Matt Keeslar | |
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![]() Keeslar during The Middleman panel at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2009 | |
Born | |
Education | Juilliard School (BFA) Portland Community College Reed College (BS) Oregon Health and Science University (MS) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, physician assistant, instructor |
Years active | 1994–2010, 2015 |
Spouse | Lori Henriques (m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Matthew Keeslar (born October 15, 1972) is a retired American actor. He is known for his roles in Waiting for Guffman , The Last Days of Disco , Scream 3 , and the miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and Stephen King's Rose Red . He also played the title character in the short-lived sci-fi dramedy The Middleman .
Matthew Keeslar was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Fred Keeslar and Ann Ferguson, who divorced in 1977. [1]
He attended the acting program at the Juilliard School. While a student there, he played the title role in a touring production of Molière's Don Juan , directed by Joseph Chaiken; produced and starred in a student production of Waiting for Godot ; and participated in several interdepartmental productions. He was part of the Drama Division's Group 24, graduating in 1995.[ citation needed ]
Keeslar appeared in Waiting for Guffman , The Last Days of Disco , [2] Scream 3 , and the miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and Stephen King's Rose Red . He starred in the 2008 ABC Family series The Middleman . He established a strong working relationship with South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, where he performed plays and staged readings.
Keeslar retired from acting in 2010, citing financial difficulties and a lack of work, and went on to pursue a career in science. He wrote an essay about his struggles with his acting career and subsequent decision to enroll at Portland Community College. [3] He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Reed College with a biology degree in May 2014. His biology thesis explored the effects of antimalarials on the brains of frogs. [4]
Keeslar became a practicing PA-C (certified physician assistant). He is an instructor of urology at the Oregon Health & Science University's School of Medicine. [5]
Keeslar is married to Grammy-nominated singer Lori Henriques, with whom he has two children. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Renaissance Man | MP At The Gate | |
1994 | Quiz Show | NBC Page | |
1994 | Safe Passage | Percival | |
1995 | The Run of the Country | Danny | |
1995 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Collector | Television film |
1996 | A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story | Dan Jansen | Television film |
1996 | The Stupids | Lieutenant Neil | |
1996 | Waiting for Guffman | Johnny Savage | |
1997 | The Deli | Andy | |
1997 | Mr. Magoo | Waldo Magoo | |
1998 | Sour Grapes | Danny Pepper | |
1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Josh | |
1998 | Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Chris Small | Television film |
1998 | Law & Order | Dennis Pollock | Episode: "Venom" |
1999 | The Reel | Producer | Short film; also writer |
1999 | Splendor | Zed | |
1999 | Durango | Mark Doran | Television film |
2000 | Psycho Beach Party | Lars | |
2000 | Urbania | Chris | |
2000 | Scream 3 | Tom Prinze | |
2000 | Íslenski draumurinn | Tony Keaton | |
2000 | Frank Herbert's Dune | Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen | Miniseries |
2001 | Thank Heaven | Jack Sellers | |
2001 | Texas Rangers | Sam 'Suh Suh Sam' Walters | |
2002 | Untitled Secret Service Project | Mike Pierce | |
2002 | Stephen King's Rose Red | Steve Rimbauer | Miniseries |
2002 | Live from Baghdad | Nic Robertson | Television film |
2003 | Coupling (US) | Bill | Episode: "Dressed" |
2005 | The Inside | Roddy Davis | Episode: "The Perfect Couple" |
2005 | In Memory of My Father | Matt | |
2006 | Masters of Horror | David Fuller | Episode: "Family" |
2006 | The Thirst | Maxx | |
2006 | Open Window | The Rapist | |
2006 | Art School Confidential | Jonah | |
2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Dennis McMartin | Episode: "Dead Man's Ridge" |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Willie 'Kirk' Tunis | Episode: "Blasters" |
2006 | Numb3rs | Agent Raymond | Episode: "Brutus" |
2007 | Snowglobe | Douglas | Television film |
2007 | Jekyll | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | |
2008 | The Middleman | The Middleman | 12 episodes |
2009 | Dollhouse | Richard Connell | Episode: "The Target" |
2009 | Cold Storage | Daric | |
2010 | Leverage | Alexander Lundy | Episode: "The Zanzibar Marketplace Job" |
2015 | Grimm | Sven Gunderson | Episode: "Hibernaculum" |