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Matthew John Armstrong Biography

Birth Name:Matthew John Armstrong

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Best known for performing the character of Ted Sprague in the superhero television series “Heroes” in 2006 and 2007
  • He married American actress Ashley Diane Crow, who performed with him in the television series “Heroes” in 2006, and they have a son named Pete Crow-Armstrong who is a professional baseball player
  • He performed the character of Deputy Nick Fisher in the episode “Red Scare” of the police procedural television series “The Mentalist” in 2009
  • Because his hairstyle and facial hair resembles the costume used for the cavemen characters in a series of popular commercials for the automobile insurance provider GEICO, many mistakenly think he performed that role