Matt Roth | |
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Born | Matthew P. Roth September 15, 1964 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Matthew P. Roth (born September 15, 1964) is an American actor. He had a recurring role on Roseanne as Jackie's abusive boyfriend, Fisher, from 1992 to 1993.
He joined the cast of Desperate Housewives in fall 2006 as new neighbor Art Shephard.
Roth began a relationship with his Roseanne co-star Laurie Metcalf. They have a son who was born in 1993 and a daughter who was born in 2005 via surrogate. They also adopted a son after fostering him at the age of six in 2006. They eventually married, and have also worked together on occasion, as in the 1994 feature film thriller Blink , the 1998 drama Chicago Cab , and Desperate Housewives . [1] In September 2011, Roth filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. [2] In May 2014, the divorce was finalized. Roth married Stephanie Childers in 2015.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston | Michael Stuart | Television film |
1991 | The Antagonists | Clark Munsinger | Main cast (9 episodes) |
1992 | Melrose Place | Paul Brubecker | Episode: "Lonely Hearts" |
1992–1993 | Roseanne | Fisher | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
1994 | Blink | Officer Crowe | Feature film |
1994 | Blue Skies | Russell Evans | Main cast (8 episodes) |
1997 | Crisis Center | Rick Buckley | Main cast (6 episodes) |
1997 | 'Til There Was You | Todd | Feature film |
1997 | Chicago Cab | Male Ad Exec | Feature film |
1998 | Where's Marlowe? | Client | Feature film |
1998 | Cupid | Dan Waters | Episode: "Heart of the Matter" |
1999 | Pups | Bank Worker #1 | Feature film |
1999 | Frasier | Ted | Episode: "The Dog That Rocks the Cradle" |
2003 | View from the Top | Greg | Feature film |
2003 | According to Jim | Michael | Episode: "About a Girl" |
2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Michael Beglight | Episode: "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" |
2006 | Numb3rs | Mike Belweather | Episode: "Undercurrents" |
2006 | Desperate Housewives | Art Shepherd | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
2007 | Crossing Jordan | Dave Gilbert | Episode: "Shattered" |
2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sam Cooper | Episode: "Fallen Idols" |
2007 | Two and a Half Men | Greg | Episode: "Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous" |
2007 | Forever | Josh | Short film |
2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Derek Benjamin | Episode: "Slam" |
2008 | Big Shots | Ted | Episode: "Who's the Boss?" |
2009 | Chuck | Buy More Employee | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Predator" |
2009 | Without a Trace | Teddy Jones | Episode: "Devotion" |
2009 | Nip/Tuck | Frank | Episode: "Alexis Stone II" |
2009 | Three Rivers | Bill Dula | Episode: "A Roll of the Dice" |
2011 | Private Practice | Jack | Episode: "Two Steps Back" |
2012 | Modern Family | Skip Woosnum | Episode: "Tableau Vivant" |
2013 | Mom | Jerry | Episode: "Cotton Candy and Blended Fish" |
2014 | Longmire | Fred Tavish | Episode: "Reports of My Death" |
2014 | Perception | Brendan Voss | Episode: "Possession" |
2014 | Castle | Philip Dagmar | Episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West" |
2014 | Stalker | Roger Chase | Episode: "Tell All" |
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