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Matthew Ashford Biography

Birth Name:Matthew Nile Ashford

Birth Place:Davenport, Iowa, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Won five Soap Opera Digest Awards between 1989 and 1993 for his performance on "Days of Our Lives․"
  • Became the spokesperson for the Retinoblastoma International Foundation after his daughter's struggles with the disease
  • Attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, graduating with a BFA in Theater
  • Quote: "People say they want to see that, that they want to see things reconciled, but I think they want to see challenge and people working through things and at odds․ That's what people really want․"
  • In 2010, he played Bill in a North American tour of "Mamma Mia!"
  • Played Jack Deveraux off and on on "Days of Our Lives" for over two decades
  • Obtained dual citizenship in the United States and Canada while on tour in Toronto, Canada in 2010

Awards

  • 1989Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Villain: Daytime: winner
  • 1991Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Super Couple: Daytime: winner
  • 1992Soap Opera Digest Award-Best Wedding: Daytime: winner
  • 1992Soap Opera Digest Award-Best Love Story: Daytime or Prime Time: winner
  • 1993Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Comic Performance: winner
  • 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012Gold Derby TV Award-Supporting Actor - Daytime Drama: nominated
  • 2016Best Short-New Media: winner
  • 2016Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series: winner
  • 2016Festival Award-Best Online Soap: winner
  • 2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series: winner
  • 2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series: nominated
  • 2017ISA-Best Supporting Actor - Drama: nominated
  • 2018Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series: winner
  • 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series: nominated
  • 2020Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Digital Drama Series: winner
  • 2020ISA-Best Supporting Actor - Drama: nominated
  • 20201st Annual Soap Hub Award-Favorite Days of Our Lives Actor: nominated
  • 2021Best New Media-Best New Media: winner
  • 2021Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Limited Drama Series: nominated
  • 20212nd Annual Soap Hub Award-Favorite Days of Our Lives Actor: nominated
  • 2022ISA-Best Drama Series: nominated
  • 2023Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Daytime Drama Series: nominated