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Matthew Ashford

Birth Name:
Matthew Nile Ashford
Birth Place:
Davenport, Iowa, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer
Matthew Ashford

Fast Facts

  • Became the spokesperson for the Retinoblastoma International Foundation after his daughter's struggles with the disease
  • Won five Soap Opera Digest Awards between 1989 and 1993 for his performance on "Days of Our Lives․"
  • 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
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