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| Matt Dallas | |
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 Dallas at the premiere for Thor in May, 2011 |
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| Born | Matthew Joseph Dallas October 21, 1982 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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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[edit] Personal life
Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona 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.
[edit] 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 to focus on their new series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. 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.[1] On November 9, 2009, ABC declined to order any additional episodes of Eastwick, effectively cancelling the series.[2] 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.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] 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 | filming |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Entourage | Male Model | Episode: "Chinatown" |
| 2006–2009 | Kyle XY | Kyle Trager | Main role |
| 2009 | Eastwick | Chad | Episodes 1-7 |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | "Geek Love" | Music video by Fan 3 | |
| 2005 | "Goodbye My Lover" | Music video by James Blunt | |
| 2008 | "Thinking of You" | Love interest | Music video by Katy Perry |
[edit] References
- ^ "Romijn's New Series Heads To Dallas". TV Guide. 2009-03-16. http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/what-the-keck/romijns-new-series-heads-to-dallas-314.htmll. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Eastwick" Cancelled; "The Forgotten" Gets More Episodes, "Let's Dance" Scrapped, TV By the Numbers, November 9, 2009
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