Matt was born in Tallahassee, Florida as the youngest of four children but spent most of his life growing up in Tucker & Lithonia, Georgia (2 suburbs of Atlanta). He attended the University of Louisville where he became an All-American middle linebacker and led the nation in tackles his senior year. He played briefly in the NFL until a career ending injury led him into becoming an actor and writer. He helped to create The Mint Jubilee, an annual celebrity driven charity event at the Kentucky Derby which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars every year for cancer patients. Matt co-founded this event in memory of his mother whom he lost to cancer. He Executive Produced a television show of his event which aired worldwide in over 200 million homes. Most recently, he Co-Executive Produced the feature "Last Resort" (2007). He has been credited in over 60 film and television shows. He is most recognized from TV's "Friends" (1994) as Lisa Kudrow's boyfriend, the fireman and as the controversial MVP Quarterback 'Drew Boyd" on Showtime's critically acclaimed "Queer As Folk".
