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as N ...
'', and in various television movies. Edison was nominated for a
Dora Award for the role of Hal in ''Proof'' in Toronto at The Canadian Stage Company, and for his original play ''The Domino Heart'', produced at
Tarragon Theatre
The Tarragon Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the main centers for contemporary playwriting in the country. Extra Space in 2003.
In 2021, Edison starred in ''
Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman'', a
web series
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single in ...
set within
the universe of ''
The Boys'', as Cameron Coleman, before reprising the role in the series'
third season.
Filmography
Film
Television
Online
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male stage actors
21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Canadian male writers