Matt Lanter

Matthew Mackendree "Matt" Lanter was born on April 1, 1983 in Northeastern Ohio to parents Joseph “Joe” Lanter and Jana Burson. He and family later moved to Atlanta, Georgia when he was eight years old and graduated from Collins Hill High School in 2001. He played baseball, football, basketball, gymnastics and golf and was a batboy for the Atlanta Braves. He attended University of Georgia, majoring in Sports Business but eventually moved to Los Angeles to follow his dreams of establishing a successful acting career.
The leap of faith turned out to be quite worthwhile for Matt. Shortly after his move, he landed a recurring role on Fox's "Point Pleasant" (2005). He has since appeared in various television shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy”, “CSI:Crime Scene Investigation”, "8 Simple Rules" , "Big Love" and Heroes. He also did few modeling jobs and a couple of national commercials. In 2005, he signed contract for ABC’s Political Drama series “Commander in Chief” portraying the role of Horace Calloway. His talent surpasses the ability to solely act for TV and film and on stage; Matt had the opportunity of starring in his theatrical debut opposite Laurence Fishburne in Alfred Uhry's "Without Walls" at The Mark Taper Forum.

Consistently booking role after role, he has starred in multiple other feature films merging him into a leading man. Lanter's films include: Warner Bros. animated feature film "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," in which he voices the popular character Anakin Skywalker, the lead in Liongate's comedy "Disaster Movie," and MGM's feature film, "War Games 2: The Dead Code." Prior to that, he established himself as a teen heartthrob, playing the lead in MGM/ABC Family's film "The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream."

In 2008, Matt starred in Summit Entertainment's remake of the cult 1983 Slasher film “The House on Sorority Row”. After a year, he began a major recurring role on “The CW’s 90201” and was part of the remake '90s Teen Drama series Beverly Hills, 90210. He then signed on for another parody project with Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, 20th Century Fox's “Vampires Suck” 2010 and played Edward Sullen, a spoof of Edward Cullen from The Twilight Saga.
Aside from acting, Matt has participated in various events for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (one of which was a celebrity dodge ball team promoting the premiere of Ben Stiller's movie, "Dodgeball," in which the proceeds also went to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation) and the Nautica Malibu Triathlon where he was part of the "Commander in Chief" celebrity relay team.