Matt Lanter
Lanter in 2021
Born	Matthew MacKendree Lanter (1983-04-01) April 1, 1983 (age 43) Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Georgia
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Angela Stacy ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2[1]

Matthew MacKendree Lanter (born April 1, 1983) is an American actor and model. He began his career in modeling in 2004, the same year he appeared in the film Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius and the television series Point Pleasant. He gained fame for his role of Liam Court in 90210 (2009–2013). Lanter is also known for his extensive voice work in the Star Wars franchise, voicing Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in projects such as the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and its subsequent television series, Star Wars Rebels, and other Star Wars media. From 2016 to 2018, he played a lead role as Wyatt Logan in the sci-fi television series Timeless. His works also include Jupiter's Legacy, Disaster Movie, Sorority Row, Vampires Suck, The Roommate, and Pitch Perfect 3. Beyond film and television, his voice work also includes roles in video games and narration for audiobooks.

Early life

Lanter was born on April 1, 1983, in Massillon, Ohio.^[2] His father worked in insurance, and his mother was a school secretary. He has one older sister. When Lanter was eight, the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Lanter played baseball in his youth and was a batboy with the Atlanta Braves for two seasons.^[3] He majored in business at the University of Georgia.^[4]

Career

In 2004, Lanter was a contestant on Bravo's reality show Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model. He did not win the competition.^[5] In November of that year, Lanter appeared as a caddie in the biographical film Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius.^[6] Between June and July 2005, Lanter appeared in three episodes of the Fox supernatural drama series Point Pleasant, playing the role of Nick. The show received low ratings and did not last a full season.^[7][8] He has since appeared in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy and Big Love.^[9] In April 2005, he signed on to become a series regular portraying the role of Horace Calloway on ABC's political drama series Commander in Chief.^[3] The series premiered in September 2005, ran for one season and was cancelled in June 2006.^[10]

In 2008, he took on the lead role as Zach Conroy in The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream, as a member of a figure skating pair.^[11] Later that year,^[12] Lanter starred in Disaster Movie as the character Will.^[13] The film later appeared on Empire's 2010 poll The 50 Worst Movies Ever, in which it scored number 14.^[14] Lanter appeared in the slasher film Sorority Row, which was released in September 2009. It received negative reviews from both critics and audiences.^[15][16]

In 2009, he began a major recurring role on the CW's 90210 portraying Liam Court and he joined the regular cast in season two.^[9] In March 2010, he signed on for another parody project with Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, 20th Century Fox's Vampires Suck. He played Edward Sullen, a spoof of Edward Cullen from the Twilight saga. The film was released in August 2010 and received negative reviews.^[17] In 2011, Lanter appeared in the psychological thriller The Roommate as Jason.^[18] Although it received unfavorable reviews from critics, it was a moderate success at box office in North America; however, it was overshadowed by that year's Super Bowl.^[19] In 2012, he worked on the films Liars All and A Chance of Rain.^[20] He also voices Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson and Venom in the TV series Ultimate Spider-Man,^[20] which premiered on April 1, 2012. He also voiced the role of Sled in Secret of the Wings,^[21] which was released later that year.^[22]

In March 2013, Lanter was cast as a co-star in The CW's science fiction drama series Star-Crossed (originally titled Oxygen).^[23][24] Star-Crossed is about a romance between a human girl and an alien boy (Lanter) when he and six others of his kind are integrated into a suburban high school 10 years after they landed on Earth and were consigned to an internment camp.^[25] From 2016 to 2018, Lanter began playing the role of Wyatt Logan in the NBC series Timeless.^[26] In February 2019, it was announced that Lanter was cast as George Hutchence in the Netflix superhero series Jupiter's Legacy.^[27]

Personal life

Lanter married his longtime girlfriend Angela Stacy on June 14, 2013. The two had been in a relationship since 2009.^[34] They had a daughter in 2017^[35] and a son in 2025.^[36] In March 2022, Lanter underwent emergency surgery for a closed-loop intestinal obstruction, which had given him "intense abdominal pain".^[37] He is a Christian.^[38]

Filmography

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External links

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