Matthew Porretta | |
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Born | Matthew Charles Porretta May 29, 1965 Darien, Connecticut, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Spouse | Gleice (m. 2012–2014) |
Children | 2 |
Matthew Charles Porretta (born May 29, 1965) is an American television-, voice-, and film-actor, known for his appearances in Wings, Beverly Hills, 90210 , and Robin Hood: Men in Tights . He has also appeared on Broadway and in video games, where he is known for his voice role for the titular character in Alan Wake and its sequel, Alan Wake II , and as Dr. Darling in Control . He is now voicing Alan Wake in Dead by Daylight, he is the first new character of 2024.
Porretta was born in Darien, Connecticut, into a show-biz family: His father, Frank Porretta, was a famous opera-singer and musical-theater actor. His mother, Roberta, is also a trained singer and was Miss Ohio 1956.
By the age of 25, Porretta was already a veteran of Broadway and a student at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1990 Porretta broke into television with recurring roles on shows like Wings and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1993 he was given his first major movie role, as Will Scarlet O'Hara in Mel Brooks' spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights. [1] Porretta starred as Robin Hood in his own TV series four years later. [2] Since 1997 he has starred in many independent movies and been featured in commercials for McDonald's and Arrowhead Water. In 1994 he appeared in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Passion . [3]
In 2010, Porretta portrayed the titular character of the psychological action thriller video game Alan Wake by Remedy Entertainment. He also portrayed Dr. Casper Darling in Remedy's Control . [4]
Porretta has four siblings. The eldest, Frank Porretta III, is a successful opera singer. His other brother, Greg, has guest-starred with Matthew on television. His sisters, Anna and Roberta, are also in the entertainment industry; Anna was a writer for Talk Soup .
Porretta has two sons with ex-wife Gleice; Luigi (born May 22, 2001) and Enzo (born April 13, 2008). The children were born while Porretta and Gleice were in a relationship. The couple eventually married in 2012 and divorced in 2014. Porretta is still living in Darien with his sons.
In December 2016, Porretta was involved in a bar fight in which an assailant hit Porretta with a beer mug causing severe injuries, scars on the left side of his face and partial loss of vision on his left eye. In March 2017, Porretta filed a lawsuit against the bar owner and alleged attacker. The lawsuit moved forward in June 2019, with the outcome still unknown. [5] [6]
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Dan Rubin | 10 episodes |
1993 | Class of '96 | Claude | Episode: "Breaking up Is Hard to Overdue" |
1993 | South Beach | Richard | Episode: "Wild Thing" |
1996 | Wings | David Barnes | Episode: "Love at First Flight" |
1996–1998 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Robin Hood | 23 episodes |
2000 | Code Name: Eternity | Leethan | Episode: "Death Trap" |
2004 | Without a Trace | Oscar | Episode: "Doppelgänger" |
2005 | CSI: NY | Ron Bogda | Episode: "Hush" |
2010 | Imagination Movers | Stanley Spillburger | Episode: "Seeing Stars" |
2010 | Bright Falls | Alan Wake | Episode: "Clearcut" |
2015 | Deadbeat | Crosby / Matthew Biscotti | 5 episodes |
2019 | The Blacklist | Schmock | Episode: "General Shiro" |
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Will Scarlet O'Hara | |
1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Handsome Lieutenant at Ball | |
1999 | Desperate But Not Serious | Gene | |
1999 | Kate's Addiction | Dylan Parker | |
1999 | Turkey. Cake. | Jimmy | |
2003 | Dream Warrior | Caleb |
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Alan Wake | Alan Wake (voice) | |
2012 | Alan Wake's American Nightmare | Alan Wake, Mr. Scratch (voice) | |
2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The local population | |
2013 | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Additional voices | |
2016 | Quantum Break | Alan Wake (voice) | |
2019 | Red Dead Online | The local pedestrian population | |
2019 | Control | Dr. Casper Darling (live acting and voice), Alan Wake (voice) | |
2023 | Starfield | Marco Graziani / Mooch (voice) | |
Alan Wake II | Alan Wake, Scratch (voice), Dr. Casper Darling (live acting and voice) | ||
2024 | Dead by Daylight | Alan Wake | [7] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | NAVGTR Awards | Lead Performance in a Drama (Alan Wake) | Alan Wake's American Nightmare | Nominated | [8] |
Supporting Performance in a Drama (Mr. Scratch) | Nominated | ||||
2019 | The Game Awards | Best Performance (Dr. Casper Darling) | Control | Nominated | [9] |
2023 | Golden Joystick Awards | Best Lead Performer (Alan Wake) | Alan Wake 2 | Nominated | [10] |
2024 | British Academy Games Awards | Performer in a Leading Role | Longlisted | [11] |
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