11 Facts About Matthew Wilkas

Matthew Wilkas was born on April 20,1978 and is an American New York based theatre and film actor, playwright and reality television personality.

Matthew Wilkas is best known for his lead role as Matt in the 2012 feature film Gayby.

Matthew Wilkas grew up in Camden, Maine, with his two sisters.

Matthew Wilkas later went to Boston University on the theater program because they gave him a student-aid package.

Matthew Wilkas later moved to Hartford, Connecticut, before moving to New York.

Matthew Wilkas has appeared in the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Huntington Theatre Company, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and The Sundance Theatre Institute, under the direction of Michael Greif, Anna D Shapiro, Will Frears, Carolyn Cantor, Mark Brokaw, Nicholas Martin, and Trip Cullman.

In 2019, Matthew Wilkas starred in Little Shop of Horrors as Dr Orin Scrivello at the Pasadena Playhouse.

In 2014, Matthew Wilkas appeared in Undateable, an American television sitcom that aired on NBC where he was cast as the character Brett, Justin Kearney's gay friend.

Matthew Wilkas appeared in a number of shorts including This Bachelorette Party Sucks and Masc Only.

From November 2015 to July 2019, Matthew Wilkas was in a relationship with freestyle skiing champion and Olympic athlete Gus Kenworthy.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Matthew Wilkas kissed Kenworthy before his qualifying run in the men's slopestyle; the kiss was broadcast on live television and was lauded as being a significant moment in visibility of LGBT+ athletes.