Matt Frewer
Canadian-American actor (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian.[1] He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom[2] in the 1985 TV film and 1987 television series of the same names.
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| Born | Matthew George Frewer (1958-01-04) January 4, 1958 (age 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1980 |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
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| Children | 1 |
He became prominent when playing roles in films, like Russell Thompson, Sr. in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Jobe Smith in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996), Sherlock Holmes in the film adaption of The Sign of Four, Frank in Dawn of the Dead (2004), Moloch in Watchmen (2009), Mitch in 50/50 (2011), and Archibald Stanley in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).
His television credits include Dr. Mike Stratford in Doctor Doctor (1989–1991), Bob in Shaky Ground (1992–1993), Matt Prager in Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1997–1999), Dr. Jim Taggart in Eureka (2006–2012) and Doctor Leekie in the Canadian science fiction drama Orphan Black (2013–2017).
Frewer's more recent performances include a portrayal of "General #2" in the Steven Spielberg picture The BFG (2016), the character Carnage in the Netflix series Altered Carbon in 2018 and Logan in Fear the Walking Dead (2019). Also, he portrayed The Binder in 3 episodes of The Magicians and Peter Morton in 8 episodes of The Order (2019−2020).
His voice roles include Panic in Hercules and its 1998 television series, Inspector 47 in The Magic School Bus, the Pink Panther in the 1993 television series of the same name, Lloyd Christmas in the Dumb and Dumber animated series, Jackal in Gargoyles and Dedgar Deadman in Toonsylvania.