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Matt Frewer

( 1958 Births )

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Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor and comedian.

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He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom

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in the 1985 TV and 1987 television series of the same name.

He became prominent when playing roles in films, like Russell Thompson Sr. in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Jobe Smith in (1996), Sherlock Holmes in a 2001 film adaption of The Sign of Four, Frank in Dawn of the Dead (2004), Moloch in Watchmen (2009), Mitch in 50/50 (2011), and Archibald Stanley in (2014).

His television credits include Dr. Mike Stratford in Doctor Doctor (1989–1991), Bob in Shaky Ground (1992–1993), Trashcan Man in The Stand (1994), Matt Prager in (1997–1999), Dr. Jim Taggart in Eureka (2006–2012) and Doctor Leekie in the Canadian science fiction drama Orphan Black (2013–2017).

Frewer's more recent performances include a portrayal of "General #2" in the Steven Spielberg picture The BFG (2016), the character Carnage in the Netflix series Altered Carbon in 2018 and Logan in Fear the Walking Dead (2019). Also, he portrayed The Binder in three episodes of The Magicians and Peter Morton in eight episodes of The Order (2019−2020).

His voice roles include Panic in Hercules and its 1998 television series, Inspector 47 in The Magic School Bus, the Pink Panther in the 1993 television series of the same name, Lloyd Christmas in the Dumb and Dumber animated series, Jackal in Gargoyles and Dedgar Deadman in Toonsylvania.

Early life

Frewer was born in Washington, D.C. to Canadian parents, one of five children born to Gillian Anne (née German) Obituary: Gillian Frewer, ottawacitizen.remembering.ca. Accessed December 29, 2022. and Captain Frederick Charlesley Frewer, a Royal Canadian Navy officer. Obituary: Frederick Frewer, ottawacitizen.remembering.ca. Accessed December 29, 2022. He was raised in Peterborough, Ontario, where he graduated from Lakefield College School. He went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating from its three-year acting course in 1980.

Career

Frewer portrayed the artificial intelligence character Max Headroom in the 1980s, starring in the ; Frewer also played award-winning Network 23 journalist Edison Carter in the film. This led to a series on the UK Channel 4 network with the Max Headroom character as a video jockey and interviewer. This ran for two seasons, the second of which featured a studio audience with whom Max interacted. In 1987, an American series based upon the 1985 film aired, titled Max Headroom (1987–1988). From 1993 to 1995, Frewer voiced the Pink Panther for the television series. Frewer guest-starred in the fifth-season episode "". He also portrayed Max Headroom in other media, including a series of television commercials for "New Coke" and "Radio Rentals", as well as the single and music video for "Paranoimia" by Art of Noise. He reprised this role in the science fiction comedy film Pixels (2015).

Frewer starred as Mike Stratford in Doctor Doctor (1989–1991). He also appeared as Trashcan Man in the television miniseries The Stand. Frewer has also appeared in such films as The Fourth Protocol (1987), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995), and the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead.

Frewer was nominated for two in 2000, one for a guest appearance on Da Vinci's Inquest and another for his work on the series Mentors. He was a regular on Eureka during the series' first two seasons, playing Jim Taggart. He has done voice-over work on several animated projects, including Batman: The Animated Series (1993) and The Incredible Hulk (1996–1997). Frewer portrayed Matt Praeger in from 1997 to 2000.

In 2009, Frewer portrayed the retired villain Moloch the Mystic in Watchmen and appeared as the White Knight in the December 2009 Syfy two-part miniseries Alice, based upon Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He starred as Pestilence in two episodes of Season 5 of Supernatural. He has appeared in several adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as The Stand, Quicksilver Highway, Riding the Bullet, Desperation and Bag of Bones.

He played Dr. Aldous Leekie in the first two seasons of Orphan Black.

In 2018, Frewer portrayed Carnage in the Netflix series Altered Carbon. In the same year, Frewer was cast in the Netflix horror film-drama series The Order.

Personal life

Frewer has been married to Amanda Hillwood since 1984 and the couple have a daughter."Max heads for the Hills: Matt Frewer brings hearth, home and family to the Gatineau Hills -- and hints he just might be ready to resurrect Max Headroom" by Tony Atherton, The Hamilton Spectator (7 Feb, 1998) Final Retrieved from "Horror to the Max; Creator of legendary mid-'80s cyber-character tackles the awful drama of Darfur" by Michael D Reid, Times Colonist (4 Feb, 2010) Retrieved from In 1989, they bought a house in Marina del Rey, California.

Filmography

Film

1983	The Lords of Discipline	Senior
1983	The Crimson Permanent Assurance	Very Big Corporation of America Yuppie	Short film Segment: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1984	Supergirl	Eddie the Truck Driver
1985	Spies Like Us	Soldier #2
1987	The Fourth Protocol	Tom McWhirter
1987	Ishtar	CIA Agent #3
1989	Speed Zone	Alec Stewart
	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Sr.
	Far from Home	Charlie Cox
1990	Short Time	Ernie Dills
1991	The Taking of Beverly Hills	Ed Kelvin
1993	Twenty Bucks	Receding Bingo Winner
1995	Return to Two Moon Junction	Cleo, Leo	Uncredited
	Driving Mr. Pink	The Pink Panther (voice)	Short film
	National Lampoon's Senior Trip	Principal Todd Moss
	BugHunt	Edward Schulze (voice)
1996		Jobe Smith
1997	Hercules	Panic (voice)	A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
1998	Heartwood	Frank Burris (voice)	Uncredited
1999	6ix	Satan, Nathan, Lucy, Mother, Father	Short film
1999		Panic (voice)	Direct-to-video
2000	Cyberworld	Frazzled (voice)	Short film
2004	Dawn of the Dead	Frank
	A Home at the End of the World	Ned Glover
	Going the Distance	Farmer Joseph
	Intern Academy	Dr. Anton Keller
	Geraldine's Fortune	Cameron Geary
	Riding the Bullet	Mr. Clarkson
2007	Weirdsville	Jason Taylor
2009	Watchmen	Moloch
	Rampage	Mr. Williamson
	Darfur	Ted Duncan
2010	Frankie and Alice	Dr. Strassfield
2011	Wushu Warrior	Lord Edward Lindsey
	50/50	Mitch
	Foreverland	Mr. Steadman
2014		Mr. Williamson (voice)	Uncredited
2014		Archibald Stanley	Cameo appearance
2015	Pixels	Max Headroom (voice)
2016	The BFG	General #2
2017	Residue	Mr. Fairweather

Television

1984		Francis Lane	Television miniseries
1985		Max Headroom, Edison Carter	Television film
1986	Robin of Sherwood	Roger de Carnac	Episode "The Betrayal"
1987	St. Elsewhere	Pee-Wee, Walter Sandler	Episode: "No Chemo, Sabe?"
1987–1988	Max Headroom	Max Headroom, Edison Carter	14 episodes
1988	Miami Vice	Cliff King	Episodes: "Hostile Takeover" and "Redemption in Blood"
1988	Sesame Street	Max Headroom	2 episodes
1989–1991	Doctor Doctor	Dr. Mike Stratford	Lead role, 40 episodes
1991		Berlinghoff Rasmussen	Episode: ""
1992	Tiny Toon Adventures	Mac Duff (voice)	2 episodes
1992–1993	Shaky Ground	Bob Moody	17 episodes
1992	Eerie, Indiana	Howard Paymer	Episode: "Tornado Days"
1993		Sid the Squid / Sidney Debris (voice)	Episode: "The Man Who Killed Batman"
1993	Bonkers	Peter Blaine (voice)	Episode: "Trains, Toons, and Toon Trains"
1993–1996	The Pink Panther	The Pink Panther (voice)	Main role
1993	The Day My Parents Ran Away	Bob Miller	Television film
1994	In Search of Dr. Seuss	The Cat in the Hat	Television film
1994	American Playhouse	Ambassador Edwin Reischauer	Episode: "Long Shadows"
1994–1996	Gargoyles	Jackal (voice)	7 episodes
1994–1996	Itsy Bitsy Spider	The Exterminator (voice)	26 episodes
1994	The Stand	Trashcan Man	Miniseries, 4 episodes
1994	Aladdin	Chaos (voice)	Episode: "When Chaos Comes Calling"
1995	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Adolf Hitler (voice)	Episode: "A Good Bomb Is Hard To Find"
1995–1996	Dumb and Dumber	Lloyd Christmas (voice)	13 episodes
1996	Generation X	Russel Tresh	Television film
1996–1997	The Incredible Hulk	The Leader (voice)	10 episodes
1996	Iron Man	The Leader (voice)	Episode: "Hulk Buster"
	Bruno the Kid	Bobby Vicious (voice)	Episode: "Searching for Bobby Vicious"
	Quack Pack	Additional voices	Episode: "Tasty Paste"
		Dr. Wally Pretorius (voice)	Episode: "The Human Factor"
	The Outer Limits	Norman Glass	Episode: "First Anniversary"
	Apollo 11	Gene Kranz	Television film
	The Magic School Bus	Inspector 47 (voice)	Episode: "In the Rainforest"
	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Himself	1 Episode
1997	Quicksilver Highway	Dr. Charles "Charlie" George	Television film
	Dead Man's Gun	Norbert Datry	Episode: "Fool's Gold - Pilot #2"
	Tracey Takes On...	Bob	Episode: "Supernatural"
	Desert's Edge	Greg	Television film
1997–1999		Matt Praeger	49 episodes
1997	Dead Fire	Max Durbin	Television film
1997	Breast Men	Gerald Krzemien	Television film
1998	Toonsylvania	Dedgar Deadman (voice)	14 episodes
1998–1999	Hercules	Panic (voice)	24 episodes
1999	Mentors	Frederick Banting	Episode: "A Transient, Shining Trouble"
1999	Mickey Mouse Works	Toymaker (voice)	Episode: "#1.4"
2000	Da Vinci's Inquest	Larry Williams	2 episodes
	Jailbait	Al Fisher	Television film
	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Sherlock Holmes	Television film
2001–2002	House of Mouse	Panic, Toymaker (voice)	6 episodes
2001	The Sign of Four	Sherlock Holmes	Television film
2001	The Royal Scandal
2002	The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
2002	Taken	Dr. Chet Wakeman	6 episodes Television miniseries
2004	The Eleventh Hour	Dr. Lansing	Episode: "Wonderland"
2005	Masters of Horror	Wally	Episode: "Chocolate"
2006	Desperation	Ralph Carver	Television film
2006–2007	Intelligence	Ted Altman	26 episodes
2006–2012	Eureka	Dr. Jim Taggart	18 episodes
2009	Alice	White Knight	Television miniseries
2010	Battle of the Bulbs	Stu Jones	Television film
	How I Met Your Mother	Carriage Driver	Uncredited Episode: "Of Course"
	Supernatural	Pestilence, Dr. Green	2 episodes
2011	Bag of Bones	Sid Noonan	Television miniseries
2012–2013	Falling Skies	General Bressler	7 episodes
2012	Delete	Arthur Bowden	Television miniseries
2013–2017	Orphan Black	Dr. Aldous Leekie	11 episodes
2013	Witches of East End	Vidar	2 episodes
2014	The Knick	Dr. J.M. Christiansen	5 episodes
2014–2015	The Librarians	Dulaque, Lancelot	5 episodes
2015	Olympus	Daedalus, Prometheus	12 episodes
2016	The Art of More	Paul Rice	6 episodes
2016	12 Monkeys	Dr. Kirschner	Episode: "Fatherland"
2016–2017	Timeless	Anthony Bruhl	5 episodes
2016	Love in Paradise	Dr. Frank	Television film
2017–2018	Castlevania	The Bishop (voice)	4 episodes
2018	Altered Carbon	Carnage	3 episodes
2018	The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair	Reverend Kellergan	Miniseries, 10 episodes
2019	The Order	Peter Morton	7 episodes
2019–2020	The Magicians	The Binder	3 episodes
2019	Fear the Walking Dead	Logan	6 episodes
2020	Perry Mason	Judge Fred Wright	3 episodes
2025	The Hunting Party	Dr. Henry Dulles	4 episodes