Matt Craven

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Biography

That same year, he was featured in the Oscar-nominated National Board of Canada short "Bravery in the Field". Other lesser roles in such forgettable efforts as "Hog Wild" (1980) followed before he took a break from features to concentrate on TV and the stage. When he resumed his big screen career in 1985 with the Canadian-produced comedy "That's My Baby" (1985), it appeared Craven would once again be stuck in unfulfilling parts. That began to …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

November 10, 1956

Career Milestones

1979

Featured in the Oscar-nominated Canadian short, "Bravery in the Field"

1979

Made his film debut in Ivan Reitman's "Meatballs"

1981

Made TV-movie debut in ABC's "The Intruder Within"

1986

Appeared in the off-Broadway production of Craig Lucas' "Blue Window"; reprised role for the 1987 PBS production

1987

Supported Alan Arkin in the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Harry"

1988

Had featured role in "Palais Royale"

1991

Co-starred in the film, "K2"

1994

Supported Anthony LaPaglia and Mimi Rogers in "Bulletproof Heart"

1996

Portrayed Officer Len Gayer in the ABC police drama, "High Incident"

1998

Co-starred in the CBS drama series, "L.A. Doctors"

2000

Cast as Walter in the romantic comedy, "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her"

2002

Co-starred in the made-for-television feature, "Bleacher Bums"

2003

Cast as George Riley in NBC's "The Lyon's Den"

2003

Cast in the feature film, "The Life of David Gale"

2004

Cast as Agent Ray Fuller opposite Robert Redford and Willem Dafoe in the thriller, "The Clearing"

2006

Co-starred with Denzel Washington in director Tony Scott's, "DéjÀ Vu"

2010

Appeared in the HBO miniseries, "The Pacific"

2010

Had a recurring role on FX's "Justified" as Dan Grant

2011

Played CIA Director McCone in the "X-Men" prequel, "X-Men: First Class"