Matt Corboy

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Matt Corboy
Corboy at the Kirk Baily celebration of life in 2022
Born (1973-06-04) June 4, 1973 (age 50)
Honolulu, Hawaii
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1][2]
Spouse
Kara McNamara Corboy
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(m. 2001)​
Children1 son

Matt Corboy (born June 4, 1973) is an American actor. He has appeared in both films and television series.

Early life[edit]

Corboy was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up there, before leaving to attend Colorado State University, where he earned a degree in business.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Corboy took up acting in 1996, and has appeared in many commercials, films, and had one-time guest roles in television series. His best-known role was on The Shield, where he appeared as Officer Ray Carlson in 17 episodes. In 2011, he played Cousin Ralph in The Descendants, which received widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

While growing up in Hawaii, Corboy would play poker with his friends. His affinity for the game led to him becoming the lead commentator for the Professional Poker Tour in 2006.[3]

In mid–2017, Corboy was cast in the recurring character Jared Preston Jr. on the ABC soap opera General Hospital[4] to help facilitate Rebecca Budig's character Hayden Barnes exit off of the soap.[5][6][7]

Personal life[edit]

Corboy has been married to Kara McNamara Corboy since August 4, 2001.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 Blood Dolls Warbeck Security
[8]
Planet Patrol Technician / Shape Machine Family–science fiction film directed by Russ Mazzolla and written by Benjamin Carr
The Big Blind Lane Drama film written and directed by David James [9]
2001 Long Lost Love Jeff Drama film written and directed by Yuri Biersach
2004 Knuckle Sandwich 'THE' Lance Comedy film co–witten by John Fordham & Ryan Miningham and directed by Miningham [10]
2005 Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch Additional voices
[11]
The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend Bar Jerk Short comedy–romantic film written by Hayes MacArthur & Jason Winer and directed by Winer
2011 The Descendants Cousin Ralph
2015 Circle Husband (Craig)
2015 Straight Outta Compton Journalist
2016 Masterminds Boss
2016 Passengers Video Game (voice)
2017 Please Stand By TV Host
2018 Dude Officer Clarke
2018 The Oath Clint Marks
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Additional Voices

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 The Pretender Chris Welman Episode: "Over the Edge" (S 2: Ep 3)
1999 Seven Days Waiter Episode: "A Dish Best Served Cold" (S 1:Ep 17)
JAG Jimmy Ambler Episode: "Psychic Warrior" (S 5:Ep 6)
2000 One World Emcee Episode: "Marci's in Hot Salsa" (S 3:Ep 10)
The District Cop #1 Episode: "The Santa Wars" (S 1:Ep 10)
2001 Spin City Boyfriend Episode: "Chinatown" (S 6:Ep 11)
2002–08 The Shield Ray Carlson Recurring
2003 Malcolm in the Middle Husband Episode: "Garage Sale" (S 4:Ep 15)
2005 Cold Case Terrence Episode: "Committed" (S 3:Ep 5)
2005–06 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Various voices Episodes:
  • "PJ" (S 2:Ep 8)
  • "Ploot" (S 2:Ep 9)
  • "Lax" (S 2:Ep 21)
2006 Threshold Carl Episode: "The Crossing" (S 1:Ep 10)
The West Wing Asst. Secretary Blieden Episode: "Duck and Cover" (S 7:Ep 12)
The Loop Kenneth Episode: "Jack Air" (S 1:Ep 2)
Sweat Equity Narrator Narration of 39 of 128 episodes
2007 Mad TV Matt Episode: "Episode 12" (S 12:Ep 12)
World Poker Tour Commentator Episode: "WPT Fathers and Sons" (S 5:Ep 23)
2008 Giants of Radio Scoot Made-for-TV Movie–comedy film written and directed by Jason Winer
NCIS Petty Officer Lance Tolliver Episode: "Dog Tags" (S 5:Ep 13)
Atom TV Dennis Episode: "Great Moments in Human Interaction"
2015 Criminal Minds Officer Tom Polinsky Episode: "Lockdown" (S 10:Ep 16)
2016 The Thundermans Mr. Silver Eagle Episode: "Back to School"
2017 How to Get Away with Murder Barry Thompson Episode: "Was She Ever Good at Her Job?"
2018 Raven's Home Richard Episode: "Cop to It"
2022 This is Us Matt Dickson Episode: "Heart and Soul"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matt Corboy - Biography - IMDb
  2. ^ MATT CORBOY - Resume | Actors Access
  3. ^ "Professional Poker Tour Selects Veteran Poker Pro and Hollywood Personality as Hosts". Casino City Times. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  4. ^ Soaps.com (July 27, 2017). "General Hospital Comings and Goings". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  5. ^ SOD (August 6, 2017). "Rebecca Budig Out At GH". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  6. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (August 6, 2017). "Rebecca Budig to exit General Hospital". Soapcentral.com. United States. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 6, 2017). "Report: Steve Burton Returning to GH — Plus, Who's Leaving the ABC Soap?". TVLine. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Blood Dolls". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "The Big Blind". FilmAffinity. Madrid: FilmAffinity LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Knuckle Sandwich". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "2-Movie Collection Blu-ray™ Combo Pack". Disney.com. United States: Disney Digital Network (The Walt Disney Company). Retrieved August 13, 2017.

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