Matthew Edison
{{short description|Canadian actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Matthew Edison
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|22 August 1975}}
| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| education = Stella Adler Studio of Acting
| relatives = Thomas Edison (great-great-great-great-uncle)
}}
Matthew Edison (born 22 August 1975){{Cite web|title=Matthew Edison|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249378/|access-date=2021-08-25|publisher=IMDb}} is a Canadian actor known for his roles in Fortunate Son, The Detail, and Nero Wolfe, and as Cameron Coleman in the web series Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman and The Boys.
Early life and education
A great-great-great-grandnephew of Thomas Edison,{{Cite web|title=Matthew Edison · Kickass Canadians|url=https://kickasscanadians.ca/edison-matthew/|access-date=2021-08-25|website=kickasscanadians.ca}} Edison was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He graduated from Canterbury High School and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City.
Career
He has appeared in the television series At The Hotel and A Nero Wolfe Mystery, and in various television movies. Edison was nominated for a Dora Award for the role of Hal in Proof in Toronto at The Canadian Stage Company, and for his original play The Domino Heart, produced at Tarragon Theatre Extra Space in 2003.
In 2021, Edison starred in Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, a web series set within the universe of The Boys, as Cameron Coleman, before reprising the role in the series' third season.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title='The Boys' Launches New Digital Series Ahead of Season 3 – Watch Episode 1 Here (Video)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-boys-season-3-digital-series-seven-on-7-vought-news-network-vnn-cameron-coleman-matthew-edison-video/|access-date=2021-08-25|website=TheWrap|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title='The Boys' season 3 reveals Starlight's supe ex-boyfriend with ties to nefarious organization|url=https://ew.com/tv/the-boys-season-3-starlight-ex-boyfriend-supersonic/|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Entertainment Weekly|language=en}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2002
|Quincy | |
| 2008
|Nerdy Student | |
| 2008
|Paramedic |Short film |
| 2013
|Mama |Young Cop | |
| 2013
|Jim | |
| 2015
|Burning, Burning |The Gentle Man | |
| 2019
|Stealing School |Professor Alan Thornton | |
| 2024
|What's Killing Lilith? |Dan |Short film |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1993
|Mike Buckley |Episode: "The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle" |
| 1999
|Albert Lassiter |Television film |
| 2000
|Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story |Embassy Clerk |Miniseries |
| 2000
|Louis Nitkin |Episode: "Death Trap" |
| 2002
|Various roles |4 episodes |
| 2003
|Kevin | rowspan="4" |Television film |
| 2005
|Billy |
| 2005
|data-sort-value="Dive from Clausen's Pier, The" | The Dive from Clausen's Pier |Simon Rhodes |
| 2005
|Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story |Ian Kohler |
| 2006
|Graham Wolf |6 episodes |
| 2006
|O'Regan's Assistant |Episode: "The Foosball" |
| 2006
|Lord Byron / Jacques |Episode: "Nightmare on Joe's Street" |
| 2008
|Louis Baxter | rowspan="4" |Television film |
| 2008
|data-sort-value="Dead Beat, The" | The Dead Beat |Frank Arbus |
| 2008
|Glitch |Alec |
| 2008
|Of Murder and Memory |Peter Kahane |
| 2008
|Darren |6 episodes |
| 2009
|Paul Wilson |Episode: "The Green Muse" |
| 2010
|Director | rowspan="3" |Television film |
| 2010
|data-sort-value="Wild Girl, The" | The Wild Girl |Tolbert 'Tolley' Phillips Jr. |
| 2010
|Fairfield Road |Elliot Larkin |
| 2011
|Matthew |Episode: "Something Old, Someone New" |
| 2012
|data-sort-value="L.A. Complex, The" | The L.A. Complex |Improv Instructor |Episode: "Home" |
| 2012
|Dr. Wilson |Episode: "The Law of Contagion" |
| 2013
|Larry Needham |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014
|Father Lucien |Episode: "Drawn and Quartered" |
| 2015
|Peter Malone |Episode: "Best Man" |
| 2016
|data-sort-value="Girlfriend Experience, The" | The Girlfriend Experience |Co-Worker |3 episodes |
| 2017
|Lloyd |Episode: "Neck Trauma" |
| 2018
|data-sort-value="Detail, The" | The Detail |Jono Hall | rowspan="2" |8 episodes |
| 2020
|Quinn |
| 2020
|data-sort-value="Umbrella Academy, The" | The Umbrella Academy |Doctor Moncton |Episode: "Right Back Where We Started" |
| 2020
|George's Dad |Episode: "Superman This Shit" |
| 2021
|Michael Haverman |Episode: "Endless Summer" |
| 2022-2024
|data-sort-value="Boys, The" | The Boys |Cameron Coleman |10 episodes |
| 2023
|ADA Simon Stracher |Episode: "Samir's Story" |
| 2023
|Cameron Coleman |3 episodes |
= Online =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2021
|Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman |Cameron Coleman |Main Role; Webseries promoting The Boys |
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0249378|Matthew Edison}}
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Category:Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male stage actors