Matt Dallas
Birth nameMatthew Joseph Dallas
Birth dateOctober 21, 1982 (age 43)
Birth placePhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
SpouseBlue Hamilton (m. 2015)

Matthew Joseph Dallas (born October 21, 1982) is an American actor, best known for playing the title character on the ABC Family series Kyle XY.

Early life

Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He has two younger brothers and one younger sister.[1] He became interested in acting at the age of 12, when his grandmother took him to a production of the play The Ugly Duckling at a local community theater called Desert Stages Theater.

Career

Dallas has starred in several films, and has played the title character in the ABC Family television series Kyle XY for three seasons. The series ended on March 16, 2009, after it was canceled by ABC.[2] Dallas also appeared in Camp Slaughter (2005), Living The Dream (2006), and Babysitter Wanted (2008). He has been a guest on the TV show Entourage.[3]

In 2004, Dallas starred in Fan_3's music video for Geek Love. In 2005, Dallas starred with Mischa Barton in James Blunt's music video for Goodbye My Lover and in 2008 he starred in Katy Perry's music video for "Thinking of You".[4]

Dallas was cast in ABC's Eastwick, playing Roxie's (Rebecca Romijn) love interest.[5] In 2009, it was announced that Dallas would be appearing in the movie Beauty and the Briefcase with Hilary Duff.[6] Dallas was in an indie western film called The First Ride of Wyatt Earp as Bat Masterson, which was released on March 6, 2012.[7]

In 2012, Dallas starred as Max in the musical love story movie You, Me, & the Circus.[8] He played the role of Bat Masterson in an action packed western movie Wyatt Earp's Revenge with Val Kilmer.[9] He also starred as Lance Leigh in the Hallmark movie Naughty or Nice with Hilarie Burton.[10] Dallas played the role of Scott Orenhauser in the indie sci-fi thriller film Life Tracker.[11] Dallas had a recurring role in ABC Family show Baby Daddy, where he played Riley's (Chelsea Kane) love interest.[12]

In 2014, Dallas starred in the horror comedy movie Ghost of Goodnight Lane.[13] In 2015, Dallas starred as Jake in the web series Anne & Jake.[14] The series was released on YouTube on November 11, 2015.[15] In 2017, Dallas starred as Declan in the drama film Alaska is a Drag, written and directed by Shaz Bennett.[16] He also starred as Frank Dean in the western film Painted Woman directed by James Cotten.[17]

In 2018, Dallas starred as pastor John in supernatural horror film Along Came the Devil.[18] In 2019, Dallas played the role of Greg Carlyle in the Lifetime thriller film A Daughter's Plan to Kill alongside Claire Coffee.[19] He also co-starred as Bobby Browning in the romantic comedy Nearly Married starring Cassi Thomson.[20]

Personal life

Dallas is gay; although he previously denied this.[21][22][23] He denied claims of being gay for several years after being outed by Perez Hilton on his gossip website and on The Howard Stern Show.[24] After Perez Hilton stated Dallas was gay on Stern's SiriusXM show, Dallas appeared two weeks later to deny the claim during which he claimed to have slept with 20 women in high school, and listed a few women in Hollywood to whom he was the most sexually attracted.[25] On July 5, 2015, he married male musician Blue Hamilton.[26][27] On December 22, 2015, Dallas and Hamilton announced on their YouTube channel that they had adopted a then two-year-old, their son Crow.[28] On July 16, 2022, via YouTube, the pair announced they had adopted their second child, Rosa.[29]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Way of the VampireTodd
Camp SlaughterMario
WannabeMonkee Dancer No. 1
2006Living the DreamMichael
Shugar ShankEvanShort film
2007The IndianDannyMonaco Film Festival Award for Best Newcomer
2008Babysitter WantedRick
2010As Good as DeadJake
In Between DaysAshleyShort film
Beauty & the BriefcaseSethTelevision movie
2011The Story of Bonnie and ClydeHenry Methvin
2012You, Me & The CircusMax
Wyatt Earp's RevengeBat Masterson
Naughty or NiceLance LeighTelevision movie
2013Into The Heart of AmericaDocumentarianDocumentary
IsolatedAmbassador
Life TrackerScott Orenhouser
2014The Ghost of Goodnight LaneBen
1% ERS (short)RyanShort film
2017Alaska Is a DragDeclan
Painted WomanFrank Dean
2018Along Came the DevilPastor John
2019Nearly MarriedBobby Browningprevious titled: Where Are You, Bobby Browning?
A Daughter's Plan to KillGreg CarlyleLifetime movie
2023Shoulder DanceIra
2024SheepdogDarryl Sparks

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005EntourageMale modelEpisode: "Chinatown"
2006–2009Kyle XYKyle Trager / Young Adam BaylinMain role
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (2007–08)
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama Series
2009EastwickChad BurtonRecurring role (6 episodes)
2013–2014Baby DaddyFitch DouglasRecurring role (5 episodes)
2015Anne & JakeJakeWeb-series
2016Worst Cooks in AmericaHimselfReality competition show

Music videos

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004"Geek Love"GeekMusic video by Fan 3
2005"Goodbye My Lover"Music video by James Blunt
2009"Thinking of You"Love interestMusic video by Katy Perry
2014"It's My Belly Button"Kyle XYMusic video by Rhett and Link

References

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  2. ^ "Kyle XY – cast". buddytv.com. Archived October 3, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Matt Dallas". LocateTV.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Katy Perry. Thinking of You (music video). Archived November 6, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Romijn's new series heads to Dallas". TV Guide. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
  6. ^ "ABC Family's Beauty & the Briefcase". Hollywood the Write Way. March 15, 2010. Archived September 21, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "Wyatt Earp's Revenge". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived April 15, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  8. ^ "You, Me, & the Circus". Amazon.com. Archived September 24, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Wyatt Earp's Revenge". Sony Pictures. Archived March 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "Matt Dallas as Lance in Naughty or Nice". Hallmark Channel. 2012. Archived November 18, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  11. ^ "The Sci-Fi indie feature Life Tracker". ComingSoon.net. December 21, 2012. Archived March 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  12. ^ "Kyle XY's Matt Dallas heads to ABC Family's Baby Daddy". The Hollywood Reporter. Exclusive. Archived September 24, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "The Ghost of Goodnight Lane". Ghost of Goodnight Lane. Archived November 26, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  14. ^ "Time to find a web series to get you thru winter? Try one starring Matt Dallas.". Instinct Magazine. Archived January 3, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  15. ^ Anne and Jake (web series). Archived December 25, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "Alaska is a Drag". wordpress.com. March 18, 2013. Archived December 26, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  17. ^ "Painted Woman". Painted Woman film. Archived December 27, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  18. ^ "Ted 2's Jessica Barth, Kyle X/Y's Matt Dallas to star in horror movie Tell Me Your Name". The Wrap. Exclusive. April 1, 2015. Archived June 17, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  19. ^ "A Daughter's Plan to Kill". Lifetime. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  20. ^ Nearly Married (DVD). Infuse Releasing. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  21. ^ Coming Out (video). Matt and Blue. Matt Dallas and Blue Hamilton. January 19, 2016. Archived December 14, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. – via YouTube. duration 12m58s.
  22. ^ Hernandez, Greg (January 20, 2016). "Matt Dallas shares sweet story about coming out to his dad". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  23. ^ DENIZET-LEWIS, BENOIT (July 6, 2009). "The Real Perez Hilton". The Advocate. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  24. ^ Chhetri, Priyam. "Perez Hilton previously outed celebrities like Neil Patrick Harris, Lance Bass and more". meaww. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  25. ^ Hernandez, Greg. "Matt Dallas on Hollywood closet: "I had so many people in my head telling me how to act and how to behave"". Greg in Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  26. ^ Rouse, Wade (April 15, 2013). "Matt Dallas marries Blue Hamilton: See the wedding photo". People. Archived July 9, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  27. ^ "Matt Dallas marries Blue Hamilton: See the newlyweds at the courthouse!". E! July 6, 2015. Archived July 9, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  28. ^ Mendelson, Will (December 22, 2015). "Matt Dallas, husband Blue Hamilton adopt little boy: Watch the video!". Us Weekly. Wenner Media. Archived December 23, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  29. ^ "WE ADOPTED OUR FOSTER DAUGHTER | Matt and Blue", retrieved July 17, 2022