1. Niall Matter received his first significant break in 2007, with a main role in teen drama The Best Years.
32 Facts About Niall Matter
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Niall Matter went on to star as Evan Cross in the short-lived 2012 series Primeval: New World.
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Niall Matter is a third-generation oil rigger, having worked on the oil rigs in Northern Alberta for eight years.
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Niall Matter has acknowledged that it was this experience that helped him to focus on his studies and pass his high school exams.
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Niall Matter continued to work on the oil rigs alongside his grandfather and brother Trevor until the age of 25, while simultaneously moving to Vancouver and attending Vancouver Film School in pursuit of his long-term goal of an acting career.
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At the age of 25 Niall Matter had a serious accident while working on the oil rigs, where he was nearly crushed inside the cab of a 17-ton drilling rig.
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Niall Matter went on to play the role of USAF airman Lieutenant Kemp in a two-episode guest spot on the Syfy television series Stargate Atlantis.
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Niall Matter subsequently auditioned for the Syfy series Eureka, for what he understood was a one-episode guest star role.
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Niall Matter's role was recurring throughout seasons two and three.
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Niall Matter appeared in the short film accompanying the 'ultimate cut' DVD release of the film entitled Under the Hood, a faux documentary on the Minute Men.
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From 2012 to 2013, Niall Matter played the lead character of Evan Cross, a millionaire inventor searching for anomalies following the brutal killing of his wife by an Albertosaurus, in Space's science fiction series Primeval: New World, a spin-off of the British series Primeval.
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Niall Matter was nominated for a Leo Award in the Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series category, for the same episode.
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Niall Matter subsequently appeared in guest roles in various American and Canadian series.
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Niall Matter had a recurring role in the third season of the CBC series Arctic Air as Tag Cummins, the love interest of the series female protagonist, Krista Ivarson, portrayed by Pascale Hutton.
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Additionally, Niall Matter appeared in the 'VIP Lounge' online content produced to accompany the show, which was available through the series page on the CBC website.
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Niall Matter was nominated for a 2015 AMPIA Rosie Award, for his role as Andrew, the abusive estranged husband of the titular Ally.
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Niall Matter attended the festival's screening of Ally Was Screaming, alongside his castmates.
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Niall Matter joined the main cast of Global's medical drama Remedy in 2015, for its second season.
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Niall Matter played the role of ER Resident Dr Peter Cutler, who develops a romantic relationship with surgeon Dr Melissa Connor, portrayed by Matter's Primeval: New World castmate Sara Canning.
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Niall Matter appeared in the 2016 Canadian wrestling-comedy film Chokeslam as Tab Hennessy, wrestling manager and boyfriend to the film's protagonist, Sheena 'Smasheena' DeWilde, portrayed by Amanda Crew.
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Niall Matter attended the film's premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival on October 2,2016 alongside his castmates.
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Niall Matter attended the 2nd annual "Hearties Family Reunion" in December 2016, where it was confirmed he would join the cast of the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart for its fourth season, which began airing in January 2017.
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Niall Matter appeared in the episode "Pipes", playing the role of Mark Allen, an expectant father facing life and death decisions over surgery on his unborn child.
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In late 2017, Niall Matter filmed the role of ice-hockey player Adam in the Hallmark Channel television film Frozen in Love, which was broadcast in January 2018, as a part of the channel's annual 'Winterfest' programming.
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Niall Matter went on to win a Leo Award in the "Best Lead Performance Male, Television Movie" category for his performance in the film.
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Niall Matter went on to reprise the role in eight further films in the series, broadcast between 2019 and 2021.
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July 2018 saw Niall Matter appear in an episode of the first season of ABC series Take Two, guest starring along with Seamus Dever.
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Niall Matter went on to play a supporting role in the 2018 feature film The Predator, which was released in September 2018.
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In 2019, Niall Matter was cast in the Hallmark Channel television film Country at Heart, alongside Jessy Schram, as songwriter Grady Parker.
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In November 2020, Niall Matter starred in the Hallmark Channel film Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater, alongside Ashley Williams.
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Niall Matter has previously dated Graceland star Serinda Swan, with whom he remains friends.
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Niall Matter is a longtime fan of the NHL team Edmonton Oilers.