Niall Matter
Biography
Niall Matter is a Canadian-American actor who spent years working on oil rigs in Alberta before deciding to act full time. His first professional role came in 2007 in the Syfy film Beyond Loch Ness, and that same year he took a main part in the teen drama The Best Years. He then joined Eureka as Zane Donovan, a character who grew from recurring appearances into the main cast, and he played Mothman in Zack Snyder's Watchmen. From 2012 to 2013 he led Primeval: New World as Evan Cross, winning a Constellation Award and a Leo Award nomination. Guest roles followed on several Canadian and American series, and he joined the main cast of the medical drama Remedy. He later moved into television movies, among them Stop the Wedding and Finding Father Christmas.
46years old
Turns 47 on October 20in 343 days
- Born Edmonton
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 17 years2008 to 2025
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Big break
Matter auditioned for the Syfy series Eureka, believing the part was a one-episode guest star role. He played the character more flirtatious than written, and the risks worked, landing him as bad boy genius Zane Donovan.
Behind the award
Matter won a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance Male, Television Movie for playing ice-hockey player Adam in the Hallmark film Frozen in Love, which was developed from an idea by his co-star Rachael Leigh Cook.
Early training
Matter joined drama classes at thirteen after a school teacher recommended them. In 1999, he won a provincial drama championship's Best Actor prize.
A first
Matter's first Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film Finding Father Christmas, in which he starred with Erin Krakow as lawyer and hotelier Ian McAndrick, became the network's most watched premiere at the time of broadcast.
Niall Matter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play2019 Crime, Mystery, Thrilleras Nick Miller
IMDb rating 7.01.6K votes
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For2019 Crime, Mysteryas Nick Miller
IMDb rating 7.01.6K votes
Most often with
Martin Wood directed six of these films, Terry Ingram two and David Winning two. Ellie Harvie appears in ten of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ellie Harvie's page
Marilu Henner's page
Candace Cameron Bure's page
Dylan Sloane's page
Peter Benson's page
Lexa Doig's page
Martin WoodDirector, 6 films, 2019 to 2023
All films by Martin Wood
Terry IngramDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2018
All films by Terry Ingram
David WinningDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2018
All films by David Winning
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Official profiles and reference pages.