Matt Doyle | |
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Born | Matthew Finnen Doyle [1] May 13, 1987 [2] |
Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Known for | Company |
Website | mattdoylemusic |
Matthew Finnen Doyle (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer known for his work in musical theatre. He made his Broadway debut in 2007 in Spring Awakening as a replacement for the roles of Hanschen and Melchior. He later had supporting roles in the Broadway productions of Bye Bye Birdie in 2009 and War Horse in 2011. He joined The Book of Mormon in 2012, replacing Nic Rouleau as the starring role of Elder Price. Following a period of performing Off-Broadway and regionally, which included starring as Anthony Hope in the 2017 Off-Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street . He joined the Broadway transfer of the gender-swapped production of Company in 2021 playing the role of Jamie originated by Jonathan Bailey in the West End. For his performance, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In 2022, he returned to the Off-Broadway stage as Seymour Krelborn in the revival of Little Shop of Horrors .
As singer-songwriter, Doyle performs in live shows and has released two EPs, namely, Daylight (2011) and Constant (2012). He released his first full-length album, Uncontrolled in 2016.
Doyle grew up in Weston, Connecticut, before moving to Northern California in his adolescence. [3] After graduating from Redwood High School in Larkspur, California, Doyle went on to train in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art for a year. [4]
Doyle made his Broadway debut in 2007, at age twenty, as a stand-by in the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening . [3] Following original cast member Jonathan B. Wright's departure, he was promoted to the role of Hanschen until the show closed in January 2009.
In 2009, he portrayed Hugo Peabody in the revival of Bye Bye Birdie . [5] In 2011, he appeared as Billy Naracott (understudying Albert) in Lincoln Center Theater's production of War Horse . [6] Following War Horse, he starred as Elder Price in the Broadway production of Book of Mormon from November 2012 to January 2014. [7]
On screen, Doyle played Jonathan, Eric van der Woodsen's boyfriend, on CW show Gossip Girl . [8] He also starred in Alan Brown's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet , Private Romeo , [9] and had a small singing role in the 2009 film, Once More with Feeling . [10]
In addition to his roles on Broadway and on screen, Doyle has starred in numerous off-Broadway and regional productions. He starred as Anthony in Barrow Street Theatre's production of Sweeney Todd , in West Side Story at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Ryan Scott Oliver's Jasper in Deadland at the West End Theatre in New York [11] and the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, [12] Brooklynite at the Vineyard Theatre, [13] the musical Giant in Dallas, [14] and the 2017 stage adaptation of A Clockwork Orange at New World Stages. [15] He also appeared as Peter on a recording of Bare: A Pop Opera . [16]
Doyle is also a singer-songwriter. He released his first EP, Daylight, in 2011, [17] with a follow-up EP in 2012, Constant. He released his first full-length album, Uncontrolled, in 2016. Doyle's writing partner is musical theatre composer, Will Van Dyke. Doyle created a web comic, Dents, with childhood friend, Beth Behrs in 2017. [18]
In 2020, Doyle was cast in the gender-bent Broadway revival of Company as Jamie, a role originated and first performed as a man by Jonathan Bailey in the West End. [19] In 2022, he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance.
Doyle frequently performs solo shows and alongside other Broadway performers at New York venues such as 54 Below [20] and Joe's Pub. [21] He streams on Twitch. [22]
In September 2023, Doyle will star as Frank Sinatra in the world premiere production of Sinatra: The Musical at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Birmingham, UK. [23]
Doyle is gay. [24] He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his fiancé Max Clayton. [25]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Tony Award | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Company | Won | |
Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | |||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Won | |||
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Won |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Once More with Feeling | Young Nonno | ||
2011 | Private Romeo | Glenn Mangan / Juliet |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2008–2011 | Gossip Girl | Jonathan Whitney | 8 episodes | |
2015 | For Real | Alex Merrick | Television film | |
2016 | Truth Slash Fiction | Tommy | Television film | |
2019 | The Code | Lt. Goodacre | Episode: "Above the Knee" | |
2023 | Gossip Girl | Jonathan Whitney | Episode: "I Am Gossip" |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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2006 | The Butcherhouse Chronicles | The Public Theater | Summer Play Festival | |
2007–2009 | Spring Awakening | Swing (u/s: Melchior, Hanschen, Otto, Georg, Ernst) | Eugene O'Neill Theatre | Broadway replacement |
Hanschen | ||||
Melchior (alternate) | ||||
Melchior | ||||
2009 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | Regional | |
2009–2010 | Bye Bye Birdie | Hugo Peabody / TV Quartet | Henry Miller's Theatre | Broadway revival |
2011-2012 | War Horse | Billy Narracott (u/s: Albert Narracott) | Vivian Beaumont Theater | Broadway transfer |
2012 | Giant | Jordy Jr. | Dallas Theater Center | Regional |
2012–2014 | The Book of Mormon | Elder Price | Eugene O'Neill Theatre | Broadway replacement |
2014–2015 | Jasper in Deadland | Jasper | West End Theatre | Off-off-Broadway |
5th Avenue Theatre | Regional | |||
2015 | Brooklynite | Trey Swieskowski | Vineyard Theatre | Off-Broadway |
Grey Gardens | Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., Jerry | Bay Street Theatre | Regional | |
2016 | West Side Story | Tony | Paper Mill Playhouse | |
2017 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Anthony Hope | Barrow Street Theatre | Off-Broadway |
A Clockwork Orange | Georgie | New World Stages | ||
2018 | The Secret Garden | Captain Albert Lennox | Unknown | Pre-Broadway Lab |
The Heart of Rock & Roll | Bobby | Old Globe Theatre | Regional | |
2020–2022 | Company | Jamie | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | Broadway transfer |
2022-2023 | Little Shop of Horrors | Seymour Krelborn | Westside Theatre | Off-Broadway Replacement |
2023 | Sinatra: The Musical | Frank Sinatra | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Regional |
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