Matt McGorry

Matt McGorry Biography

Matthew David "Matt" McGorry (born April 12, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as John Bennett in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black and Asher Millstone on ABC's How to Get Away with Murder.

Early life

McGorry was born and raised in Manhattan (New York City), and began performing at age nine. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York, then Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. McGorry was also previously a competitive bodybuilder. He is Jewish (halachically by his mother), identifies himself as a feminist and is interested in various leftist social issues.

Career

On television, McGorry made his debut in 2011 on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. He later appeared in small guest-starring roles on Person of Interest, Gossip Girl, and Royal Pains. In 2013, McGorry began a recurring role on the Netflix dramedy series Orange Is the New Black as corrections officer John Bennett.

In 2014, McGorry won a series regular role on Shonda Rhimes' drama series How to Get Away with Murder. In the same year, he was cast in the indie drama How He Fell in Love.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Thursday	Grey Malcolm
2006	Gizor & Gorm	Gorm	Short film
2008	Killian	Duncan	Short film
2010	Public Access	Vlado	Short film
2010	Afghan Hound	Tom
2015	Ratter	Michael
2015	How He Fell in Love	Travis
2015	Loserville	Coach Casey Harris
2015	Say My Name (by Peking Duk)	Dancer & Actor	Music Video
TBA	Step Sisters	Dane

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	One Life to Live	Spider Man	3 episodes
2011	Person of Interest	EMT No. 1	Episode: "Foe"
2012	Gossip Girl	Personal Shopper	Episode: "Crazy, Cupid, Love"
2012	Royal Pains	EMT	Episode: "You Give Love a Bad Name"
2013	Elementary	Officer Sam Klecko	Episode: "Details"
2013-15	Orange Is the New Black	John Bennett	25 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2014-present	How to Get Away with Murder	Asher Millstone	45 episodes
2015	Public Morals	Mr. Ford	Episode: "A Fine Line"

This webpage uses material from the Wikipedia article "Matt_McGorry" and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Reality TV World is not responsible for any errors or omissions the Wikipedia article may contain.

POPULAR TV SHOWS (100)

POPULAR PEOPLE (100)

Show Updates People News Spoiler News Entertainment News RealityTVDB POP Hollywood Reality TV News Wire
Features & Interviews Sexy Social Pics of the Day Things to Know Profiles Message Boards Shows Listing