Matthew Alan

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Matthew Alan
Bornc. 1979
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Spouse
(m. 2019)
Children2

Matthew Alan (born Matthew Gerbig, [1] c. 1979) [2] is an American actor.

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Early life

Alan was raised in Evansville, Indiana, where he graduated from Reitz High School in 1996. He went on to obtain a degree from Western Kentucky University in 2000. [1] His parents are Karen and Larry Gerbig. [1] [3]

Career

Alan's early work includes the Bud Light beer television commercial "The Lucky Chair", with Stevie Wonder, that premiered during the 2013 Super Bowl. [1] As Matthew Gerbig, he appeared in the films Charlie's War (2003) and Bell Witch Haunting (2004) before taking his stage name. Alan's work includes a recurring role in 2007 on the CBS streaming series Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side, a companion to the network series Ghost Whisperer , and in 2017 and 2018 on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why ; and the recurring role of Chris Merrill in the Hulu series Castle Rock .

He additionally has appeared in TV series including Veronica Mars , Lost , Modern Family . The Mentalist and Grey's Anatomy , and in films including Walking the Halls and Red Tails (both 2012), Hidden in the Woods (2014), and Trust Fund (2016). He is also a producer of the short film Bowman (2011).

A 2009 Folger's coffee commercial with actress Catherine Combs, which became a Christmastime staple for several years, developed a fan following over what some perceived as romantic undertones between siblings, inspiring comedy sketches from Daniel Tosh and Chelsea Handler. [2]

Personal life

Alan is married to English actress Camilla Luddington. The couple's daughter Hayden was born in March 2017. [4] Alan proposed to Luddington on December 31, 2017, [5] and they married in August 2019. [6] Their son Lucas was born in August 2020. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Charlie's WarLt. WaltonCredited as Matthew Gerbig
2004Bell Witch HuntingMr. RichardsonCredited as Matthew Gerbig
2006Call Me SugarplumMikey
2008Black OpsLt. Chris McCloskey
2008JarredShort Film
2009 2084 Trelaine
2010The Filming of Shakey WillisRob / 'Jedward'
2010Special OpsDan Gerbig
2011BowmanJasonShort Film
2011The Shadows of AntsJoel
2011Hold FastTomShort Film
2011 Beautiful Wave Blake - Frat Boy #2
2012Walking the HallsJack
2012 Red Tails Pool Player
2012Absolute FearDale Morrow
2013The SurrogateMattTV movie
2013The ShiftingBanks
2013Living Dark: The Story of Ted the CaverBrad
2014 Summer Snow Colton
2014 Hidden in the Woods Steven
2016 Trust Fund Jonathan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Untold Stories of the ER Denver HaslamEpisode: "Elements of Danger"
2007 Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side Danny7 episodes
2007 Veronica Mars Gorya 'Gory' SorokinEpisode: "The Bitch Is Back"
2007 Big Shots MikeEpisode: "The Way We Weren't"
2009 Eleventh Hour Ben AdamsEpisode: "Miracle"
2009 Cold Case Norm Fawnshawe '67Episode: "The Brush Man"
2009 Lost Cunningham2 episodes
2009 The Forgotten Dylan DreslynEpisode: "Parachute Jane"
2010 Sons of Anarchy Mark Petrie2 episodes
2010 CSI: Miami Process ServerEpisode: "On the Hook"; uncredited
2011 Bones Matt LeishengerEpisode: "The Hole in the Heart"
2011 Law & Order: LA Billy RussEpisode: "Angel's Knoll"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Pvt. Gary CampbellEpisode: "We Don't Need Another Hero"
2011 NCIS Navy Lieutenant Paul BoothEpisode: "The Penelope Papers"
2012 Criminal Minds Herman ScobieEpisode: "Unknown Subject"
2012 Castle Jason BagwellEpisode: "A Dance with Death"
2012 Modern Family Baby Class StudentEpisode: "Schooled"
2014 Murder in the First Mike Mulligan3 episodes
2014 Stalker Zack ThomasEpisode: "Phobia"
2015 The Mentalist Kelvin BittakerEpisode: "The Whites of His Eyes"
2015 The Night Shift Brent GeistingEpisode: "Aftermath"
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Troy SpoonerEpisode: "Means to an End"
2016 Major Crimes Vince EvansEpisode: "Foreign Affairs"
2016 Longmire HalEpisode: "From This Day Forward"
2016 Scorpion Sam RobertsEpisode: "Wreck the Halls"
2017 Lethal Weapon Officer MonteroEpisode: "The Murtaugh File"
2017 Grey's Anatomy David FisherEpisode: "Leave It Inside"
2017–2019 13 Reasons Why Seth Massey10 episodes
2018 Timeless OwenEpisode: "The Day Reagan Was Shot"
2018–2023 Snowfall Agent Stephen Havemeyer8 episodes
2019 Castle Rock Chris Merrill10 episodes
2020 Lovecraft Country Deputy EastchurchEpisode: "Sundown"
2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Mr. ConradEpisode: "Child Care"
2022 S.W.A.T. LambertEpisode: "Cry Foul"
2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Officer Joseph Gabrish3 episodes
2022 The Rookie Ryan DavisEpisode: "Take Back"
2023 The Good Doctor SebastianEpisode: "A Beautiful Day"
TBA Presumed Innocent Dalton CaldwellUpcoming miniseries

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 L.A. Noire Walter Beckett

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Edmondson, Sean (February 5, 2013). "Evansville native seen by millions in Super Bowl commercial". Evansville, Illinois: WFIE-TV. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Park, Benjamin (December 23, 2015). "The Folgers Brother-Sister Christmas Commercial, Explained by the Brother Himself". Vanity Fair . Retrieved August 19, 2019. At 35, Matthew Alan still looks like he did six years ago...
  3. "Lawrence Gerbig Obituary". Evansville Courier & Press . Illinois. October 21, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  4. "Camilla Luddington and Matthew Alan Welcome Daughter Hayden". People . April 11, 2017.
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  6. "Grey's Anatomy Star Camilla Luddington Marries Matthew Alan in Romantic California Ceremony". August 17, 2019.
  7. "It's a Boy! Grey's Anatomy's Camilla Luddington and Matthew Alan Welcome Son Lucas Matthew". PEOPLE.com. August 25, 2020.