{{short description|American actor (born 1999)}} {{multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=August 2016}} {{COI|date=August 2016}} }} {{Infobox person |name= Mateus Ward |image= |caption= |birth_name= Mateus Cole Ward |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|01|18}} |birth_place= Burbank, California, U.S. |occupation = Actor |years_active = 2010–present |website = {{URL|mateusward.com}} }} '''Mateus Cole Ward''' (born January 18, 1999)<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 18, 2023 includes celebrities Kevin Costner, Dave Bautista|work=The Plain Dealer|date=January 18, 2023|accessdate=January 18, 2023|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-18-2023-includes-celebrities-kevin-costner-dave-bautista.html}}</ref> is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Sanders in the CBS television series ''Hostages'', and as Dustin Maker in the TNT television series ''Murder in the First''. He is also known for his role as the older Stevie Botwin in the series finale of the Showtime comedy-drama series ''Weeds'', and for his recurring role as Marcus Davenport on the Disney XD fantasy series ''Lab Rats''.
==Career== Mateus' television debut came in 2010, where he won the role of Lyle DeLilly on ''Criminal Minds''. Ward caught the eye of director Larry Charles, and he was cast as a series regular, the son of Ana Ortiz, in the 20th Century Fox sitcom pilot ''Outnumbered'' with Cheech Marin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/devwatch/outnumbered-2010/|title=Outnumbered - 2010 Version (FOX)|publisher=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
In 2011, Ward was asked to guest star on the sports comedy series ''Sports Show with Norm Macdonald'' on Comedy Central, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and won an OMNI Youth Music and Actor Award, Outstanding Actor, in the 12- to 18-year-old category. Ward went on to land the role of Carl in the comedy-drama ''Parenthood''.
In April 2012, Mateus landed a recurring guest star role as Marcus Davenport on the teen sitcom ''Lab Rats'' on Disney XD. Then he was offered the role of young Franky in his first feature film ''Lonely Boy'', where he portrays a teenager with schizophrenia. In September of that year, he was cast in the two-part series finale of the comedy-drama ''Weeds'', which aired on Showtime.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nowhitenoise.com/2012/09/weeds-series-finale-its-time-recap-and-review/ |title=Weeds Series Finale 'It's Time' Recap and Review |website=Nowhitenoise.com |date=September 17, 2012}}</ref> Ward won a Young Artist Award for his portrayal of Stevie Botwin.
In 2013, Ward appeared in the police procedural drama television series ''NCIS'' on CBS. In the eleventh episode, titled "Shabbot Shalom", Ward played the role of Austin, a young teen who discovers a dead body. Mateus was also a series regular in the Jerry Bruckheimer television series ''Hostages'' produced by Warner Bros. Television for CBS, portraying Jake Sanders, the son of Dr. Ellen Sanders, portrayed by Toni Collette, and Brian Sanders, portrayed by Tate Donovan. In 2015, Ward was a series regular playing Dustin Maker on the Steven Bochco and Eric Lodal television series ''Murder in the First'' with Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson on TNT.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lesley|last=Goldberg |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/murder-first-adds-hostages-alum-765675 |title='Murder in the First' Adds 'Hostages' Alum as Series Regular (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 21, 2015 |accessdate=January 21, 2015}}</ref>
In 2016, Ward signed on to play the leading role of Clyde Thompson in the film ''The Meanest Man in Texas'', a feature film adaptation of the book by the same name which was released theatrically. He is a producer and plays Levi in the feature film ''Relish''.
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2013 | ''Lonely Boy'' | Young Franky | |- | 2017 | ''The Meanest Man in Texas'' | Clyde Thompson | |- | 2019 | ''Relish'' | Levi | |- | 2024 | ''There Is No Antimemetics Division'' | Clay | Short film |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2010 | ''Criminal Minds'' | Lyle DeLilly | Episode: "Remembrance of Things Past" |- | 2011 | ''Sports Show with Norm MacDonald'' | Boy | Episode: "Mascot" |- | 2011 | ''Parenthood'' | Carl | Episode: "Sore Loser" |- | 2011 | ''Outnumbered'' | Jake Tulley | TV movie |- | 2012 | ''Weeds'' | Stevie Botwin | 2 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Victorious'' |7 year-old Jerald |Episode: “The Hambone King” |- | 2012–2016 | ''Lab Rats'' | Marcus Davenport | Recurring role, 8 episodes |- | 2013 | ''NCIS'' | Austin | Episode: "Shabbat Shalom" |- | 2013–2014 | ''Hostages'' | Jake Sanders | Main role, 15 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Murder in the First'' | Dustin Maker | Main role, 12 episodes |- | 2016–2017, 2024 | ''The Loud House'' | Hank, Big Kid #2, Groundskeeper Hank (voices) | 3 episodes |- | 2022 | ''All Rise'' | Cyrus | Episode: "Through the Fire" |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 2018 | ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' | The Local Pedestrian Population |- | 2021 | ''Call of Duty: Vanguard'' | Voice Cast |- |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|3869648}} *{{Twitter}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Mateus}} Category:American male child actors Category:American male film actors Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Burbank, California Category:1999 births Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male television actors