Matthew Knight | |
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Born |
February 17, 1994 (age 18) |
Occupation |
Actor |
Years active |
2002-present |
Role |
Matthew Knight is a Canadian actor who made his debut in 2002 when he played Peter in a television episode of "Queer as Folk". Since then he has appeared in over a dozen television series, more than ten television movies and a number of feature-length and short films. He has been nominated five times for a Young Artist Award and has won twice: once for his performance in "Candles on Bay Street" (2006) and once for his performance in "Gooby" (2009).
Career
Knight's first leading role in a feature film was Will Burton in "Big Spender" (2003). After performing on various television shows, he appeared in the movies "Peep" (2004) as Harry and in "The Greatest Game Ever Played" (2005) as Young Francis Ouimet. In 2006, he won a starring role with Rhona Mitra as Rachel Talbot, portraying her son Timothy Talbot, a young boy with huge supernatural responsibilities, in the werewolf film "Skinwalkers". After this horror movie, he appeared in several other horror films, including "The Grudge 2" (2006) and "The Grudge 3" (2009), as Jake Kimble.
Knight joined another series of films, albeit with a less sinister theme, when he was cast as Brandon Russell, a young man whose family is charmed by a mysterious woman, in the popular "Good Witch" series: "The Good Witch" (2008), "The Good Witch's Garden" (2009), "The Good Witch's Gift" (2010) and "The Good Witch's Family" (2011). He also stars in the television movie and series "My Babysitter's a Vampire" as Ethan Morgan, a high school student who discovers his babysitter just also happens to be a vampire. He has starred in the episode, "Alien Candy" of the TV series, "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour".
Personal Life
Matthew Knight currently resides in Toronto, Canada and attends Unionville High School. Although he was born in the United States, Knight speaks with a Canadian accent possibly due to the amount of time he has spent living and working in Canada. He has an older brother named Jack Knight and an older sister named Tatum Knight who are also actors. He is an Aquarius.
Notable Roles
- Jake in The Grudge 2 & The Grudge 3
- Peter in Queer as Folk
- Brian Saunders in Christmas in Wonderland
- Young Francis Ouimet in The Greatest Game Ever Played