Matt Riedy

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Matt Riedy is an American actor and voice actor. He was born in Buffalo, New York. [1] He moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and Atlanta in 2019 with his wife. [2] [3]

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Career

Riedy has stated that he most often plays "Cops, doctors, lawyers, businesspeople, [and] people in charge". [4]

In 2013, he starred in the slasher film The Den and the following year he starred alongside Robert Downey Jr. in The Judge. [5] [6] He appeared in the two-episode Season 5 finale of Modern Family . [7] In 2016, he played Dr. Mayes in General Hospital until the character was killed off after 10 episodes. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesReference
2013 The Den Sgt. Tisbert [8]
2014 The Judge Sheriff White [6]
2018 Book Club General Kain [9]
2019I Am That ManAdam Lloyd [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesReference
2006 Vanished Agent SloaneEpisodes: "Drop" and "Resurrection" [11]
2008, 2012 Mad Men Henry WoffordEpisodes: "Flight 1" [2]
Henry LammottEpisode: "A Little Kiss"
2009-2013 Big Time Rush Arthur Griffin 31 episodes [12]
2012 Community Professor #1Episode: "Curriculum Unavailable" [13]
2012Holly's HolidayMikeTV movie [4]
2014 Modern Family HowardEpisode: "The Wedding" [7]
2016 General Hospital Matthew Mayes10 episodes [4]
2019 Shameless CharlesEpisode: "Citizen Carl" [3]
2020 Swagger Frank3 episodes [3]

Video games

YearTitleRoleReference
2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Mike Haggar [1]
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Mike Haggar [1]
2012 Diablo III Additional voices [1]
2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare General McDonnell [1]
2017 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Mike Haggar [1]
Call of Duty: WWII Col. Davis [1]
2019 Metro Exodus Tokarev [1]
2022 Horizon Forbidden West Stemmur [14]

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  2. 1 2 "My 16th anniversary of moving to Los Angeles. I wanted to become a better actor and make my living at it. Looking back on all the incredible people I have had the honor of working with, the friendships I have made, the stories I got to help tell and the overall feeling of satisfaction all of this has given me is a treasure. Mad Men was early on and just as cool as you might imagine. The other is a film I had a couple of days on that recently wrapped, Devotion with Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors. Now it's looking forward to the journey Atlanta has to offer with my lovely wife at my side. That's the best". Facebook. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Welcome to my new page dedicated to news about my acting career. At the end of last year, right before relocating to the Atlanta area, I shot an episode of Shameless. A dream come true. This year has obviously been a challenge but right before the shut down I shot an episode of a new Apple tv show called Swagger with Imagine TV. I am currently waiting to go back and shoot another before the end of the year". Facebook. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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