Matt O'Leary

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Matt O'Leary
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O'Leary at South by Southwest 2012
Born
Matthew Joseph O'Leary

(1987-07-06) July 6, 1987 (age 37)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2000–2019
Spouse
Jessica Cook
(m. 2024)

Matthew Joseph O'Leary (born July 6, 1987) is an American actor. He made his debut in the made-for-television Disney Channel Original film Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000), and would go on to star in the thriller Domestic Disturbance (2001) opposite John Travolta. He also had supporting roles in Frailty (2001), and the independent neo-noir film Brick (2005).

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In 2011, he starred opposite Rachael Harris in the critically acclaimed independent film Natural Selection , followed by a lead role in Fat Kid Rules the World (2012). He had a minor part in Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger (2013), and lead roles in the horror films Stung (2015) and Bokeh (2017).

Career

O'Leary auditioned for the lead in Home Alone 3 [1] and made his acting debut in the lead role in 2000 in the made-for-television film Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire . He was subsequently cast in the thriller Domestic Disturbance , playing the son of John Travolta's character.

O'Leary next appeared in another thriller, Frailty , directed by Bill Paxton, and in the kids comedy Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams , both of which opened in 2002 to positive reviews, [2] [3] gaining O'Leary recognition among teenage audiences. In 2003, O'Leary had a minor role in the third Spy Kids film, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over , and also appeared in the 2004 drama The Alamo , although most of his role was reduced to one line. [1]

In 2005, O'Leary had a role in Warm Springs , a television film, and Havoc , a drama starring Anne Hathaway that was released directly to video. O'Leary rose to mainstream prominence in the latter half of the 2000s for his roles in Brick , a thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the 2007 films Live Free or Die Hard and Death Sentence . He appeared as Garret in the 2009 film Sorority Row and as Johnny Koffin in Mother's Day , released the following year.

In 2011, O'Leary won the Breakthrough Performance award at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival for his work in the film Natural Selection , with Rachael Harris. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Domestic Disturbance Danny Morrison
2001 Frailty Young Fenton
2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Gary Giggles
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Cameo
2004 The Alamo Boy in Store
2005 Brick The Brain
2005 Havoc Eric
2007 Live Free or Die Hard Clay
2007 Death Sentence Joe Darley
2008 Solstice Mark
2008 American Son Jake
2009 American Bully Brandon
2009 Sorority Row Garrett Bradley
2010 Mother's Day Jonathan "Johnny" Koffin
2011 Natural Selection Raymond
2011 In Time Moser
2012 Fat Kid Rules the World Marcus
2012 Eden Vaughan
2013 The Lone Ranger Skinny
2013 Pawn Shop Chronicles Lamar
2013 Drones Jack Bowles
2014 Two-Bit Waltz Max
2014 Time Lapse Finn
2015The CanaryOrville CombsShort film
2015 Stung Paul
2015The Submarine KidToad
2015ToYTranssexual Prostitute
2015MorognaFrank Peluco
2017 Bokeh Riley
2017No One Ever SaidManboyShort film
2018 Skyscraper Skinny Hacker
2018 Welcome to Marwen Lieutenant Benz / Carl

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire Adam HansenTelevision film
2002Total Access 24/7HimselfEpisode: "Spy Kids 2"
2005 Warm Springs Fred BottsTelevision film
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ethan GarrettEpisodes: "In the Wee Small Hours: Part 1 & 2"
2008 Eleventh Hour BobbyEpisode: "Resurrection"
2008–2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dan ForesterRecurring role; 3 episodes
2011 Cinema Verite CameronTelevision film
2016 Game of Silence TroyEpisode: "Hurricane Gil"
2016 Sweet/Vicious Darren FordEpisode: "Sucker"
2017 Santa Clarita Diet ColeEpisode: "We Can Kill People"
2017 Major Crimes Alex WilsonEpisode: "Dead Drop"
2019 Project Blue Book Lieutenant Henry FullerRecurring role; 6 episodes
2019 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Pax Recurring role; 5 episodes

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011MarcyPhotographerEpisode: "Marcy Does a Photoshoot"

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