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Matt Lanter 
Lanter at the Star Wars Weekends, 2009Born Matthew Mackendree Lanter
April 1, 1983
Massillon, Ohio, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 2004–present Matthew Mackendree "Matt" Lanter (born April 1, 1983) is an American actor, former reality TV personality and model, perhaps best known for his roles in Commander in Chief, 90210, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Disaster Movie, Sorority Row and Vampires Suck.
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Early life and career
Lanter was born in Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, the son of Joseph "Joe" Lanter and Jana Burson.[1] He moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1991 at age 8. Lanter graduated from Collins Hill High School in 2001. He played baseball, football, basketball, gymnastics and golf and was a batboy for the Atlanta Braves. He attended University of Georgia, majoring in sports business, but an interest in the film and television industry created a strong desire to pursue acting instead.
In 2004, Lanter was a contestant on Bravo's reality show Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model. He did not win the competition.
Acting career
Within a few weeks of moving to Los Angeles, California, Lanter successfully auditioned for the role of Nick on the Supernatural Teen-Drama Fox series Point Pleasant. He had a major recurring role throughout the series first and only season. He has since then appeared in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, 8 Simple Rules, Big Love and Heroes.
In April 2005, he signed on to become a series regular portraying the role of Horace Calloway on ABC's political drama series Commander in Chief, starring Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. The series premiered on September 27, 2005 and was cancelled on June 14, 2006.
In December 2006, he was announced to play the role of Anakin Skywalker for Warner Bros CGI Animated Science Fiction/Action film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The film, which was released on August 15, 2008, received generally negative reviews from critics. The film had box office success earning worldwide $69,182,844. He was announced to reprise the role of Anakin in a Spin-Off Animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars which premiered on October 3, 2008 on the Cartoon Network. He has also reprised his role in various Video Games based on the franchise. The series third season premiered in October, 2010.
In 2008, he took on the lead role as Zach Conroy in The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream, with Francia Raisa.
In February 2008, he was announced to portray the central character Will, in Lionsgate's Parody/Comedy film Disaster Movie. The film is written and directed by directing and screenwriting duo Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer who have previously worked on other Parody films such as Meet The Spartans and Epic Movie. The film spoofs recent disaster films such as Cloverfield. He stars with Kim Kardashian, Vanessa Minnillo and Carmen Electra. The film, which was released on August 29, 2008, was a critical bomb. The film grossed over $34 million worldwide and received extremely negative reviews from critics, as well as six nominations at the 29th Golden Raspberry Awards.
In October 2008, he was announced to star in Summit Entertainment's remake of the cult 1983 Slasher film The House on Sorority Row. The film stars Briana Evigan, Audrina Patridge and Rumer Willis. Sorority Row was released on September 11, 2009 and received negative reviews.
In 2009, he began a major recurring role on The CW's 90210 portraying the role of Liam Court. In September 2009, he was announced as a series regular for the second series. The series is a modern day remake of the '90s Teen Drama series Beverly Hills, 90210. In March 2010, he signed on for another parody project with Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, 20th Century Fox's Vampires Suck. He played Edward Sullen, a spoof of Edward Cullen from The Twilight Saga. The film was released on August 18, 2010.
In May 2009, it was announced he had signed on for the role of Jason Webber in Screen Gems' horror film The Roommate. Starring with Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester, filming took place in 2009. The film originally was scheduled for an October 2010 release but was pushed forward to September 17, 2010. However, Screen Gems pushed it to February 4, 2011. He has also signed on to voice the role of Sled in Tinker Bell: A Winter Story which will be released Straight-to-DVD in 2011.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2004 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Bobby Jones' caddy 2007 Judy's Got a Gun Isaac Prentice Made-for-television film 2008 The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream Zack Conroy Made-for-television film WarGames: The Dead Code Will Farmer Direct-to-video Star Wars: The Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker Voice only Disaster Movie Will 2009 Sorority Row Kyle Tyson 2010 Vampires Suck Edward Sullen 2011 The Roommate Jason Tanner 2012 Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings Sled Awaiting release Liars All Post-production A Chance of Rain Filming Television
Television Year Film Role Notes 2004 Manhunt Himself Contestant (7th Runner-up) 2005 8 Simple Rules Brendon Episode: "The After Party" Point Pleasant Nick 3 episodes 2005–2006 Commander in Chief Horace Calloway Main cast (Season 1; 18 episodes) 2006 Big Love Gibson Episode: "Eviction" Heroes Brody Mitchum 5 episodes Shark Eddie Linden 3 episodes 2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ryan Lansco Episode: "Fallen Idols" Monk Clay Bridges Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees" Grey's Anatomy Adam Singer Episode: "The Heart of the Matter" 2008 Life Patrick Bridger Episode: "Everything... All the Time" The Oaks Mike Episode: "Pilot" 2008–present Star Wars: The Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker Main role (voice only) 2009–present 90210 Liam Court Recurring cast (Season 1; 8 episodes)
Main cast (Season 2–present; 2010–present)2012 Transformers: Darkness Rising Sideswipe Voice Only Video games
List of voice acting credits in video games Year Title Character 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels Anakin Skywalker 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance Anakin Skywalker 2009 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Anakin Skywalker 2011 Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker 2011 / 2012 Star Wars: The Old Republic N/A References
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Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Actors from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Actors from Ohio
- American child actors
- American male models
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- People from Massillon, Ohio
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