Niall Matter

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, of Irish and Russian descent, Matter grew up on his parents' dairy farm. He is a third-generation oil rigger, having worked on the oil rigs in Northern Alberta for eight years. On the recommendation of a school teacher, he enrolled in drama classes at age thirteen, going on to win the Best Actor prize at a provincial drama championship in 1999.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20070521/282007552963034|title=From the Rigs to TV|last=Withey|first=Elizabeth|work=Edmonton Journal|date=May 21, 2007|access-date=March 13, 2017}} However, after getting himself in trouble at age 17, his parents sent him for a three-month stint on the oil rigs to work with his grandfather. He has acknowledged that it was this experience that helped him to focus on his studies and pass his high school exams. He continued to work on the oil rigs alongside his grandfather and brother Trevor until the age of 25, while simultaneously moving to Vancouver and attending Vancouver Film School in pursuit of his long-term goal of an acting career.

At the age of 25 Matter had a serious accident while working on the oil rigs, where he was nearly crushed inside the cab of a 17-ton drilling rig. His quad muscle had been detached from his femur, and he nearly lost his right leg. It took six months for him to be fully rehabilitated, having to go through extensive physiotherapy to fully regain his ability to walk.{{cite web|title=Niall Matter, 'Eureka' character share flair for trouble|url=http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2011-07-10/entertainment/31345891_1_oil-rigs-timeline-flair |last=Wagner|first=Curt|publisher=Redeye Chicago |date=October 7, 2011 |access-date=November 14, 2014}} On returning to the oil rigs, he witnessed another accident in which a man lost both his legs. This convinced him that it was time to move on, so he quit, returning to Vancouver, where he lied his way into a bartending job before landing his first acting role.

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Matter landed his first professional acting job in 2007 playing the lead role of bait shop owner Josh Riley in the Syfy original film Loch Ness Terror, (broadcast as Beyond Loch Ness), which also starred Brian Krause and Don S. Davis. While filming Loch Ness he sent an audition tape to the producers of The Best Years which led to him gaining the main cast role of bartender, and cocaine addict, Trent Hamilton in the series's first season.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abdYduMLKPs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/abdYduMLKPs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=TV star Niall Matter talks about Eureka! (Interview, 2 of 2)|last=Andelman|first=Bob|work=Mr Media on YouTube|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=November 14, 2012}}{{cbignore}} He went on to play the role of USAF airman Lieutenant Kemp in a two-episode guest spot on the Syfy television series Stargate Atlantis.

He subsequently auditioned for the Syfy series Eureka, for what he understood was a one-episode guest star role. By his own admission, he took risks in the audition, playing the character as more flirtatious than he was written.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/niall-matter-interview-eureka/|title=Niall Matter Interview EUREKA|last=Radish|first=Christina|work=Collider|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=January 5, 2015}} The risks paid off, and he was cast in the role of bad boy genius Zane Donovan, first appearing in the season two episode "E=MC...?". The character would go on to develop a romantic relationship with the town's Deputy Sheriff Jo Lupo played by Erica Cerra. His role was recurring throughout seasons two and three. Season four saw a soft reboot of the show - following a time-traveling incident, the characters return to an alternate timeline, with character dynamics and relationships shifting. This led to Matter's role as Zane being expanded as he became part of the main cast, which continued through to the show's fifth and final season.{{cite web|url=http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/television/hero-in-the-making-interview-with-eurekas-niall-matter/|title=Hero In the Making: Interview with Eureka's Niall Matter|last=Eramo|first=Steve|work =The Morton Report|date= August 31, 2011|access-date=January 5, 2015}}

During this time, he also had guest roles on Warehouse 13, portraying one half of a married couple{{cite episode|title=Duped|series=Warehouse 13|credits=Ben Raab & Deric A. Hughes (writers) & Michael W. Watkins (director)|network=Syfy|season=1|number=8}} alongside Eureka castmate Cerra and on NBC's Fear Itself, playing a lovelorn zombie.{{cite episode|title=New Year's Day|series=Fear Itself|credits=Darren Lynn Bousman (director)|network=NBC|season=1|number=6}} In 2009/2010, Matter appeared as a recurring guest star on The CW shows Melrose Place (as record producer Rick) and 90210 as Greg, a teacher and subsequent love interest to Erin Silver.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/268606/90210-casting-scoop-hot-for-teacher|title=90210 Casting Scoop: Hot for Teacher?|last=Mullins|first=Jenna|work=E! Online|date=October 10, 2009|access-date=March 13, 2017}}

In 2009, Matter played a small role in Zack Snyder's Watchmen film, portraying one of the Minute Men, Byron Lewis/Mothman.{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/articles/nmatterinterview|title=Who Watches the Mothman: Interview with Niall Matter|last=Smith Jr|first=Don|work=Cosmic Book News|date=April 6, 2009|access-date=January 5, 2015}} He also appeared in the short film accompanying the 'ultimate cut' DVD release of the film entitled Under the Hood, a faux documentary on the Minute Men.

From 2012 to 2013, Matter played the lead character of Evan Cross, a millionaire inventor searching for anomalies following the brutal killing of his wife by an Albertosaurus, in Space's science fiction series Primeval: New World, a spin-off of the British series Primeval.{{cite web|url=http://thepermanentrainpress.com/post/30181807935|title=The Permanent Rain Press Interview with Niall Matter|work=Permanent Rain Press|date=August 25, 2012|access-date=January 6, 2015}} In 2013, this role earned him a Constellation Award in the Best Male Performance in a Science Fiction Television Episode category, for his performance in the episode "Truth".{{cite web|url=http://constellations.tcon.ca/2013.shtml/|title=The 2013 Results!|access-date=March 13, 2013|work=Constellation Awards}} He was also nominated for a Leo Award in the Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series category, for the same episode.{{cite web|url=http://leoawards.com/2013/nominees_by_name_2013.html|title=Leo Awards 2013 Nominees by Name|work=Leo Awards|access-date=January 2, 2014|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419161504/http://www.leoawards.com/2013/nominees_by_name_2013.html|url-status=dead}} Due to low ratings, the series was not renewed for a second season.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-space-channel-cancels-primeval-423025|title=Canada's Space Channel Cancels 'Primeval: New World'|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 21, 2013|access-date=May 5, 2017}}

In March 2014, Deadline Hollywood announced that he had landed the role of Lieutenant Graden Hales{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/tom-everett-scott-niall-matter-join-tnts-guilt-by-association-699184/|title=Tom Everett Scott, Niall Matter Join TNT's 'Guilt By Association'; Duo Joins FX's 'Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll'|author=The Deadline Team|work=Deadline|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=June 20, 2017}} in the TNT commissioned pilot of Marcia Clark's Guilt by Association alongside Julia Stiles, which TNT ultimately declined to pick up.{{cite web|title=Dramas From Ed Burns & Steven Spielberg And Kyra Sedgwick Get TNT Series Orders|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/dramas-from-ed-burns-steven-spielberg-and-kyra-sedgwick-get-tnt-series-orders-725848/|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=November 14, 2014}}

He subsequently appeared in guest roles in various American and Canadian series. In CTV's Motive he played a man driven to murder in revenge for his sister's death;{{cite episode|title=Overboard|series=Motive|credits=Katherine Collins (writer) & Mairzee Almas (director)|network=CTV|season=2|number=3}} in the short-lived NBC series Constantine he played a father struggling to deal with the supernatural{{cite episode|title=The Rage of Caliban|series=Constantine|credits=Daniel Cerone (writer) & Neil Marshall (director)|network=NBC|season=1|number=6}} and in the TNT police procedural Rizzoli and Isles he portrayed a Detective turned murderer.{{cite episode|title=In Plain View|series=Rizzoli & Isles|credits=Russell J. Grant (writer) & Mark Haber (director)|network=TNT|season=5|number=16}} He also had a recurring role in the third season of the CBC series Arctic Air as Tag Cummins, the love interest of the series female protagonist, Krista Ivarson, portrayed by Pascale Hutton.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arcticair/cast/niall-matter/|title=Arctic Air Cast|work=CBC|access-date=March 13, 2017}} Additionally, Matter appeared in the 'VIP Lounge' online content produced to accompany the show, which was available through the series page on the CBC website.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arcticair/viplounge/|title=VIP Lounge - Arctic Air|work=CBC|access-date=March 3, 2017}}

Matter appeared in the 2014 Calgary International Film Festival's closing gala film, dark-comedy/thriller Ally Was Screaming.{{cite web|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/09/23/calgary-international-film-festival-to-go-out-screaming|title=Calgary International Film Festival to go out Screaming|last=Hobson|first=Louis|work=Calgary Sun|date=September 23, 2014|access-date=March 13, 2017}} He was nominated for a 2015 AMPIA Rosie Award,{{cite web|url=http://ampia.org/2015-rosie-nominees/#craft5|title=2015 Rosie Nominations|work=AMPIA|access-date=March 13, 2017|archive-date=May 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512164844/http://ampia.org/2015-rosie-nominees/#craft5|url-status=dead}} for his role as Andrew, the abusive estranged husband of the titular Ally. In November 2014 he was announced as one of the Whistler Film Festival's Rising Stars, a program designed to promote the next generation of Western Canadian actors poised for international careers.{{cite web|url=http://whistlerfilmfestival.com/talent/stars-to-watch/#tab-id-4|work=Whistler Film Festival|title=Whistler Film Festival Rising Stars 2015|access-date=March 13, 2017}} He also attended the festival's screening of Ally Was Screaming, alongside his castmates.{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.fi/detail/news-photo/actor-niall-matter-actor-charlie-carrick-actor-giacomo-news-photo/460046070#actor-niall-matter-actor-charlie-carrick-actor-giacomo-baessato-picture-id460046070|title=Ally Was Screaming Cast attend premiere|work=Getty Images|date=December 5, 2014|access-date=June 5, 2017}}

Matter joined the main cast of Global's medical drama Remedy in 2015, for its second season.{{cite web|url=http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_111935/canadas-hit-medical-drama-remedy-begins-filming-season-two/tv/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917012203/http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_111935/canadas-hit-medical-drama-remedy-begins-filming-season-two/tv/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2014|title=Canada's Hit Medical Drama 'Remedy' Begins Filming Season Two|last=Furdy|first=Brent|work=ET Canada|date=September 15, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2015}} He played the role of ER Resident Dr Peter Cutler, who develops a romantic relationship with surgeon Dr Melissa Connor, portrayed by Matter's Primeval: New World castmate Sara Canning.

In 2016, he guest starred in two episodes of Bravo's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce as seedy artist Joaquin.{{cite episode|title=No Means...No|series=Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce|credits=Janine Nabers (writer) & Michael B. Silver (director)|network=Bravo|season=2|number=7}}{{cite episode|title=Rule #79: Labels Are For Canned Goods|series=Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce|credits=Ashley Crdiff (writer) & Silver Tree (director)|network=Bravo|season=2|number=8}} In the same year, he starred as surgeon Dr Clay Castleberry in the Hallmark Channel original movie Stop the Wedding,{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/stop-the-wedding/|title=Stop the Wedding|work=Hallmark Channel|access-date=September 14, 2016}} which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Stephanie Bond. The film's director Anne Wheeler went on to win Best Direction (Television Movie) at the 2017 Leo Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2017/winners/by_name.php#Television_Movie|title=Leo Awards 2017 Winner|work=Leo Awards|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608101713/http://www.leoawards.com/2017/winners/by_name.php#Television_Movie|url-status=dead}} He subsequently starred in the W Network film A Snow Capped Christmas, (broadcast as Falling for Christmas in the US on Up),{{cite web|url=http://uptv.com/movies/falling-for-christmas/videos/falling-for-christmas-movie-preview|title=Falling for Christmas|work=UPTV|access-date=November 21, 2016}} as former ice-hockey player and single father, Luke.

2016 also saw Matter star alongside Erin Krakow in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film Finding Father Christmas,{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/finding-father-christmas|title=Finding Father Christmas|work=Hallmark Channel|access-date=November 8, 2016}} based on the novel by Robin Jones Gunn, as local lawyer/hotelier Ian McAndrick. At the time of broadcast, the film became the most watched premier in the network's history.{{cite web|url=https://www.frontgatemedia.com/finding-father-christmas-sets-hallmark-movie-records/|title=Finding Father Christmas sets Hallmark Movie Records|work=Front Gate Media|date=November 28, 2016|access-date=April 26, 2017}} Matter and Krakow reprised their roles{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=877022862569218049|date=June 20, 2017|title=Ian & Miranda scenes today! Just appreciating how talented, prepared, collaborative, & fun @niallmatter is. #EngagingFatherChristmas}} in a sequel to the film, entitled Engaging Father Christmas{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/09/8-christmas-tv-movies-hallmark/|title=Hallmark reveals 8 more Christmas TV movies|last=Snierson|first=Dan|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=May 11, 2017}} (broadcast as A Family for the Holidays in Canada and as Winter Wedding in the UK) which premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in November 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.robingunn.com/engaging-father-christmas-behind-the-scenes/|title=Engaging Father Christmas:Behind the Scenes|last=Gunn|first=Robin Jones|work=RobinGunn.com|date=July 31, 2017|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212212/https://www.robingunn.com/engaging-father-christmas-behind-the-scenes/|url-status=dead}}

He appeared in the 2016 Canadian wrestling-comedy film Chokeslam{{cite web|url=http://movieweb.com/movie/chokeslam/cast/|title=Chokeslam Cast|work=Movieweb|access-date=September 14, 2016}} as Tab Hennessy, wrestling manager and boyfriend to the film's protagonist, Sheena 'Smasheena' DeWilde, portrayed by Amanda Crew. Matter attended the film's premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival on October 2, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.calgaryfilm.com/films/2016/chokeslam|title=Closing Gala:Chokeslam|work=Calgary International Film Festival|access-date=December 13, 2016}} alongside his castmates.{{cite web|url=http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/record-number-of-cinephiles-flocked-to-2016-calgary-international-film-festival-1.3103293|title=Record numbers of cinephiles flocked to 2016 Calgary International Film Festival|last=White|first=Ryan|work=CTV News Calgary|date=October 5, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2016}} The film won four awards at the 2017 AMPIA Rosie Awards, including Best Director for Robert Cuffley.{{cite web|url=http://ampia.org/the-2017-rosie-winners/|title=2017 Rosie Winner|work=AMPIA|access-date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505125238/http://ampia.org/the-2017-rosie-winners/|archive-date=May 5, 2017|url-status=dead}}

Matter attended the 2nd annual "Hearties Family Reunion" in December 2016, where it was confirmed he would join the cast of the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart for its fourth season, which began airing in January 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetvjunkies.com/when-calls-heart-niall-matter-interview/?platform=hootsuite|title=When Calls the Heart:Niall Matter on his new role|last=Spratlin|first=Christy|work=TV Junkies|date=March 10, 2017|access-date=March 11, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312062223/http://www.thetvjunkies.com/when-calls-heart-niall-matter-interview/?platform=hootsuite|url-status=dead}} First appearing in the episode "The Heart of the Community",{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/when-calls-the-heart/videos|title=Extended Preview - The Heart of the Community|work=Hallmark|access-date=February 17, 2017}} he portrayed Shane Cantrell, a single father struggling to connect with his son,{{cite web|url=http://www.tvinsider.com/125773/daniel-lissing-teases-when-calls-the-heart-season-4/|title=Daniel Lissing teases When Calls the Heart Season 4|last=Freeze|first=Kellie|work=TV Insider|date=February 17, 2017|access-date=January 21, 2017}} who later begins a tentative relationship with Faith Carter (Andrea Brooks).{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/when-calls-the-heart/videos/highlights-a-new-romance-emerges-when-calls-the-heart|title=Highlights - A New Romance Emerges|work=Hallmark|access-date=June 5, 2017}}

2017 saw Matter make guest appearances in two CW dramas. In May he appeared in the season three episode of iZombie, "Some Like it Hot Mess", playing the role of nightclub owner Sage Denning.{{cite episode|title=Some Like it Hot Mess|series=iZombie|credits=John Enbom (writers) & Enrico Colantoni (director)|network=The CW|season=3|number=6}} The episode was directed by his Remedy castmate Enrico Colantoni. In November he made an appearance on the channel's long-running series Supernatural, in an episode of the show's thirteenth season, entitled "The Big Empty", playing the character of sadistic shape-shifter, Buddy.{{cite episode|title=The Big Empty|series=Supernatural|credits=Meredith Glynn (writer) & John Badham (director)|network=The CW|season=13|number=4}}

In October of the same year, Matter appeared in an episode of the first season of ABC medical drama The Good Doctor. Based on the South Korean series of the same name, the drama follows the life of autistic-savant surgeon Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore). Matter appeared in the episode "Pipes", playing the role of Mark Allen,{{cite episode|title=Pipes|series=The Good Doctor|credits=Thomas L Moran (writer) & Steven DePaul (director)|network=ABC|season=1|number=4}} an expectant father facing life and death decisions over surgery on his unborn child.

In late 2017, Matter filmed the role of ice-hockey player Adam in the Hallmark Channel television film Frozen in Love, which was broadcast in January 2018, as a part of the channel's annual 'Winterfest' programming.{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/frozen-in-love|title=Frozen in Love|work=Hallmark Channel|access-date=December 12, 2017}} The film was developed from an original idea by Matter's co-star, actress Rachael Leigh Cook.{{cite web|url=http://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2017/11/interview-with-writer-rick-garman.html|title=Interview with Rick Garman|last=Hill|first=Ruth|work=My Devotional Thoughts|date=November 6, 2017|access-date=December 16, 2017}} Filming took place in British Columbia in November and December 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2017/11/21/heart-of-the-mountain-frozen-in-love-hallmark/?referer=plist-592|title=Heart of the Mountain & Frozen in Love from Hallamrk's WInterfest start filming|publisher="What's Filming?"|date=November 21, 2017|access-date=December 16, 2017}} Matter went on to win a Leo Award in the "Best Lead Performance Male, Television Movie" category for his performance in the film.{{cite web|url=https://secure.leoawards.com/2019/nominees_and_winners/nominees_and_winners_by_name_2019.php#Television_Movie|title=Nominees and Winners by name 2019|publisher=Leo Awards|access-date=July 3, 2019|archive-date=August 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819030638/https://secure.leoawards.com/2019/nominees_and_winners/nominees_and_winners_by_name_2019.php#Television_Movie|url-status=dead}}

2018 saw Matter star in the Hallmark Channel original movie Love at First Dance{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/05/10/pascale-hutton-and-kavan-smith-host-hallmark-channel-2018-june-weddings-preview-special-283005/20180510hallmark01/|title=Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith Host Hallmark Channel "2018 June Weddings Preview Special"|author=The Hallmark Channel|work=The Futon Critic|date=May 10, 2018|access-date=May 15, 2018}} as former 'Most Eligible Bachelor' Eric alongside dance instructor Hope, (Becca Tobin),{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/hallmark-channel-june-weddings-2018-movies-schedule-marrying-mr-darcy-more-2679710|title=Hallmark Channel June Weddings 2018 Movies Schedule: 'Marrying Mr. Darcy' And More|last=Ellenbogen|first=Rachael|work=International Business Times|date=May 10, 2018|access-date=May 16, 2018}} which was broadcast as part of the channel's annual 'June Weddings' event. In July of the same year,{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/04/30/hallmark-movies-and-mysteries-kicks-off-exciting-summer-of-mystery-with-darrow-and-darrow-in-the-key-of-murder-sunday-may-6-307010/20180430hallmark01/|title=Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Kicks Off Exciting Summer of Mystery with "Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder," Sunday, May 6|author=The Hallmark Channel|work=The Futon Critic|date=April 30, 2018|access-date=May 15, 2018}} Matter starred as college professor Nick Miller{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/aurora-teagarden-mysteries-the-disappearing-game/about-aurora-teagarden-mysteries-the-disappearing-game|title=Aurora Teagarden Mysteries:The Disappearing Game|work=Hallmark|access-date=May 17, 2018}} in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries franchise the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries,{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Be6FV0QF079/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Be6FV0QF079 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|title=Candace Cameron Bure|work=Instagram|date=February 7, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2018}}{{cbignore}} which star Candace Cameron Bure, in an installment entitled The Disappearing Game. He went on to reprise the role in eight further films in the series, broadcast between 2019 and 2021.See

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July 2018 also saw Matter appear in an episode of the first season of ABC series Take Two, guest starring along with Seamus Dever. The pair played brothers in the episode entitled "Death Becomes Him".{{cite episode|title=Death Becomes Him|series=Take Two|credits=Dan E. Fesman (writer) & Holly Dale (director)|network=ABC|season=1|number=5}} He went on to play a supporting role in the 2018 feature film The Predator, which was released in September 2018.{{cite web|url=http://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2017/11/interview-with-actor-niall-matter-engaging-father-christmas.html|title=Interview with Actor Niall Matter "Engaging Father Christmas"|last=Hill|first=Ruth|date=November 12, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017}}

Matter reprised the role of Ian McAndrick in a third film in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries 'Father Christmas' series, entitled Marrying Father Christmas filmed in March 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, again costarring Erin Krakow{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=969389539398631424|date=March 2, 2018|title=2016: #FindingFatherChristmas 2017: #EngagingFatherChristmas 2018: #InflatingFatherChristmas ・・・ Jk! @niallmatter & I are so excited to be back in Carlton Heath filming #MARRYINGFatherChristmas!}} and directed by David Winning.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/david.winning.739|title=David Winning|last=Winning|first=David|work=Facebook|date=January 9, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2018}} The film premiered in the USA on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on November 4, 2018, as part of their "Miracles of Christmas" seasonal programming.{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=1021088574014251008|title=#MarryingFatherChristmas coming atcha Nov 4 on @hallmarkmovie! @niallmatter @WendieMalick @plynnj @mikekopsa @JimmyThorburn @Julia_Benson @DirectedByDW|date=July 22, 2018}} In the same year he starred in the Lifetime original movie Christmas Pen Pals alongside Sarah Drew and Michael Gross, which aired on the channel on December 15, 2018, as part of their "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" seasonal programming.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/first-look-at-lifetimes-holiday-slate-one-tree-hill-reunion-tv-movies-with-greys-7th-heaven-stars|title=First Look at Lifetime's Holiday Slate: 'One Tree Hill' Reunion; TV Movies With 'Grey's,' '7th Heaven' Stars|last=Ng|first=Philiana|work=etonline|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=October 1, 2018}}

In 2019, Matter was cast in the Hallmark Channel television film Country at Heart, alongside Jessy Schram, as songwriter Grady Parker.{{cite web |url=http://awsprxdam.crownmediadev.com.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/highRes/3364373.pdf |title=Country at Heart |publisher=Crown Media |access-date=November 7, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.momentswithmercy.com/2019/08/niall-matter-chats-aurora-teagarden.html |title=Niall Matter chats Aurora Teagarden, Christmas at Dollywood And Country at Heart |last=Lyman |first=Mercy |website=momentswithmercy.com |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=November 7, 2019}} The film aired in October 2020 as part of the Channel's "Fall Harvest" seasonal programming.{{cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g33820890/hallmark-fall-harvest-movies-2020/|title=Hallmark's Fall Harvest movies will keep you warm and cozy all autumn long|last=Garrity|first=Amanda|publisher=Good Housekeeping|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020}} In August, he joined the cast of Hallmark Channel television film Christmas at Dollywood alongside Danica Mckellar and Dolly Parton. Matter played the role of entertainment director Luke Hakman. The film premiered on the channel on December 8, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://eu.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/10/02/when-hallmarks-christmas-dollywood-movie-coming-out/3845511002/ |title=When you can watch Hallmark's 'Christmas at Dollywood' featuring Dolly Parton |last=Jones |first=Maggie |website=eu.knoxnews.com |publisher=USA Today |date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=November 7, 2019}}

In November 2020, Matter starred in the Hallmark Channel film Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater, alongside Ashley Williams. The film aired as part of the Channel's annual "Countdown to Christmas" programming.

Matter has previously dated Graceland star Serinda Swan,{{cite web|url=http://www.scifistream.com/2011/07/a-conversation-with-eurekas-niall-matter-2|title=A Conversation with Eureka's Niall Matter|last=Colvin|first=Chad|work=Sci-Fi Stream|date=July 6, 2011|access-date=January 6, 2015}} with whom he remains friends.

In July 2016, he married his girlfriend Sara Bradley in a private ceremony in Hawaii.{{cite tweet|author=Married with Aloha|user=marriedaloha|number=749009998160670720|date=July 1, 2016|title=Hollywood Actor Niall Matter Gets Married in Kauai, Hawaii #celebwedding #niallmatter #celebrity #hollywood #news http://www.marriedwithaloha.com/blogs/news/hollywood-actor-niall-matter-gets-married-in-kauai …}} The couple have two children. Their first child was born in 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/finding-father-christmas/videos/interview-finding-father-christmas-niall-matter|title=Finding Father Christmas - Niall Matter Interview|work=Hallmark Movies and Mysteries|access-date=March 1, 2017}} and their second in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW7_TIIEOS4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/KW7_TIIEOS4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Niall Matter visits - Home & Family|author=The Hallmark Channel|work=youtube|date=July 27, 2018|access-date=July 28, 2018}}{{cbignore}}

He is a longtime fan of the NHL team Edmonton Oilers.{{cite tweet|last=Matter|first=Niall|user=niallmatter|number=862482611217719296|date=May 11, 2017|title=Game 7!!!!! @EdmontonOilers #rollcall #EdmontonOilers #AnaheimDucks #LetsGoOilers @colinferg #nhl}}

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