Matthew MacKendree Lanter (born April 1, 1983) is an American actor
and model. He gained fame by playing Liam Court in The CW's teen drama
series 90210, a spin-off of the 1990s Fox series Beverly Hills, 90210.
He also appeared in some major released films, such as Disaster Movie,
WarGames: The Dead Code, Sorority Row, Vampires Suck, The Roommate,
and Pitch Perfect 3. He is the voice of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars:
The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. From 2016 to 2018, he starred as
Wyatt Logan, a time traveler, in the NBC series Timeless.Lanter was
born on April 1, 1983 in Massillon, Ohio. His father worked in
insurance and his mother was a school secretary. He has one older
sister. When Lanter was 8, the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
Lanter played baseball in his youth and was a batboy with the Atlanta
Braves for two seasons. He majored in Business at the University of
Georgia.In 2004, Lanter was a contestant on Bravo's reality show
Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model. He did not
win the competition. Within a few weeks of moving to Los Angeles,
California, Lanter successfully auditioned for the role of Nick on the
supernatural teen-drama Fox series Point Pleasant. He had a major
recurring role throughout the first and only season of the series. He
has since then appeared in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, 8
Simple Rules, Big Love and Heroes.In April 2005, he signed on to
become a series regular portraying the role of Horace Calloway on
ABC's political drama series Commander in Chief, starring Geena Davis
and Donald Sutherland. The series premiered on September 27, 2005, ran
for one season and was cancelled on June 14, 2006.
and model. He gained fame by playing Liam Court in The CW's teen drama
series 90210, a spin-off of the 1990s Fox series Beverly Hills, 90210.
He also appeared in some major released films, such as Disaster Movie,
WarGames: The Dead Code, Sorority Row, Vampires Suck, The Roommate,
and Pitch Perfect 3. He is the voice of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars:
The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. From 2016 to 2018, he starred as
Wyatt Logan, a time traveler, in the NBC series Timeless.Lanter was
born on April 1, 1983 in Massillon, Ohio. His father worked in
insurance and his mother was a school secretary. He has one older
sister. When Lanter was 8, the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
Lanter played baseball in his youth and was a batboy with the Atlanta
Braves for two seasons. He majored in Business at the University of
Georgia.In 2004, Lanter was a contestant on Bravo's reality show
Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model. He did not
win the competition. Within a few weeks of moving to Los Angeles,
California, Lanter successfully auditioned for the role of Nick on the
supernatural teen-drama Fox series Point Pleasant. He had a major
recurring role throughout the first and only season of the series. He
has since then appeared in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, 8
Simple Rules, Big Love and Heroes.In April 2005, he signed on to
become a series regular portraying the role of Horace Calloway on
ABC's political drama series Commander in Chief, starring Geena Davis
and Donald Sutherland. The series premiered on September 27, 2005, ran
for one season and was cancelled on June 14, 2006.
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