Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

67 · Born: Jan 4, 1958

Personal Details

BornJan 4, 1958 Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Parents
  • Gillian Anne Frewer
  • Frederick Charlesley Frewer

Biography

Matt Frewer has been traveling extensively across North America, taking on recurring roles in various television productions. His recent projects include working in Los Angeles for HBO's Perry Mason and in Austin for AMC's Fear The Walking Dead.

In addition to his television work, Frewer has also appeared in numerous films, including Steven Spielberg's The BFG, 20th Century Fox's Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, 50/50, Foreverland, Frankie & Alice, and Watchmen. He has also appeared in films such as Dawn of the Dead, Attack on Darfur, Wushu Warrior, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace.

Frewer has starred in several television movies and miniseries, including Nick Willing's Alice, Olympus, Delete, Bag of Bones, Battle of the Bulbs, and Taken. He has also appeared in the Stephen King-scripted ABC miniseries The Stand, playing the role of the "Trashcan Man".

In addition to his television work, Frewer has also made guest appearances on various prime time network television series, including St. Elsewhere, Miami Vice, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has also portrayed real-life notable individuals, such as U.S. Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer in American Playhouse's Long Shadows, Alexander Haig in Kissinger and Nixon, and Gene Kranz in the made-for-television movie Apollo 11.

Throughout his career, Frewer has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Cable Ace and Gemini award.

Career

2025
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party as Dr. Henry Dulles
2019
The Order
The Order as Peter Morton
2017
Residue
Residue as Mr. Fairweather
Castlevania
Castlevania as The Bishop (voice)
2016
Love in Paradise
Love in Paradise as Dr. Frank
The BFG
The BFG as General #2
Timeless
Timeless as Anthony Bruhl
2015
Pixels
Pixels as Max Headroom (voice)
2014
Rampage: Capital Punishment
Rampage: Capital Punishment as Mr. Williamson (voice)
2013
Orphan Black
Orphan Black as Dr. Aldous Leekie
Delete
Delete as Arthur Bowden
2011
50/50
50/50 as Mitch
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones as Sid Noonan
2010
Wushu Warrior
Wushu Warrior as Lord Edward Lindsey
Frankie & Alice
Frankie & Alice as Dr. Strassfield
2009
Watchmen
Watchmen as Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic
Darfur
Darfur as Ted Duncan
Rampage
Rampage as Mr. Williamson
Alice
Alice as White Knight
2007
Weirdsville
Weirdsville as Jason Taylor
Intelligence
Intelligence as Ted Altman
2006
Desperation
Desperation as Ralph Carver
Intelligence
Intelligence as Ted Altman
Eureka
Eureka as Jim Taggart
2004
Going the Distance
Going the Distance as Farmer Joseph
Geraldine's Fortune
Geraldine's Fortune as Cameron Geary
Intern Academy
Intern Academy as Dr. Anton Keller
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet as Mr. Clarkson
Taken
Taken as Dr. Chet Wakeman
2001
The Royal Scandal
The Royal Scandal as Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four as Sherlock Holmes
2000
Jailbait
Jailbait as Al Fisher
CyberWorld
CyberWorld as Frazzled (voice)
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hercules: Zero to Hero as Panic (voice) (archive sound)
1998
In the Doghouse
In the Doghouse as Scott Wagner
Hercules
Hercules as Panic (voice)
1997
Hercules
Hercules as Panic (voice)
Quicksilver Highway
Quicksilver Highway as Charlie / Dr. Charles George
Breast Men
Breast Men as Gerald Krzemien
1996
Generation X
Generation X as Russel Tresh
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 as Gene Kranz
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk as Leader (voice)
1995
Kissinger and Nixon
Kissinger and Nixon as Gen. Alexander Haig
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
National Lampoon's Senior Trip as Principal Todd Moss
Return to Two Moon Junction
Return to Two Moon Junction as Cleo / Leo (uncredited)
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber as Lloyd Christmas (voice)
1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss
In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Cat in the Hat
The Stand
The Stand as Trashcan Man (credit only)
Twenty Bucks
Twenty Bucks as Receding Bingo Winner
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther as Pink Panther (voice)
1990
Short Time
Short Time as Ernie Dills
1989
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids as Big Russ Thompson
Far from Home
Far from Home as Charlie Cox
Ishtar
Ishtar as CIA Agent
Max Headroom
Max Headroom as Edison Carter / Max Headroom
1985
Max Headroom
Max Headroom as Edison Carter / Max Headroom
Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us as Soldier #2
1984
Supergirl
Supergirl as Truck Driver
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life as Cornered Executive who Jumps (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")