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Matthew Fox

Biography

Matthew Fox is an American actor who was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Wyoming. He began screen work at 25 with an episode of Wings and the short-lived series Freshman Dorm, then made his film debut in My Boyfriend's Back (1993). He became known as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five from 1994 to 2000, and played the surgeon Jack Shephard on Lost from 2004 to 2010, a role that earned him Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, a 2005 Satellite Award and a shared 2006 Screen Actors Guild ensemble award. On film he appeared in the sports drama We Are Marshall (2006) and the thriller Vantage Point (2008), played a villain in Alex Cross (2012), and later took part in Bone Tomahawk (2015). In 2011 he starred in the London stage play In a Forest, Dark and Deep, and he later led the series Last Light.

60years old

Turns 61 on July 14in 246 days

  • Born Abington Township
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Matthew Chandler Fox (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
10
Career span
22 years1993 to 2015

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Fox tried out for the role of James "Sawyer" Ford, but co-creator J. J. Abrams believed he suited the role of Jack better, a part that was originally meant for the pilot episode only.

  2. First role

    Fox made his screen debut at 25 in an episode of Wings, and the same year starred in the short-lived series Freshman Dorm.

  3. Getting ready for a role

    For the villain Michael "The Butcher" Sullivan in Alex Cross, Fox built an extremely muscular physique and dropped most of his body fat.

Matthew Fox movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. World War Z2013 Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fias Parajumper

    IMDb rating 7.0795K votes

  2. Vantage Point2008 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Kent Taylor

    IMDb rating 6.6159K votes

  3. Bone Tomahawk2015as Brooder

    IMDb rating 7.1143K votes

  4. We Are Marshall2006as Red Dawson

    IMDb rating 7.168K votes

  5. Speed Racer2008as Racer X

    IMDb rating 6.185K votes

  6. Extinction2015as Patrick

    IMDb rating 5.823K votes

  7. Alex Cross2012as Picasso

    IMDb rating 5.237K votes

  8. Emperor2012as General Bonner Fellers

    IMDb rating 6.516K votes

Worked with

Matthew Fox made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Matthew Fox's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$927 million

9 of the 9 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 9 films: 9 worldwide figure.

  • 9Worldwide figure

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    World War Z2013as Parajumper
    $532M57.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Vantage Point2008as Kent Taylor
    $152M16.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Speed Racer2008as Racer X
    $94M10.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Smokin' Aces2006as Bill
    $57M6.2% of the total
  5. 5
    We Are Marshall2006as Red Dawson
    $44M4.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Alex Cross2012as Picasso
    $30M3.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Emperor2012as General Bonner Fellers
    $15M1.6% of the total
  8. 8
    My Boyfriend's Back1993as Buck Van Patten
    $3.3M0.4% of the total
Bone Tomahawk (2015), $475,846

$475,846from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 2005 to 2006, one of them major.

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Matthew Fox's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
SAG Awards
2006Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesLostWon
Other honors
2005Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series DramaLostWon
Saturn Award for Best Actor on TelevisionWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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