Matthew Alan
{{short description|American actor}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Matthew Allen (disambiguation)|Matthew Allan}}
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| birth_date = June 17, 1978
| birth_place = Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2003–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Camilla Luddington|2019}}
| children = 2
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Matthew Alan (born Matthew Gerbig, c. 1978) is an American actor.
Early life
Alan was raised in Evansville, Indiana, where he graduated from Reitz High School in 1996. He went on to obtain a degree from Western Kentucky University in 2000.{{cite web|url= https://www.14news.com/story/20967482/evansville-native-seen-by-millions-in-super-bowl-commercial/|title=Evansville native seen by millions in Super Bowl commercial|first=Sean|last=Edmondson|publisher=WFIE-TV|location= Evansville, Illinois|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=August 19, 2019|archive-date=February 8, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130208020225/https://www.14news.com/story/20967482/evansville-native-seen-by-millions-in-super-bowl-commercial/|url-status=live}} His parents are Karen and Larry Gerbig.{{cite news|url=https://obits.courierpress.com/obituaries/courierpress/obituary.aspx?n=lawrence-gerbig&pid=172880662&fhid=10665|title=Lawrence Gerbig Obituary|work=Evansville Courier & Press| location=Illinois|date= October 21, 2014|access-date=August 19, 2019}}
Career
Alan's early work includes the Bud Light beer television commercial "The Lucky Chair", with Stevie Wonder, that premiered during the 2013 Super Bowl. As Matthew Gerbig, he appeared in the films Charlie's War (2003) and Bell Witch Haunting (2004) before taking his stage name. Alan's work includes a recurring role in 2007 on the CBS streaming series Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side, a companion to the network series Ghost Whisperer, and in 2017 and 2018 on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why; and the recurring role of Chris Merrill in the Hulu series Castle Rock.
He additionally has appeared in TV series including Veronica Mars, Lost, Modern Family. The Mentalist and Grey's Anatomy, and in films including Walking the Halls and Red Tails (both 2012), Hidden in the Woods (2014), and Trust Fund (2016). He is also a producer of the short film Bowman (2011).
A 2009 Folger's coffee commercial with actress Catherine Combs, which became a Christmastime staple for several years, developed a fan following over what some perceived as romantic undertones between siblings, inspiring comedy sketches from Daniel Tosh and Chelsea Handler.{{cite news|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/12/the-folgers-brother-sister-christmas-commercial-explained|title=The Folgers Brother-Sister Christmas Commercial, Explained by the Brother Himself|first=Benjamin|last=Park|work=Vanity Fair|date=December 23, 2015|access-date=August 19, 2019|quote=At 35, Matthew Alan still looks like he did six years ago...}}
Personal life
Alan is married to English actress Camilla Luddington. The couple's daughter Hayden was born in March 2017.{{cite web|url=http://people.com/babies/camilla-luddington-matthew-alan-welcome-daughter-hayden/|title=Camilla Luddington and Matthew Alan Welcome Daughter Hayden|work=People|date=April 11, 2017}} They married in August 2019.{{cite news|date=August 17, 2019|title=Grey's Anatomy Star Camilla Luddington Marries Matthew Alan in Romantic California Ceremony|url=https://people.com/tv/camilla-luddington-matthew-alan-married/}} Their son Lucas was born in August 2020.{{Cite web|date=August 25, 2020|title=It's a Boy! Grey's Anatomy's Camilla Luddington and Matthew Alan Welcome Son Lucas Matthew|url=https://people.com/parents/greys-anatomy-camilla-luddington-welcomes-son-lucas-first-photo/|website=PEOPLE.com}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2003
| Charlie's War | Lt. Walton | |
| 2004
| Bell Witch Hunting | Mr. Richardson | |
| 2006
| Call Me Sugarplum | Mikey | Short |
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| Lt. Chris McCloskey | Video |
| Jarred
| - | Short |
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| 2084 | Trelaine | |
| Folgers Coffee: Coming Home
| Brother | Video |
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| The Filming of Shakey Willis | Rob/'Jedward' | Video |
| Disarmed
| Dan Gerbig | |
| rowspan="4"| 2011
| Bowman | Jason | Short |
| Beautiful Wave
| Blake - Frat Boy #2 | |
| Hold Fast
| Tom | Short |
| The Shadows of Ants
| Joel | |
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| Walking the Halls | Jack | |
| Red Tails
| Pool Player | |
| Absolute Fear
| Dale Morrow | |
| rowspan="3"| 2013
| The Surrogate | Matt | TV movie |
| The Shifting
| Banks | |
| Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver
| Brad | |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Colton | |
| Hidden in the Woods
| Steven | |
| 2016
| Jonathan | |
=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2006
| Denver Haslam | Episode: "Elements of Danger" |
| rowspan="3"| 2007
| Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side | Danny | Recurring Cast |
| Veronica Mars
| Gorya 'Gory' Sorokin | Episode: "The Bitch Is Back" |
| Big Shots
| Mike | Episode: "The Way We Weren't" |
| rowspan="4"| 2009
| Ben Adams | Episode: "Miracle" |
| Cold Case
| Norm Fawnshawe '67 | Episode: "The Brush Man" |
| Lost
| Cunningham | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
| The Forgotten
| Dylan Dreslyn | Episode: "Parachute Jane" |
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| Mark Petrie | Episode : "Bainne" |
| CSI: Miami
| Process Server | Episode: "On the Hook" |
| rowspan="4"| 2011
| Bones | Matt Leishenger | Episode: "The Hole in the Heart" |
| Law & Order: LA
| Billy Russ | Episode: "Angel's Knoll" |
| Rizzoli & Isles
| Pvt. Gary Campbell | Episode: "We Don't Need Another Hero" |
| NCIS
| Navy Lieutenant Paul Booth | Episode: "The Penelope Papers" |
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| Herman Scobie | Episode: "Unknown Subject" |
| Castle
| Jason Bagwell | Episode: "A Dance with Death" |
| Modern Family
| Baby Class Student | Episode: "Schooled" |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Mike Mulligan | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| Stalker
| Zack Thomas | Episode: "Phobia" |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| Kelvin Bittaker | Episode: "The Whites of His Eyes" |
| The Night Shift
| Brent Geisting | Episode: "Aftermath" |
| rowspan="4"| 2016
| Troy Spooner | Episode: "Means to an End" |
| Major Crimes
| Vince Evans | Episode: "Foreign Affairs" |
| Longmire
| Hal | Episode: "From This Day Forward" |
| Scorpion
| Sam Roberts | Episode: "Wreck the Halls" |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| Officer Montero | Episode: "The Murtaugh File" |
| Grey's Anatomy
| David Fisher | Episode: "Leave It Inside" |
| 2017–19
| Seth Massey | Recurring Cast: Season 1-3 |
| 2018
| Timeless | Owen | Episode: "The Day Reagan Was Shot" |
| 2018–23
| Snowfall | Agent Stephen Havemeyer | Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3-6 |
| 2019
| Chris Merrill | Main Cast: Season 2 |
| 2020
| Deputy Eastchurch | Episode: "Sundown" |
| rowspan="4"| 2022
| Mr. Conrad | Episode: "Child Care" |
| S.W.A.T.
| Lambert | Episode: "Cry Foul" |
| Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
| Officer Joseph Gabrish | Recurring Cast |
| The Rookie
| Ryan Davis | Episode: "Take Back" |
| 2023
| Sebastian | Episode: "A Beautiful Day" |
| rowspan="4"| 2024
| Wes Arben | Episode: "Retread" |
| Presumed Innocent
| Dalton Caldwell | Recurring Cast |
| Found
| Ivan Samuels | Episode: "Missing White Lonely" |
| FBI: Most Wanted
| Denny Cobb | Episode: "Pig Butchering" |
| 2025
|Master Sergeant Joshua Dane |Episode: "To Have and to Hold" |
= Video games =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2011
|Walter Beckett | |
References
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External links
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- {{cite press release|url=https://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/matthew-alan/|title=WKU Graduate Finds Success as Actor|publisher=Western Kentucky University|date=January 14, 2010|access-date=August 19, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418235318/http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/matthew-alan/|url-status=live}}
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