18 Facts About Matt Frewer

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Matthew George Frewer was born on January 4,1958 and is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian.

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Matt Frewer portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV film and 1987 television series of the same names.

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Matt Frewer became prominent when playing roles in films, like Russell Thompson, Sr.

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Matt Frewer was born in Washington, DC, one of five children born to Gillian Anne and Captain Frederick Charlesley Matt Frewer, a Royal Canadian Navy officer.

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Matt Frewer was raised in Peterborough, Ontario, where he graduated from Lakefield College School.

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Matt Frewer went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating from its three-year acting course in 1980.

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Matt Frewer portrayed the artificial intelligence character Max Headroom in the 1980s, starring in the 1985 eponymous science fiction television film; Matt Frewer played award-winning Network 23 journalist Edison Carter in the film.

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Matt Frewer reprised this role in the science fiction comedy film Pixels.

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Matt Frewer appeared as Trashcan Man in the television miniseries The Stand.

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Matt Frewer has appeared in such films as The Fourth Protocol, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, National Lampoon's Senior Trip, and the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead.

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Matt Frewer was nominated for two Gemini Awards in 2000, one for a guest appearance on Da Vinci's Inquest and another for his work on the series Mentors.

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Matt Frewer was a regular on Eureka during the series' first two seasons, playing Jim Taggart.

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Matt Frewer has done voice-over work on several animated projects, including Batman: The Animated Series and The Incredible Hulk.

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In 2009, Matt Frewer portrayed the retired villain Moloch the Mystic in Watchmen and appeared as the White Knight in the December 2009 Syfy two-part miniseries Alice, based upon Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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Matt Frewer starred as Pestilence in two episodes of Season 5 of Supernatural.

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Matt Frewer has appeared in several adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as The Stand, Quicksilver Highway, Riding the Bullet, Desperation and Bag of Bones.

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Matt Frewer played Dr Aldous Leekie on the first two seasons of Orphan Black.

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In 2018, Matt Frewer portrayed Carnage in the Netflix series Altered Carbon.