Biography
The novice actor had to learn an Irish brogue practically overnight to play a young man whose combative relationship with his father and the recent death of his mother lead him to run off into the Irish countryside, where he meets and impregnates a young lass only to have the experience trigger a reconciliation with his father. Prior to that, he had played a soldier in "Renaissance Man", an NBC Page in "Quiz Show" and the son of Susan Sarandon …
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Career Milestones
2006 | Cast in Terry Zwigoff's adaptation of Daniel Clowes' comic story "Art School Confidential" | |
2000 | Portrayed Feyd in the miniseries "Dune" (Sci-Fi Channel) | |
2000 | Had small role in the well-received independent "Urbania" | |
2000 | Acted in "Scream 3" and "Psycho Beach Party" | |
1999 | Starred as Mark Doran in "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation of "Durango" (CBS), conducting an unlikely cattle drive across the Irish countryside in the days before World War II | |
1999 | Garnered great reviews as the tattooed hunk of Gregg Araki's punk love triangle "Splendor" | |
1998 | Acted in NYC stage production of Laura Cahill's romantic comedy "Mercy" | |
1998 | Cast as a soldier returning from the Gulf War wracked with digestive and respiratory ailments in Showtime's "Thanks of a Grateful Nation"; acted opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh as his wife | |
1998 | Appeared in the enemble film "The Last Days of Disco", playing an assistant district attorney with manic depression | |
1998 | Starred in the South Coast Repertory production of Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" | |
1998 | Spoofed TV sitcom actors with a turn as an egotistical, slightly over-the-top heartthrob in "Sour Grapes" | |
1997 | Played Leslie Nielsen's attentive nephew in lackluster, live-action "Mr. Magoo" | |
1996 | Delivered a wry comic turn as a mechanic in "Waiting for Guffman", Christopher Guest's send-up of community theater | |
1996 | New York stage debut in Nicky Silver's Off-Broadway comedy "Fit to Be Tied" | |
1996 | Played title role in the TV-movie biography "A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story" (CBS) | |
1995 | First starring role in feature, "The Run of the Country" | |
1995 | Made TV debut in small role of The Collector opposite Jessica Lange in the CBS remake of "A Streetcar Named Desire" | |
1994 | First released film, "Renaissance Man"; credited as Matthew Keeslar; although filmed after "Quiz Show", "Renaissance Man" was released theatrically first | |
1993 | Hired for first film role, a bit part as an NBC page, in Robert Redford's "Quiz Show" | |
| Signed by an agent after appearing in a Juilliard production of John Guare's "Moon Over Miami" | ||
| Performed in high school production of "Arsenic and Old Lace" | ||