Niall Matter Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for "Primeval: New World," "Arctic Air" and "Saving Hope․"
• Matter won the 2013 Constellation Award for Best Male Performance in a Sci-Fi TV Episode for his performance in the season-one episode "Truth of Primeval: New World․"
• Won "Best Actor" at the age of 13 in 1999 at the Alberta Provencial Drama Championships for his role as Groucho Marx in "A Night in the Ukraine․"
• Studied at Vancouver Film School briefly before returning to his work in the oil fields
• Made his screen acting debut as Trent Hamilton in the TV series "The Best Years" in 2007
• Grew up on his family's dairy farm
• Worked on an oil rig in Northern Alberta, Canada for several years before an accident nearly caused him to lose his right leg
• Quote: "(On his "Eureka" character): "If people hate Zane, I'm doing my job well․ I like that․․․he gets under people's skin․ And, I like that other people really like him for who he is and accept him for his faults 'cause we're all human beings․""
• Best known for his role as Mothman in "Watchmen" and as Zane Donovan in "Eureka․"
• Also had recurring roles as Tag Cummins in "Arctic Air," Evan Cross in "Primeval: New World," and Greg in "90210․"
• Worked as a bartender in Vancouver before scoring his first job as an actor in the SyFy telefilm "Loch Ness Terror․"