Niall Matter

Birth Name:

Niall Matter

Birth Place:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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․"

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