Matthew Ashford

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Born
Matthew Nile Ashford

(1960-01-29) January 29, 1960 (age 64)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Education University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1982–present
Spouses
Christina Saffran
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(m. 1987;div. 2012)​
Lana Buss
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(m. 2016)​
Children4

Matthew Nile Ashford (born January 29, 1960) [1] is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing the role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1987 to present). In 2012, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Days of Our Lives. He has also won five Soap Opera Digest Awards. He stars as Steve Jensen on the web series The Bay (2010 to 2023). He is also a producer on the series, which has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2017, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for his work on The Bay. Ashford has also produced several films.

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Early life

Ashford was born in Davenport, Iowa. [1] His father was a civil engineer and his mother was an executive secretary. [2] He is the sixth of eight children, with three sisters and four brothers. Ashford is of Irish descent. His sisters got him involved in acting when they joined junior theater classes and workshops in Iowa, eventually bringing him along. [3]

His family moved from Iowa to Fairfax, Virginia when he was thirteen years old. [4] He attended Hayfield Secondary School, where he starred in school plays. He also acted in local theater. [5] After graduation, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater. During his college years, Ashford worked as a street performer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and joined the Ragamuffin Magic and Mime Company. [4] [5]

Career

1982-1986: Early work

After graduating from college, Ashford moved to New York City. In 1982, he was cast as Drew Ralston on One Life to Live. He stayed on the show until 1983, when the character of Drew was killed off. [3] [6]

Ashford was cast on The Hamptons , a 1983 summer replacement series, but he had to turn down the job because he was still under contract with One Life to Live. [3] He joined a touring company production of The Member of the Wedding , co-starring with Esther Rolle. [4] In 1984, Ashford was cast as Cagney McCleary on Search for Tomorrow. He played the role until the show's cancellation in December 1986. [1] [7]

1987-1999: Days of Our Lives

In 1987, Ashford joined the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, playing Jack Deveraux. The part had previously been played by James Acheson. The character of Jack was initially written as a villain and raped Kayla Brady. After Ashford began playing the role, the character was redeemed. He was paired romantically with Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves). [8] In 1989, Ashford won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain. [9] In 1991, he and Melissa Reeves won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Super Couple: Daytime. [10] In 1992, they won Soap Opera Digest Awards for Best Love Story and Best Wedding. [11]

Ashford played Jack Deveraux in the Days of Our Lives television film One Stormy Night (1992). [12] He guest starred on Quantum Leap . [1] He played Jack Deveraux in another Days of Our Lives television film, Night Sins (1993). [13] Ashford won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Comic Performance. [14] In September 1993, he left Days of Our Lives when the producers decided not to renew his contract. [15] [16] The role was recast with Mark Valley in 1994 and Steve Wilder in 1997. [8]

Ashford was cast as Tom Hardy on General Hospital, first airing on February 17, 1995. The part had previously been played by David Wallace. Ashford won the role without an audition. [17] He appeared in the science fiction film Species (1995). [18] He guest starred on Burke's Law . [1] He left General Hospital in 1997 and guest starred on Pacific Blue . [1] Ashford played Whitey in the romantic comedy film Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998). [19] [20] He guest starred on Charmed and Providence . [21] He played Ron in the action film Paper Bullets (1999). [1]

2000-2008: Days return

In December 2000, it was announced that Ashford would be returning to Days of Our Lives as Jack Deveraux. His first airdate was February 6, 2001. [8] [22] [23] He also guest starred on Dharma & Greg in 2001. [21] He stayed on Days of Our Lives until October 2003, when Jack was murdered by a serial killer called The Salem Stalker. [8] [24] In 2003, Ashford guest starred as himself on Friends . [21]

Ashford returned to One Life to Live on a recurring basis as a new character, Stephen Haver. His first airdate was December 10, 2003. [6] Stephen, a college professor, was discovered to be a serial murderer known as the Music Box Killer. Ashford left the show when the character was killed off in February 2004. [25] In 2004, Ashford returned to Days of Our Lives when it was revealed that The Salem Stalker's victims, including Jack, were alive and being held captive on a tropical island. Ashford left the show again on September 21, 2006. [8] [26]

In September 2006, he played Senator Fipp in Urinetown at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles. [27] [28] Ashford returned to Days of Our Lives for a short time in April 2007. [29] In May 2007, Ashford played Mike in No Strings at the Freud Playhouse in Los Angeles. He co-starred with Scott Bakula. [30] He played Father Michael in the horror film Chronicles of an Exorcism (2008). He was also one of the film's producers. [31] In July 2008, Ashford played Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh. [32] [33] In July 2009, he played Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls at the Wells Fargo Pavilion in Sacramento. [34] [35]

2010-2013: The Bay

From February to June 2010, he played Bill Austin in the North American tour of Mamma Mia! . [36] [37] The final performances were cut short due to security concerns with the G20 Summit in Toronto, which was held nearby. [38] [39] He guest starred on 90210 . [40] He began playing the role of Steve Jensen on the web series The Bay , co-starring with his former Days of Our Lives castmate Mary Beth Evans. [41] [42] Ashford is also a producer on the series, which has received multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. [43]

He appeared in the science fiction short film The Historian Paradox (2011). [44] In April 2011, he starred as the male lead in Antony and Cleopatra at the Mesa Arts Center. He co-starred with Lana Buss. [45]

Ashford returned to Days of Our Lives, first airing September 23, 2011. [46] He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on Days. [47] In April 2012, it was announced that he had been dismissed from his role on Days, along with three other actors. [48] His last airdate was August 15, 2012. The character of Jack died when an elevator crashed with him inside. [8]

In September 2012, Ashford played Franklin Hart Jr. in the musical 9 to 5 at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. He co-starred with Sally Struthers. [40] He appeared on the web series Outside the Box. [49] He played Chris Valentine in the film Fuzz Track City (2012). [50] He played Dr. Stringer in the film Bad Blood (2012). [35] Ashford starred as Coach Loren DeJong in Winning Favor (2012), a film based on the true story of a group of friends in Iowa who became basketball players. [51] [52] [53] He appeared in the television film The Good Mother (2013). [54] Ashford and his former Days co-star Deidre Hall guest starred on the web series Dating in the Middle Ages. [55]

2015-present

In November 2015, it was announced that he would return to Days of Our Lives as the ghost of Jack, airing in a 2016 episode. [56] He made another return as a ghost in December 2017. [57] In 2017, Ashford was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for his work on The Bay. [58] He played Valentine in the action film The Fuzz . [59]

In November 2018, it was announced that Ashford would be returning to Days of Our Lives as a regular cast member. Jack returned from the dead in the New Year's Eve episode. [60] [61] In 2020, Ashford guest starred on NCIS . [62] He left Days of Our Lives in March 2023, but he returned on a recurring basis in 2024. [63]

Personal life

Ashford met singer-actress Christina Saffran in 1985, when he auditioned for the World Peace Festival, a production she was choreographing. They were married on June 6, 1987. [4] They have since divorced. [64] They have two daughters, born in 1992 and 1997. [1]

In 1998, their youngest daughter, Emma Ashford, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma. She received chemotherapy. [65] She is now healthy and working as an actress. [61] Because of his daughter's illness, Ashford helped form Retinoblastoma International. He is a spokesperson for the organization. [66]

In May 2010, while on tour in Toronto, he obtained U.S.-Canadian dual citizenship. Ashford's father was born in Canada, which made him and his siblings eligible to become Canadians without relinquishing their American citizenship. [66]

Ashford met actress Lana Buss when they played the title roles in a stage production of Antony and Cleopatra in 2011. [61] [45] They were married in November 2016. They have a son, born in May 2013, and a daughter, born in December 2015. [64]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Species Guy in Club
1998 Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Whitey
1999Paper BulletsRon
2006DeceitMichaelVideo
Social Security GuardHughShort film
2008Chronicles of an ExorcismFather MichaelAlso producer and writer
2011The Historian ParadoxThomasShort film
2012Fuzz Track CityChris Valentine
Winning FavorCoach Loren DeJong
Bad BloodDr. Stringer
Catch of a LifetimeBilly Joe CrawleyAlso producer
Hi MitchPhilShort film
2016The Unlikely'sBrock ChapmanAlso producer
2017The FuzzValentine
2021Blood Runs ThickMarshall
2022SpiritPopsAlso executive producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982–1983 One Life to Live Drew RalstonContract role
1984–1986 Search for Tomorrow Cagney McClearyContract role
1987–1993, 2001–2007, 2011–2012, 2016–2017, 2018–2023, 2024 Days of Our Lives Jack Deveraux Contract role (1987–1993, 2001–2006, 2011–2012, 2018–2023)
Guest role (2007, 2016–2017, 2024)
1992One Stormy NightJack DeverauxTelevision film
Quantum Leap TV HusbandEpisodes: "It's a Wonderful Leap – May 10, 1958" (Uncredited), "Moments to Live – May 4, 1985"
1993Night SinsJack DeverauxTelevision film
1995 Burke's Law Harold 'Spider' ArthurEpisode: "Who Killed the Tennis Ace?"
1995–1997 General Hospital Tom Hardy Contract role
1997 Pacific Blue Thomas Leffler; Antonio; Ted Miller; Jeff ArmstrongEpisode: "Soul Mate"
1998 Charmed RogerEpisodes: "Unaired Pilot", "Something Wicca This Way Comes"
1999 Providence Mr. HendersonEpisode: "Home for the Holidays"

Credited as Matthew N. Ashford

2001 Dharma & Greg TreyEpisode: "Dharma Does Dallas"

Credited as Matthew N. Ashford

2003 Friends HimselfEpisode: "The One with the Soap Opera Party"
2003–2004 One Life to Live Dr. Stephen HaverRecurring role
2010 90210 Peter UptonEpisode: "2021 Vision"
2013The Good MotherPeterTelevision film
2016–2017 This Just In Dr. Majishon3 episodes
2020 NCIS Rick MartelEpisode: "Schooled"

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010–2023 The Bay Steve Jensen75 episodes

Also producer

2012Outside the BoxDirty HarryEpisode: "Dirty Harry"
2013Dating in the Middle AgesNick Hamilton; Medieval Captain2 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1989 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Daytime Villain Days of Our Lives Won [9]
1991Soap Opera Digest AwardFavorite Daytime Super Couple (shared with Melissa Reeves)Days of Our LivesWon [10]
1992Soap Opera Digest AwardBest Daytime Wedding (shared with Melissa Reeves)Days of Our LivesWon [11]
Soap Opera Digest AwardBest Love Story Daytime or Primetime (shared with Melissa Reeves)Days of Our LivesWon [11]
1993Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Comic PerformanceDays of Our LivesWon [14]
2012 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Days of Our LivesNominated [47]
2017Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series The Bay Nominated [58]

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