Niall Matter
Encyclopedia
Niall Matter is a Canadian
actor mainly known for his work in television.
. Mostly recognized for his films work like Beyond Loch Ness, Matter has starred in several television series including the Canadian teen-drama The Best Years
, in which he portrayed Trent Hamilton. Other film credits include Hello There and Nice Game. In 2008, Matter starred in the film Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief.
He currently plays a major character, Zane Donovan
, on the sci-fi show Eureka
. He also has a cameo role as the character Mothman, in the 2009 film Watchmen
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor mainly known for his work in television.
Biography
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Matter worked for eight years on oil rigs, to fund his education at Vancouver Film SchoolVancouver Film School
Vancouver Film School is a private entertainment arts school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1987, it has achieved international recognition. The Vancouver Film School has campus locations around Downtown Vancouver and comprises six buildings...
. Mostly recognized for his films work like Beyond Loch Ness, Matter has starred in several television series including the Canadian teen-drama The Best Years
The Best Years (TV series)
The Best Years is a Canadian teen drama series set in Boston, Massachusetts. The series was created by producer and writer of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Aaron Martin...
, in which he portrayed Trent Hamilton. Other film credits include Hello There and Nice Game. In 2008, Matter starred in the film Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief.
He currently plays a major character, Zane Donovan
Zane Donovan
Zane Donovan is a character on the science-fiction comedy-drama series, Eureka. Prior to his arrival in Eureka, Zane is a computer hacker and a small-time criminal...
, on the sci-fi show Eureka
Eureka (TV series)
Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...
. He also has a cameo role as the character Mothman, in the 2009 film Watchmen
Watchmen (film)
Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons...
.
Filmography
| Series/Film | Date | Character |
|---|---|---|
| The Best Years The Best Years (TV series) The Best Years is a Canadian teen drama series set in Boston, Massachusetts. The series was created by producer and writer of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Aaron Martin... |
2007 | Trent Hamilton |
| Stargate Atlantis Stargate Atlantis Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself... |
September 30, 2007 & January 1, 2008 | Lt. Kemp |
| Beyond Loch Ness Beyond Loch Ness Beyond Loch Ness is a 2008 horror television movie directed by Paul Ziller and written from Ziller and Jason Bourque.-Plot:James Murphey is a rugged cryptozoologist, who thirty years earlier, during a trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, had a fatal encounter with the fabled "Nessie" creature that killed... |
January 5, 2008 | Josh Riley |
| Dr. Dolittle: Tail To The Chief Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief Dr. Dolittle: Tail To The Chief is a 2008 American comedy film, starring Kyla Pratt. Like its predecessor, Dr... |
March 4, 2008 | Cole Fletcher |
| Secrets of the Summer House | June 1, 2008 | Peter Hughes |
| Fear Itself Fear Itself (TV series) Fear Itself was a horror/suspense anthology television series shot in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with some additional shooting in the city of St. Albert and the town of Devon, Alberta. It began airing on June 5, 2008 on NBC.... |
2008 | Eddie |
| Eureka Eureka (TV series) Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011... |
August 21, 2007–present | Zane Donovan Zane Donovan Zane Donovan is a character on the science-fiction comedy-drama series, Eureka. Prior to his arrival in Eureka, Zane is a computer hacker and a small-time criminal... |
| Mistresses Mistresses (2009 US TV series) Mistresses is a Canadian TV series, based upon the original British show with the same name. It was shelved but was scheduled to be broadcast in January 2009 on Lifetime Television network and stars Holly Marie Combs, Brooke Burns, Rochelle Aytes, Sarah Glendening and Camille Sullivan. The story is... |
2009 | Sam Hollister |
| Watchmen Watchmen (film) Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons... |
2009 | Byron Lewis/The Mothman |
| Survival of the Fittest | 2009 | Michael |
| Warehouse 13 Warehouse 13 Warehouse 13 is an American fantasy television series that premiered on July 7, 2009 on the Syfy network.Executive-produced by Jack Kenny and David Simkins, the dramatic comedy from Universal Media Studios has been described as borrowing much from 1980s television series Friday the 13th: The... |
August 25, 2009 | Gary Whitman |
| Melrose Place Melrose Place (2009 TV series) Melrose Place is an American television series broadcast on The CW Television Network from September 8, 2009 to April 13, 2010. The fifth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, it is an updated version of the 1990s Fox prime time drama of the same name, featuring a group of young adults... |
2009 | Rick Paxton |
| 90210 90210 (TV series) 90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS... |
November 2011 |