Matthew Daddario

Matthew Daddario Biography

Matthew Quincy Daddario (born October 1, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016-present). He is the brother of actress Alexandra Daddario.

Early life

Daddario was born and raised in New York City, the son of Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of NYPD Counterterrorism under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. His older sister is actress Alexandra Daddario; he also has a younger sister Catherine Daddario.

Daddario's paternal grandfather was Emilio Q. Daddario, a Democratic representative to the United States House of Representatives for the state of Connecticut from 1959 to 1971. He is of Italian, Irish, Hungarian, and English ancestry. Daddario attended the Collegiate School, before studying business at Indiana University Bloomington, from which he graduated in 2010.

Career

Daddario made his major film debut as Aaron in the romantic drama film Breathe In, directed by Drake Doremus. That same year, he had a supporting role as Channing in the Vince Vaughn-led comedy film Delivery Man, directed by Ken Scott. In 2014, Daddario portrayed Danny Ladouceur in the sports drama film When the Game Stands Tall, co-starring alongside Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, and Alexander Ludwig. The film is based on the achievements of football coach Bob Ladouceur and the De La Salle Spartans, who set a record 151-game winning streak.

In 2015, he co-starred as Gabriel in the teen comedy-drama Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. In May 2015, it was announced that Daddario would portray Alec Lightwood on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters, based on The Mortal Instruments series of novels by Cassandra Clare. The series began airing on January 12, 2016, and is currently in production for season 3. Also in 2016, he starred in the remake of Eli Roth's horror film Cabin Fever, directed by Travis Z.

Filmography

Film roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	The Debut	Peter Hamble	Film
2013	Breathe In	Aaron	Film
2013	36 Saints	Sebastian	Film
2013	Delivery Man	Channing	Film
2014	Growing Up and Other Lies	Peter	Film
2014	When the Game Stands Tall	Danny Ladouceur	Film
2015	Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List	Gabriel	Film
2016	Cabin Fever	Jeff	Film
2016	The Last Hunt	Matthias	Short film; also director and executive producer

Television roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016-present	Shadowhunters	Alec Lightwood	Main role

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category
2016	Shadowhunters	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Breakout Star
2016	Shadowhunters	MTV Fandom Awards	Ship of the Year (shared with Harry Shum Jr.)
2017	Shadowhunters	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actor
			Choice TV: Ship (shared with Harry Shum Jr.)
			Choice TV: Liplock (shared with Harry Shum Jr.)

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