Matthew Fox Biography

Matthew Chandler Fox (born July 14, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five and Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.

Early life

Fox was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, the son of Loretta B. (ne Eagono) and Francis G. Fox. One of his paternal great-great-great-grandfathers was Union General George Meade. His father was from a "very blue-blood" Pennsylvania family of mostly English descent, while his mother was of half Italian and half British and Irish ancestry. When Fox was a year old, he moved to Wyoming with his parents and siblings, Francis, Jr. (b. 1961) and Bayard (b. 1969). They settled in Crowheart, on the Wind River Indian Reservation. His mother was a teacher, and his father, who had been a consultant for an oil company, raised longhorn cattle and horses, and grew barley for Coors beer. He attended Deerfield Academy for one year as a post-graduate and graduated with the class of 1984.

Career

At the age of 25, Fox made his debut on an episode of Wings. That same year, he also starred on a short-lived dramatic series, Freshman Dorm. Still not a familiar face on the small screen, he continued to be cast in supporting roles, including the role of Charlie in the CBS Schoolbreak Special series, If I Die Before I Wake before he made his big screen debut in My Boyfriend's Back (1993).

In 1994, Fox was cast in a starring role as Charlie Salinger, the eldest of five siblings who lose both parents in a car accident on the 1990s teen drama Party of Five, co-starring with Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Lacey Chabert. In 1996, People Magazine named Fox one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. After Party of Five was cancelled following its sixth season, Fox starred in another TV series, Haunted, in 2002.

From September 2004 until May 2010, Fox played the role of the dedicated yet troubled surgeon, Dr. Jack Shephard, on Lost. He initially auditioned for the role of James "Sawyer" Ford. However, co-creator J. J. Abrams thought he would be better for the role of Jack, a role originally slated to be for the pilot episode only. Fox was nominated for a Golden Globe, won the 2005 Satellite Award, and shared the 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, for his role in Lost.

On December 2, 2006, he hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guests Tenacious D. In 2006, Fox co-starred with Matthew McConaughey in the sports drama, We Are Marshall. He also played a bit part in the action film Smokin' Aces and starred in the 2008 thriller, Vantage Point. In May 2008, Fox starred as Racer X in the movie Speed Racer.

Fox has repeatedly stated that he is "done with television" after Lost.

In 2011, he starred in the stage play In a Forest, Dark and Deep with Olivia Williams in London's West End.

Fox co-starred in Alex Cross (2012), as the villain, Michael "The Butcher" Sullivan/"Picasso". Fox developed an extremely muscular physique for the role and shed most of his body fat.

He appeared very briefly in the 2013 film World War Z which starred Brad Pitt.

He starred in the film Extinction released in July 2015, directed by Miguel ngel Vivas, in adaptation of the Juan de Dios Garduo's bestseller book Y pese a todo.

Personal life

Fox met his wife, Margherita Ronchi, at a university, and they married shortly after in 1992. They have two children, a daughter named Kyle and a son named Byron.

Fox is a keen photographer. A bonus disc released with The Complete First Series of Lost includes features "The Art of Matthew Fox", showing pictures he took of the cast and crew while on set.

On August 28, 2011, Fox was reported to have assaulted a female bus driver in Cleveland, Ohio. On September 16, 2011, a spokeswoman for the city of Cleveland announced that prosecutors had decided not to charge Fox. A civil suit related to the alleged incident has been filed. In May 2012, the bus driver withdrew her suit, after her lawyer withdrew and revealed that she "intentionally failed and refused to provide full and timely cooperation and information."?

On May 6, 2012, Fox was arrested for driving under the influence in Oregon. He was taken into custody and released that same day. On June 1, 2012, Fox's lawyer entered a plea of no contest to one count of DUI in Deschutes County Circuit Court and stated that they will move forward with a diversion program to avoid criminal charges.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	My Boyfriend's Back	Buck Van Patten
2003	A Token for Your Thoughts	Rock Star	Short film
2006	Smokin' Aces	Bill Security Super
2006	We Are Marshall	Red Dawson
2008	Vantage Point	Kent Taylor
2008	Speed Racer	Racer X
2012	Alex Cross	Picasso
2013	Emperor	General Bonner Fellers
2013	World War Z	USAF Parajumper
2015	Extinction	Patrick
2015	Bone Tomahawk	John Brooder

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Wings	Ty Warner	Episode: "Say It Ain't So, Joe"
1992	Freshman Dorm	Danny Foley	5 episodes
1993	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Charlie Deevers	Episode: "If I Die Before I Wake"
1994-2000	Party of Five	Charlie Salinger	142 episodes
1995	MADtv	Charlie Salinger	Episode: "1.6"
1999	Behind the Mask	James Jones	Television movie
2002	Haunted	Frank Taylor	12 episodes
2004-2010	Lost	Jack Shephard	113 episodes
2006	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	Episode: "Matthew Fox/Tenacious D"
2007-2008	Lost: Missing Pieces	Jack Shephard	4 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Speed Racer	Racer X	Voice

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2000	Party of Five	Episode: "Taboo or Not Taboo"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Award category	Title of work	Result
2005	Satellite Awards	Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama Series	Lost	Won
	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films	Best Actor on Television	Lost	Nominated
	Peoples Choice Awards	Favourite Male Television Star	Lost	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Drama	Lost	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with Evangeline Lilly)	Lost	Nominated
	Television Critics Association Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama	Lost	Nominated
2006	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films	Best Actor on Television	Lost	Won
	National Television Awards	Most Popular Actor	Lost	Nominated
	Saturn Awards	Best Lead Actor in a Television Series	Lost	Won
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Lead Actor in a Drama	Lost	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series	Lost	Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Action/Drama	Lost	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Chemistry (shared with Josh Holloway and Evangeline Lilly)	Lost	Nominated
2007	Saturn Awards	Best Lead Actor in a Television Series	Lost	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Drama	Lost	Nominated
2008	Saturn Awards	Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television	Lost	Won
	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films	Best Actor on Television	Lost	Won
	Prism Awards	Performance in a Drama Series Episode	Lost	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Action	Lost	Nominated
2009	Saturn Awards	Best Lead Actor in a Television Series	Lost	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Action	Lost	Nominated
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actor - Drama	Lost	Nominated
2010	Saturn Awards	Best Lead Actor in a Television Series	Lost	Nominated
	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Lost	Nominated
	Scream Awards	Outstanding Television Performance	Lost	Won
	Scream Awards	Outstanding Ensemble Cast	Lost	Nominated
	Scream Awards	Outstanding Science Fiction Actor	Lost	Nominated