Matt O'Leary
| Matt O'Leary | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Joseph O'Leary July 6, 1987 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Matthew Joseph "Matt" O'Leary (born July 6, 1987) is an American actor.
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[edit] Life and career
O'Leary was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has two older half-sisters and an older half-brother. O'Leary auditioned for the lead in Home Alone 3.[1] He made his acting debut in the lead role of the 2000 made-for-television film Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire. He was subsequently cast in the thriller Domestic Disturbance, playing the son of John Travolta's character; the film was released in November 2001 and performed fairly at the box office, grossing $45 million.[2]
O'Leary next appeared in another thriller, Frailty, directed by Bill Paxton, and in the kids comedy Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, both of which opened in 2002 to positive reviews,[3][4] gaining O'Leary recognition among teenage audiences. In 2003, O'Leary had a minor role in the final Spy Kids film, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and also appeared in the 2004 drama The Alamo, although most of his role was reduced to one line.[1]
In 2005, O'Leary had a role in Warm Springs, a television film, and Havoc, a drama starring Anne Hathaway that was released directly to video. O'Leary came into mainstream prominince in the later half of the 2000s for his roles in Brick, a quirky thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the 2007 films Live Free or Die Hard and Death Sentence. His most recent starring performance was as Garret in the remake of Sorority Row.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire | Adam Hansen | Made for TV Movie |
| 2001 | Domestic Disturbance | Danny Morrison | |
| 2001 | Frailty | Young Fenton | |
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Gary Giggles | |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Gary Giggles | |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Boy in Store | |
| 2005 | Brick | The Brain | |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Fred Botts | Made for TV Movie |
| 2005 | Havoc | Eric | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ethan Garrett | TV episode: "In the Wee Small Hours: Part 1 & 2" |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Clay | |
| 2007 | Death Sentence | Joe Darley | |
| 2008 | Solstice | Mark | |
| 2008 | American Son | Jake | |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour | Bobby | TV episode: "Resurrection" |
| 2008–2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dan Forester | TV episodes: "19 Down", "One to Go" and "Mascara" |
| 2009 | American Bully | Brandon | |
| 2009 | Sorority Row | Garrett | |
| 2010 | Mother's Day | Jonathan "Johnny" Koffin | |
| 2011 | Natural Selection | Raymond | |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Cameron | Made for TV Movie |
| 2011 | Marcy | Photographer | Web Series |
| 2011 | In Time | Moser | |
| 2012 | Fat Kid Rules the World | Marcus | post-production |
| 2012 | Eden | Vaughan | post-production |
| 2012 | Drones | Jack Bowles | post-production |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bell, Jeff (2007-09-09). "'Death' becomes him". The Times. http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/09/10/entertainment/entertainment/doce1246b83762edb828625734e0056f26d.txt. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ "The Numbers". Domestic Disturbance. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051128072349/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2001/DOMDS.html. Retrieved March 18, 2006.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Frailty. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/frailty/. Retrieved March 18, 2006.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spy_kids_2_island_of_lost_dreams/. Retrieved March 17, 2006.
