Matthew MacKendree Lanter was born on April 1,1983 and is an American actor and model.
28 Facts About Matt Lanter
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Matt Lanter went on to appear in numerous television series and films, including Commander in Chief and 90210.
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Matt Lanter later voiced Anakin Skywalker in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, continuing to portray him in the identically named TV show and other media of the Star Wars franchise.
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Matt Lanter's father worked in insurance, and his mother was a school secretary.
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When Matt Lanter was eight, the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
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Matt Lanter played baseball in his youth and was a batboy with the Atlanta Braves for two seasons.
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Matt Lanter majored in business at the University of Georgia.
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In 2004, Matt Lanter was a contestant on Bravo's reality show Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model.
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Between June and July 2005, Matt Lanter appeared in three episodes of the Fox supernatural drama series Point Pleasant, playing the role of Nick.
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Matt Lanter has since appeared in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy and Big Love.
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Later that year, Matt Lanter starred in Disaster Movie as the character Will.
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Matt Lanter appeared in the slasher film Sorority Row, which was released in September 2009.
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Matt Lanter played Edward Sullen, a spoof of Edward Cullen from the Twilight saga.
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In 2011, Matt Lanter appeared in the psychological thriller The Roommate as Jason.
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Matt Lanter voices Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson and Venom in the TV series Ultimate Spider-Man, which premiered on April 1,2012.
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Matt Lanter voiced the role of Sled in Secret of the Wings, which was released later that year.
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In March 2013, Matt Lanter was cast as a co-star in The CW's science fiction drama series Star-Crossed.
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From 2016 to 2018, Matt Lanter began playing the role of Wyatt Logan in the NBC series Timeless.
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In February 2019, it was announced that Matt Lanter was cast as George Hutchence in the Netflix superhero series Jupiter's Legacy.
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Matt Lanter played Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker in the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and later all seven seasons of the TV series of the same name.
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Matt Lanter has stated that his fellow cast members and the other people who worked on the show are "like family" to him.
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Matt Lanter portrayed the character in Star Wars Battlefront II and Star Wars Rebels.
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Matt Lanter had not known for whom he was auditioning when trying for the role.
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Matt Lanter was told he would be playing a character called "Deak Starkiller" who Dave Filoni, the director of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated film, suggested he portray as a mixture of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.
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Matt Lanter had minor roles in Episode VII: The Force Awakens as various alien scavengers and stormtroopers.
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Matt Lanter returned to his role as the voice of Anakin Skywalker in the miniseries Tales of the Jedi, which became available on Disney+ on October 26,2022.
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Matt Lanter married his longtime girlfriend Angela Stacy on June 14,2013.
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In March 2022, Matt Lanter underwent emergency surgery for a closed-loop intestinal obstruction, which had given him "intense abdominal pain".