Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is a Canadian-American
actor, singer and comedian. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom
and Doctor Leekie in the Canadian science fiction drama Orphan Black
(2013â€"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).Frewer was born in Washington,
D.C., the son of Gillian Anne (née German) and Captain (Ret'd)
Frederick Charlesley Frewer, a Royal Canadian Navy officer. 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. His
brother Frederick Barry Frewer also served in the Canadian Navy.Frewer
portrayed the artificial intelligence character Max Headroom in the
1980s, starring in the 1985 eponymous science fiction television
movie; 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 series, called seasons in the U.S., the second which
featured a studio audience with whom Max interacted. In 1987, an
American series based upon the 1985 movie aired, titled Max Headroom
(1987â€"1988). He also portrayed the character in other media,
including a series of television commercials for "New Coke", 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).
actor, singer and comedian. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom
and Doctor Leekie in the Canadian science fiction drama Orphan Black
(2013â€"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).Frewer was born in Washington,
D.C., the son of Gillian Anne (née German) and Captain (Ret'd)
Frederick Charlesley Frewer, a Royal Canadian Navy officer. 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. His
brother Frederick Barry Frewer also served in the Canadian Navy.Frewer
portrayed the artificial intelligence character Max Headroom in the
1980s, starring in the 1985 eponymous science fiction television
movie; 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 series, called seasons in the U.S., the second which
featured a studio audience with whom Max interacted. In 1987, an
American series based upon the 1985 movie aired, titled Max Headroom
(1987â€"1988). He also portrayed the character in other media,
including a series of television commercials for "New Coke", 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).
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