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Porter at the 2016 WonderCon
Born
Matthew Scott Porter

(1979-07-17) July 17, 1979 (age 44)
Education Lake Howell High School
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Kelsey Mayfield
(m. 2013)
Children2

Matthew Scott Porter (born July 17, 1979 [1] ) is an American actor best known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights .

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Porter starred alongside Alyson Michalka and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film Bandslam . He performed the song "Pretend", which is featured on the Bandslam soundtrack. In 2010, he played the role of law firm investigator Blake Calamar in CBS' legal drama The Good Wife .

He starred as George Tucker in The CW comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie .

He stars as Mayor Paul Randolph in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia .

Porter is also a voice actor, lending his voice to many different superhero projects such as Marvel Anime , Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 , Harley Quinn , Batman: Arkham Knight , Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series , and Injustice 2 .

Background

Porter grew up in Winter Park, Florida, where he attended Lake Howell High School. At Lake Howell, he was a wide receiver on the football team and graduated in 1997. [2] While a student at the University of Central Florida, he sang vocal percussion in an a cappella vocal group, 4:2:Five (currently known as VoicePlay). [3] [4] [5] Porter also worked as a baby-sitter and "didn't have time to party." [6]

Career

Porter at the Push premiere in January 2009 Scott Porter at the premiere of Push (cropped).jpg
Porter at the Push premiere in January 2009

Prior to joining the cast of Friday Night Lights, Porter played Matthew in the original cast of the Off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz in 2004. In 2006, he temporarily took over the role of Casey Hughes in the soap opera As the World Turns , a role originally performed by Zach Roerig. Porter also played the role of Colin Thompson, the more visible part of the duo that fronts the fictional band PoP!, in the film Music and Lyrics (2007).

Porter also played the character Rex in the film Speed Racer (2008), which was directed and written by the Wachowskis. He played Bobby in the remake of Prom Night and Ben Wheatly in Bandslam , released in August 2009. [7] That same year, he was paired with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star Alexis Bledel in the romantic comedy film The Good Guy , which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. [8]

Porter is a fan of comic books and has auditioned for several comic book hero roles. [9] He is a fan of HeroClix, [10] filming unboxing videos of upcoming sets for the WizKids Facebook page.[ citation needed ] Porter performed and sang the song "Someone to Fall Back On" in Bandslam, and his song "Pretend" was included in the soundtrack. He was part of his high school's choral department and was a founding member of the groups 4:2:Five and Mosaic. He eventually performed for Off Broadway with another a cappella band, Toxic Audio.[ citation needed ]

Porter portrayed "Randy" in the 2010 film Dear John , which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.[ citation needed ]

In 2010, Porter joined the cast of CBS's legal drama The Good Wife as Blake Calamar, an investigator for Lockhart & Gardner, a law firm. His character appeared in 14 episodes. [11] Also in 2010, he starred in the pilot of the television series Nomads, which was developed for The CW, but it was not picked up by the network. [12] BuddyTV ranked him #10 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010" list [13] and #34 in 2011. [14]

Porter played a lawyer in the medical dramedy series Hart of Dixie alongside Rachel Bilson. The series debuted on The CW in September 2011.[ citation needed ]

In 2013, he debuted in the second season of the video game series of The Walking Dead by Telltale Games as Luke, one of the main characters in the series. Porter also voiced another main character, Lukas, in Minecraft Story Mode by Telltale Games and Mojang. In 2017, Porter portrayed Colton "Colt" Cruise in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 18 'sLongshot mode. [15] In 2022, he also provided the voice for Heimdall, one of the main antagonists in Santa Monica studio's God of War: Ragnrarok .

Personal life

In April 2013, Porter married casting director Kelsey Mayfield, a former University of Texas cheerleader whom he met on the set of Friday Night Lights. [16] [17] One of his groomsmen was screenwriter and director Jamie Linden, a schoolmate at Lake Howell. In May 2015, Mayfield gave birth to their son, McCoy Lee. Their daughter, Clover Ash was born in August 2017. [18] [19]

Porter is also known for playing and promoting HeroClix, a tabletop miniatures game featuring Marvel and DC Comics characters. He films preview videos of upcoming product releases and hosts "HeroClix for Huntington's," an annual charity tournament supporting the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Porter was also created as a 'bystander' token and two separate figures playable in the HeroClix game. [20]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Music and Lyrics Colin Thompson
2008 Speed Racer Young Rex Racer
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of RacingRex RacerShort film
Prom Night Bobby Brown
2009 Bandslam Ben Wheatly
The Good Guy Tommy Fielding
2010 Dear John Randy
Hit MeKeithShort film
2011 10 Years Scott
2013 The To Do List Rusty Waters

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 As the World Turns Casey Hughes4 episodes
The Bedford Diaries Jason Miller2 episodes
Ugly Betty GuyEpisode: "Pilot"
2006–2008; 2010 Friday Night Lights Jason Street 42 episodes
Main role (seasons 1–3)
Special guest star (season 5)
2009, 2015 Robot Chicken Giant Man, Racer X, KimbleVoice, 2 episodes
2010 Caprica Nestor Willow Recurring
8 episodes
2010–2011 The Good Wife Blake Calamar Recurring (season 2)
14 episodes
2011 Marvel Anime: Wolverine Scott Summers / Cyclops Voice, English dub
Marvel Anime: X-Men Scott Summers / CyclopsVoice, English dub
2011–2015 Hart of Dixie George TuckerLead role
2013 The Eric Andre Show HimselfSeason 2 episode 10
2015Master WorkSean FettersTelevision film
Parenthood Amber's Significant OtherUncredited cameo [21]
Episode: "May God Bless and Keep You Always"
2016–2017 Ultimate Spider-Man Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider, Synth SpidersVoice, main role (season 4) [22]
2016 Rosewood Detective Russ HameEpisode: "Ballistics & BFFs"
Scorpion Timothy "Tim" Armstrong13 episodes
Outcast Donald "Donnie" Hamel2 episodes
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nick Hunter1 episode
Avengers Assemble White Wolf Voice, 6 episodes [22]
2019 Charmed Levi (Heaven's Vice) [23] 1 episode
Why Women Kill Ralph Vlasin2 episodes
2020 Harley Quinn Flash Voice, episode: "A Fight Worth Fighting For" [22]
2020 Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts FrancisVoice, 2 episodes [22]
2021–present Ginny & Georgia Mayor Paul RandolphMain role
2021 Lucifer Carol CorbettSeason 5 guest; Season 6 main cast
2021Taking the ReinsLukeTelevision film (Hallmark)
2022 Spidey and His Amazing Friends George Stacy Voice [24]
2023 Up Here OrsonRecurring role

Video games

YearTitleRole
2011 X-Men: Destiny Adrian Luca [22]
2013 Marvel Heroes Cyclops [22]
2013–2014 The Walking Dead: Season Two Luke
2014 Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Aquaman, Superboy [22]
2015 Batman: Arkham Knight Nightwing
2015–2017 Minecraft: Story Mode Lukas [22]
2016 Lego Marvel's Avengers Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Peter Quill / Star-Lord [22]
Injustice 2 Damian Wayne / Robin [22]
Madden NFL 18 Colt Cruise
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier [22]
2018 Madden NFL 19 Colt Cruise
Lego DC Super-Villains Aquaman [22]
Spider-Man Harry Osborn [22]
2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Scott Summers / Cyclops [22]
2022 God of War Ragnarök Heimdall [22]
Marvel's Avengers Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier
2023 Starfield Other You (male)
2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Flash

Off-broadway

YearTitleRole
2004 Altar Boyz Matthew

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