Eddie Matos (actor)

Eddie Matos (born Eduardo Matos on July 18, 1972), a current spokesperson for State Farm Insurance, is an American actor best known for his role as Ricky Garza on the ABC daytime soap Port Charles.

Matos was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He graduated from North Hunterdon High School in New Jersey in June 1990, and lived in Miami before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Career

After a few guest appearances in various prime time shows, Matos originated the role of Ricky Garza on ABC's daytime soap Port Charles. After the show was cancelled in 2003, Matos continued to do guest appearances, before landing the role of Professor Pete Marquez on ABC's General Hospital. Matos recurred on General Hospital from September 2006 until early 2007, when he won a role on Cane (2007 TV series).

State Farm

Eddie Matos is also the spokesman of State Farm commercials both in English and Spanish.

Roles

• Clueless (TV series) (Tyler – 1999) credited as Thomas Caron
• The Bold and the Beautiful (Charlie Espinada – 2001)
• Wanderlust (Drowned Sailor – 2001)
• All About Us (TV series) (Steven Castelli – 2001)
• Port Charles (Ricky Garza – 2001–2003)
• Tru Calling (Charlie – 2004)
• Charmed (Paramedic Garcia – 2004)
• Women in Law (James – 2006)
• In Justice (Cruz Salgado – 2006)
• Pepper Dennis (Marcus – 2006)
• General Hospital (Pete Marquez – 2006–2007)
• Cane (Henry Duque – 2007–2008)

Trivia

• Matos was in a three-person band called "23 Link Chain", in which he played drums.

External links

• Interview, October 3, 2006, Soap Opera Digest
• Biography at soapcentral.com