Matthew Alan
Biography
Matthew Alan is an American actor who first appeared on screen under his birth name, Matthew Gerbig, in the films Charlie's War and Bell Witch Haunting before he took his stage name. Born and raised in Evansville, Indiana, he studied at Western Kentucky University, graduating in 2000. In 2007 he had a recurring part on Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side, a CBS streaming companion to Ghost Whisperer, and he later played Chris Merrill on the Hulu series Castle Rock. He appeared on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why in 2017 and 2018 and on Lost, Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist and Veronica Mars. Among his films are Walking the Halls (2012), Red Tails, Hidden in the Woods and Trust Fund, and he produced the short film Bowman in 2011.
47years old
Turns 48 on August 23in 286 days
- Born Evansville
- Star sign: VirgoFirst day of the sign, on the Leo cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 2 years2012 to 2014
Every film, newest first
- 2014Summer SnowIMDb rating 6.3
- 2013The SurrogateIMDb rating 4.6
- 2012Walking the HallsIMDb rating 5.4
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About the name
Before adopting the stage name Matthew Alan, he acted under his birth name Matthew Gerbig in the films Charlie's War (2003) and Bell Witch Haunting (2004).
A change of course
The Bud Light beer commercial "The Lucky Chair" featured Stevie Wonder and aired for the first time during the 2013 Super Bowl, marking one of Alan's early jobs.
Matthew Alan movies on Netflix
Summer Snowas Colton
The Surrogateas Matt
Walking the Hallsas Jack
Worked with
Matthew Alan shares two films with Brian Ames, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Brian Ames2 films together, 2012 to 2013
Brian Ames's page The Surrogate2013IMDb rating 4.6Alan as MattAmes as Gary
Walking the Halls2012IMDb rating 5.4Alan as JackAmes as Valentino
Al Sapienza1 film together, 2012
Al Sapienza's page Walking the Halls2012IMDb rating 5.4Alan as JackSapienza as Christopher Benson
Brett Rice1 film together, 2014
Brett Rice's page Summer Snow2014IMDb rating 6.3Alan as ColtonRice as Mr. Jenkins
Patricia Belcher1 film together, 2012
Patricia Belcher's page Walking the Halls2012IMDb rating 5.4Alan as JackBelcher as Principal Jenkins
Diane Baker1 film together, 2013
Diane Baker's page The Surrogate2013IMDb rating 4.6Alan as MattBaker as Louise
Cameron Mathison1 film together, 2013
Cameron Mathison's page The Surrogate2013IMDb rating 4.6Alan as MattMathison as Jacob Kelly
Doug CampbellDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2013
All films by Doug Campbell The Surrogate2013IMDb rating 4.6Alan as Matt
Walking the Halls2012IMDb rating 5.4Alan as Jack
Online
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