Matt Wells (television presenter)

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| birth_place = Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Matt Wells is a Canadian actor and writer from Newfoundland and Labrador. He began in national television on MuchMusic in 2002 as host of the show Going Coastal, followed by Where you at Baby?.{{cite news|url=http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7170|title=Led Zeppelin to Tour Without Robert Plant?|date=October 8, 2008|work=The Cleveland Leader|accessdate=July 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009130129/http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7170|archivedate=October 9, 2008}} and later became a presenter on MuchMore.

Wells grew up in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. He moved to Halifax in 2000 and then to Toronto, Ontario in 2007. He was also a member of the hard rock band Bucket Truck{{cite news |url=https://lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2010/03/17/13270206.html|title=Lazybones believes in sharing the music |date=March 18, 2010 |work=London Free Press|accessdate=20 July 2010}} from 1996 to 2007 as singer, and also produced and directed music videos for the band.

In 2018 Wells appeared in the film Crown and Anchor, alongside his former Bucket Truck bandmate Michael Rowe.[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/crown-and-anchor-newfoundland-andrew-rowe/ "Review: Newfoundland-set Crown And Anchor plays out with power and purpose"]. Now, August 22, 2018. His other acting roles have included the feature film Who's Yer Father?, and guest appearances in the television series Diggstown, Schitt's Creek, Murdoch Mysteries, SkyMed, Hudson & Rex and The Spencer Sisters.