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Matt Frewer
Age
55
Birthday
Jan. 4th, 1958
Born in
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height
6' 3"
Matt Frewer's Main TV Roles |
Main Movie Roles2009 - Watchmen2009 - Darfur 2007 - Weirdsville 2004 - Riding the Bullet 2004 - Going the Distance 2004 - A Home at the End of the World 2004 - Dawn of the Dead 1997 - Hercules 1997 - Breast Men 1996 - Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1995 - Senior Trip 1991 - The Taking of Beverly Hills 1990 - Short Time 1989 - Speed Zone! 1989 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989 - Far From Home 1987 - The Fourth Protocol 1987 - Ishtar 1985 - Spies Like Us 1984 - Supergirl 1983 - The Crimson Permanent Assurance |
Born in Washington D.C. and raised in Canada, Frewer attended the same Peterborough, Ontario area high school as his "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" (1996) co-star Barclay Hope. He trained for the stage in England, spending several years in such varied UK productions as "The Glass Menagerie", "Bent" and "A Comedy of Errors". He has performed in dozens of feature films, TV movies and series. A committed environmentalist, Frewer is a spokesperson for the Rainforest Action Network. When not on location, he and his wife, Amanda Hillwood, and their daughter divide their time between Malibu, California and the Gatineau Hills of Quebec.
TRIVIA:
- Trained at the famous Bristol Old Vic Drama School and graduated from the three-year acting course in 1980
- He appeared as Max Headroom in the music video and on the song "Paranoimia" by 'The Art of Noise' (qv).
- Along with 'Amanda Pays' (qv) and 'William Morgan Sheppard' (qv), he is one of only three actors to appear in both _Max Headroom (1985) (TV)_ (qv) and _"Max Headroom" (1987)_ (qv).
- Matt was the Quarterback on his high school football team in Canada.
- His father was a hockey player who also served in the Army for 36 years.
- Has starred in three movies based on 'Stephen King (I)' (qv) works: _Riding the Bullet (2004)_ (qv), _Desperation (2006) (TV)_ (qv) and _"The Stand" (1994)_ (qv), as well as a sequel to another 'Stephen King (I)' (qv) story: "The Lawnmower Man" which was _Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)_ (qv), where he replaced 'Jeff Fahey' (qv) as the leading character Jobe.




























