Eddie Alderson

Eddie Alderson Biography

Eddie Alderson (born October 27, 1994) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Matthew Buchanan on the ABC Daytime American soap opera One Life to Live in 2001 until 2012. Alderson's performance in the role has been met with critical acclaim, having garnered two Young Artist Award nominations in 2009 and a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2012.

Early life and career

Eddie Alderson was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to Rich and Kathy Alderson. He attended LaSalle University in Philadelphia.

Alderson has portrayed Matthew Buchanan on ABC's One Life to Live since May 10, 2001. He was put on contract with the OLTL series in December 2008. Alderson's older sister, Kristen Alderson, has portrayed his OLTL friend, Starr Manning, since March 20, 1998. In 2007, Alderson appeared with Mark Ruffalo in Reservation Road. Alderson later played Sanford Clark in the film Changeling (2008). He also portrayed the friend of a murdered boy on Law & Order.

Personal life

Alderson was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer in November 2016. On April 26, 2017, it was reported by ABC Soaps in Depth that he finished his first round of chemotherapy. On July 13, 2017, announced through ABC Soaps in Depth, Alderson was back in chemotherapy.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Reservation Road	Lucas Arno	</ref> Based on the book of the same title by John Burnham Schwartz. }}
2008	Changeling	Sanford Clark	Psychological drama film directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001"?2012	One Life to Live	Matthew Buchanan
2009	Law & Order	Todd	Episode: "Pledge" (S 19:Ep 10)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Role	Result
2009	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor	One Life to Live	Matthew Buchanan	rowspan=3
2009	Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared with Kristen Alderson, Camila Banus, Carmen LoPorto and Austin Williams)
2012	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

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