Matt Cornett

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Matt Cornett
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Years active2012–present

Matt Cornettis an American actor and singer. He stars as E.J. Caswell on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series , and is one of the protagonists of the Disney Channel film Zombies 3 . [1]

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Early life

Cornett was raised in Rogers, Arkansas. He is the youngest son of Art and Rhonda Cornett. He moved to Los Angeles in 2012 to pursue acting. [2] [3]

Career

Cornett started his acting career in the television series Nightmare U, where he played the role of Daniel. [4] He starred in the film Can, in which he played the lead role as Diego. He played the guest role of Lou in the crime drama television series Southland , for which he earned a 2014 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor. [5]

In 2015, Cornett played Glenn in the film I Think My Babysitter's an Alien [6] and the role of Carter in the television film The Dunes Club. [7]

He is known for his recurring guest star role as Zach Barnes in the comedy television series Bella and the Bulldogs , for which he earned a 2016 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor. [8] [9]

Recently, he shared the big screen with Natasha Henstridge in the feature film, Inconceivable, where he played the role of Zach.

In 2018, Cornett starred in the film Alex & Me , which was released on June 12, 2018, in which he played Logan Willis. He also starred in the role of Nathan Schurzer in the television film Perfect Citizens.

In 2019, Cornett played the role of Andrew Gallery in seventh season of The Goldbergs and was cast in the main role E. J. Caswell on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series . [10]

In 2022, Cornett plays the role of A-Lan in the sci-fi musical film Zombies 3 , [11] which was released on July 15, 2022. [12] [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013CanDiego
2015I Think My Babysitter's an AlienGlenn
2016InconceivableZach
2018 Alex & Me Logan Wills
2022 Zombies 3 A-Lan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2014Nightmare UDaniel3 episodes
2013 Southland LouEpisode: "Off Duty"
2015The Dunes ClubCarterTV film
Future ShockChad
2015–2016 Bella and the Bulldogs Zach BarnesRecurring role
2016 Criminal Minds Austin SettergrenEpisode: "The Anti-Terror Squad"
The Middle DuncanEpisode: "The Core Group"
2017 Speechless ChaseEpisode: "S-I- SICK D-A- DAY"
2017–2018 Life in Pieces Ryan4 episodes
2018 Alone Together LoganEpisode: "Drama Story"
Perfect CitizensNathan ScherzerTV film
2019 Game Shakers Blake3 episodes
Stressed to DeathAlston GarrettTV film
2019–2020 The Goldbergs Andrew Gallery2 episodes
2019–2023 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series E. J. CaswellMain role (Season 1–3)
Recurring role (Season 4)
TBASchool for BoysLeo GreccoUpcoming

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2014 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Southland Won
2016 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor Bella and the Bulldogs Won
2017Young Entertainer AwardBest Guest Starring Young Actor - Television Series The Middle Won
Best Recurring Young Actor - Television Series Bella and the Bulldogs Nominated

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