Matthew William Lapinskas was born on 27 February 1989 and is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Anthony Moon in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2011 to 2012.
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Matt Lapinskas was a contestant in the eighth series of Dancing on Ice, finishing as the runner-up with skating partner Brianne Delcourt.
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Matt Lapinskas studied for a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Brooklands College, and became a member of their theatre company, where he won a number of accolades for his performance in The Opposite of People.
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Matt Lapinskas then went on to study at Italia Conti in London from 2007 to 2010, where he graduated with a BA in Acting.
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Matt Lapinskas played a student in the 2007 Stephen Surjik film I Want Candy, and in 2011, he was cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing Anthony Moon.
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Matt Lapinskas stated that he was "nervous" about debuting, but as he had shot an episode of EastEnders spin-off EastEnders: E20 before appearing in the main show, he felt it helped him to feel more comfortable.
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On 9 May 2012, Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy reported Matt Lapinskas would be leaving EastEnders, and his character would depart on screen in the coming weeks.
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Matt Lapinskas was Dancing on Ice runner-up to Olympic bronze medalist Beth Tweddle.
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Matt Lapinskas then took part in the Dancing on Ice UK tour.
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Since the show, Matt Lapinskas has played Prince Charming in pantomime productions in Bromley, Sunderland and Bournemouth.
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Matt Lapinskas toured the country with Bill Kenwright's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat playing 'Pharaoh'.
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Matt Lapinskas has since moved onto stage roles as Messalla in the production of Ben Hur opposite Miles Yekinni as Ben Hur at The Hexagon theatre in Reading, Tony Manero in the production of Staying Alive in Jersey and completed a film role in Red Devil shot in London in February 2018.