Editing Matt Frewer

{{Short description|Canadian-American actor (born 1958)}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Matt Frewer
| image        = Matt Frewer (8734820201).jpg
| caption      = Frewer at the 2013 [[FedCon]]
| birth_name   = Matthew George Frewer
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1958|01|04}}
| birth_place  = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| alma_mater   = [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]] (1980)
| citizenship  = {{hlist|[[Canadian citizenship|Canada]]|[[US citizenship|United States]]}}
| occupation   = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}}
| years_active = 1983–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Amanda Hillwood]]|1984}}
| children = 1
}}
'''Matthew George Frewer''' (born January 4, 1958) is an American-born Canadian actor and comedian.<ref name="Nemecek2003">{{cite book|last=Nemecek|first=Larry|title=The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion: Revised Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ah1k_EsaOHsC&pg=PA186|year=2003|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-7434-5798-9|pages=186–}}</ref> He portrayed the 1980s icon [[Max Headroom]]<ref name="Lanigan1992">{{cite book|last=Lanigan|first=Richard L.|title=The human science of communicology: a phenomenology of discourse in Foucault and Merleau-Ponty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Or9hAAAAMAAJ|access-date=9 June 2011|date=April 1992|publisher=Duquesne University Press|isbn=978-0-8207-0242-1|page=44}}</ref> in the 1985 TV film and 1987 [[Max Headroom (TV series)|television series of the same names]]. 

He became prominent when playing roles in films, like Russell Thompson, Sr. in ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids]]'' (1989), Jobe Smith in ''[[Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace]]'' (1996), Sherlock Holmes in the film adaption of ''[[The Sign of Four (2001 film)|The Sign of Four]]'', Frank in ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004), Moloch in ''[[Watchmen (2009 film)|Watchmen]]'' (2009), Mitch in ''[[50/50 (2011 film)|50/50]]'' (2011), and Archibald Stanley in ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'' (2014).

His television credits include Dr. Mike Stratford in ''[[Doctor Doctor (American TV series)|Doctor Doctor]]'' (1989–1991), Bob in ''[[Shaky Ground]]'' (1992–1993), Trashcan Man in ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]'' (1994), Matt Prager in ''[[Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal]]'' (1997–1999), Dr. Jim Taggart in ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]'' (2006–2012) and Doctor Leekie in the Canadian [[science fiction]] drama ''[[Orphan Black]]'' (2013–2017).

Frewer's more recent performances include a portrayal of "General #2" in the [[Steven Spielberg]] picture ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'' (2016), the character Carnage in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]'' in 2018 and Logan in ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]'' (2019). Also, he portrayed The Binder in three episodes of ''[[The Magicians (American TV series)|The Magicians]]'' and Peter Morton in eight episodes of ''[[The Order (TV series)|The Order]]'' (2019−2020).

His voice roles include Panic in ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' and its [[Hercules (1998 TV series)|1998 television series]], Inspector 47 in ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]'', [[Pink Panther (character)|the Pink Panther]] in the [[The Pink Panther (TV series)|1993 television series of the same name]], Lloyd Christmas in the ''[[Dumb and Dumber (TV series)|Dumb and Dumber]]'' animated series, Jackal in ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' and Dedgar Deadman in ''[[Toonsylvania]]''.

==Early life==
Frewer was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] to Canadian parents, one of five children born to Gillian Anne ([[married and maiden names|née]] German)<ref>[https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/gillian-frewer-1066218579 Obituary: Gillian Frewer], ottawacitizen.remembering.ca. Accessed December 29, 2022.</ref> and Captain Frederick Charlesley Frewer, a [[Royal Canadian Navy]] officer.<ref>[https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/frederick-frewer-1066218553 Obituary: Frederick Frewer], ottawacitizen.remembering.ca. Accessed December 29, 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/73/Matt-Frewer.html|title=Matt Frewer Biography (1958–)|work=filmreference.com}}</ref> He was raised in [[Peterborough, Ontario]], where he graduated from [[Lakefield College School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Well Known Figures Who Are Boarding School Alumni of Lakefield College School {{!}} LCS Blog|url=http://blog.lcs.on.ca/2016/07/21/well-known-figures-boarding-school-alumni-lakefield-college-school/|website=Blog.lcs.on.ca|access-date=26 March 2017|date=21 July 2016}}</ref> He went on to train at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]],<ref name=syfy>{{cite web|title=Matt Frewer on Olympus, Max Headroom, Orphan Black, and working with giant ants|url=http://www.blastr.com/2015-4-2/matt-frewer-olympus-max-headroom-orphan-black-and-working-giant-ants|website=SyfyWire|access-date=26 March 2017|language=en|date=2 April 2015}}</ref> graduating from its three-year acting course in 1980.

==Career==
[[File:Mattfrewer.jpg|thumb|right|Frewer in 2007]]
Frewer portrayed the [[artificial intelligence]] character [[Max Headroom]] in the 1980s, starring in the [[Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future|1985 eponymous science fiction television film]]; Frewer also played award-winning Network 23 journalist Edison Carter in the film. This led to a series on the UK Channel 4 network with the Max Headroom character as a video jockey and interviewer. This ran for two seasons, the second of which featured a studio audience with whom Max interacted.  In 1987, an American series based upon the 1985 film aired, titled ''[[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]'' (1987–1988).<ref name=syfy /> From 1993 to 1995, Frewer voiced the [[Pink Panther (character)|Pink Panther]] for [[The Pink Panther (TV series)|the television series]]. Frewer guest-starred in the fifth-season ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[A Matter of Time (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|A Matter of Time]]". He also portrayed Max Headroom in other media, including a series of television commercials for "[[New Coke]]" and "[[Radio Rentals]]", as well as the single and music video for "[[Paranoimia]]" by [[Art of Noise]]. He reprised this role in the science fiction comedy film ''[[Pixels (2015 film)|Pixels]]'' (2015).<ref name=avclub>{{cite web|title=Matt Frewer on The Knick, Max Headroom, and his Australian accent on Eureka|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/matt-frewer-knick-max-headroom-and-his-australian--209736|website=avclub.com|access-date=26 March 2017|date=3 October 2014}}</ref>

Frewer starred as Mike Stratford in ''[[Doctor Doctor (1989 TV series)|Doctor Doctor]]'' (1989–1991).<ref name=avclub /> He also appeared as Trashcan Man in the television miniseries ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]''.<ref name=avclub /> Frewer has also appeared in such films as ''[[The Fourth Protocol (film)|The Fourth Protocol]]'' (1987), ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids]]'' (1989),<ref name=syfy /><ref name=avclub /> ''[[National Lampoon's Senior Trip]]'' (1995), and the [[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|2004 remake of ''Dawn of the Dead'']].<ref name=avclub />

Frewer was nominated for two [[Gemini Award]]s in 2000, one for a guest appearance on ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=DVD Review: ''Da Vinci's Inquest – Season Two''|url=http://blogcritics.org/dvd-review-da-vincis-inquest-season1/|website=Blogcritics|date=25 February 2008 |access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> and another for his work on the series ''Mentors''. He was a regular on ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]'' during the series' first two seasons, playing Jim Taggart.<ref name=avclub /><ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Frewer Talks About His Return to Eureka|url=http://movieweb.com/matt-frewer-talks-about-his-return-to-eureka/|website=movieweb.com|access-date=26 March 2017|date=11 September 2009}}</ref> He has done voice-over work on several animated projects, including ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1993) and ''The Incredible Hulk'' (1996–1997). Frewer portrayed Matt Praeger in ''[[Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal]]'' from 1997 to 2000.<ref name=avclub />

In 2009, Frewer portrayed the retired villain [[Moloch the Mystic]] in ''[[Watchmen (2009 film)|Watchmen]]''<ref name=avclub /> and appeared as the [[White Knight (Through the Looking-Glass)|White Knight]] in the December 2009 [[Syfy]] two-part miniseries ''[[Alice (miniseries)|Alice]]'', based upon ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.<ref name=avclub /><ref name=syfy /> He starred as Pestilence in two episodes of Season 5 of ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36296/matt-frewer-cast-pestilence-supernatural-season-5-episode-15-preview|title=Matt Frewer Cast as Pestilence on Supernatural / Season 5 Episode 15 Preview|work=Dread Central|date=10 August 2012 }}</ref> He has appeared in several adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as ''The Stand'',<ref name=avclub /> ''[[Quicksilver Highway]]'', ''[[Riding the Bullet (film)|Riding the Bullet]]'', ''[[Stephen King's Desperation|Desperation]]'' and ''[[Bag of Bones (film)|Bag of Bones]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stuever|first1=Hank|title='Bag of Bones': Must be recycling day|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bag-of-bones-must-be-recycling-day/2011/12/02/gIQA9z19hO_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=26 March 2017|date=2 December 2011}}</ref>

He played Dr. Aldous Leekie in the first two seasons of ''[[Orphan Black]]''.<ref name=avclub /><ref name=syfy />

In 2018, Frewer portrayed Carnage in the Netflix series ''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/altered-carbon-shocking-moments-explained-1081697|title='Altered Carbon': 15 Shocking Moments From Netflix's Violent Sci-Fi Drama|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-02-25|language=en}}</ref> In the same year, Frewer was cast in the Netflix [[horror film|horror]]-[[Drama (film and television)|drama]] series ''[[The Order (TV series)|The Order]]''.<ref name="The_Order">{{Cite news|author=Nellie Andreeva |url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/the-order-netflix-horror-drama-series-jake-manley-star-sarah-grey-sam-trammell-cast-max-martini-matt-frewer-1202366448/|title=Netflix Picks Up 'The Order' Horror Drama Series Starring Jake Manley & Sarah Grey|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 16, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Frewer has been married to [[Amanda Hillwood]] since 1984 and the couple have a daughter.<ref>"Max heads for the Hills: Matt Frewer brings hearth, home and family to the Gatineau Hills -- and hints he just might be ready to resurrect Max Headroom" by Tony Atherton, ''[[The Hamilton Spectator]]'' (7 Feb, 1998) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|269889992}}</ref><ref>"Horror to the Max; Creator of legendary mid-'80s cyber-character tackles the awful drama of Darfur" by Michael D Reid, ''[[Times Colonist|The Times Colonist]]'' (4 Feb, 2010) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|348339432}}</ref> In 1989, they bought a house in [[Marina del Rey]], California.<ref>{{cite web|title=With Max Headroom Behind Him, Matt Frewer Mad-Libs Through Doctor, Doctor and a Smash Film – Vol. 32 No. 3|url=http://people.com/archive/with-max-headroom-behind-him-matt-frewer-mad-libs-through-doctor-doctor-and-a-smash-film-vol-32-no-3/|website=PEOPLE.com|access-date=26 March 2017|date=17 July 1989}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| data-sort-value="Lords of Discipline, The" | ''[[The Lords of Discipline (film)|The Lords of Discipline]]''
| Senior
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Crimson Permanent Assurance, The" | ''[[The Crimson Permanent Assurance]]''
| Very Big Corporation of America Yuppie
| Short film<br>Segment: ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]''
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Supergirl (1984 film)|Supergirl]]''
| Eddie the Truck Driver
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Spies Like Us]]'' 
| Soldier #2
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| data-sort-value="Fourth Protocol, The" | ''[[The Fourth Protocol (film)|The Fourth Protocol]]'' 
| Tom McWhirter
|
|-
| ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]''
| CIA Agent #3
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989
| ''[[Speed Zone]]'' 
| Alec Stewart
|
|-
| ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids]]''
| Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Sr.
|
|-
| ''[[Far from Home (1989 film)|Far from Home]]''
| Charlie Cox
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Short Time]]'' 
| Ernie Dills
|
|-
| 1991
| data-sort-value="Taking of Beverly Hills, The" | ''[[The Taking of Beverly Hills]]''
| Ed Kelvin
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Twenty Bucks]]''
| Receding Bingo Winner
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1995
| ''[[Return to Two Moon Junction]]'' 
| Cleo, Leo 
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Driving Mr. Pink]]''
| [[Pink Panther (character)|The Pink Panther]] (voice)
| Short film
|-
| ''[[National Lampoon's Senior Trip]]''
| Principal Todd Moss
|
|-
| ''BugHunt''
| Edward Schulze (voice)
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace]]''
| Jobe Smith
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]''
| Panic (voice)
| <ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Matt Frewer (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Matt-Frewer/ |access-date=January 7, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 1998
| ''Heartwood'' 
| Frank Burris (voice)
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''6ix'' 
| Satan, Nathan, Lucy, Mother, Father
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Hercules: Zero to Hero]]''
| Panic (voice)
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Cyberworld]]'' 
| Frazzled (voice)
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2004
| ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''
| Frank
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Home at the End of the World, A" | ''[[A Home at the End of the World (film)|A Home at the End of the World]]'' 
| Ned Glover
|
|-
| ''[[Going the Distance (2004 film)|Going the Distance]]''
| Farmer Joseph
|
|-
| ''[[Intern Academy]]''
| Dr. Anton Keller
|
|-
| ''[[Geraldine's Fortune]]'' 
| Cameron Geary
|
|-
| ''[[Riding the Bullet (film)|Riding the Bullet]]''
| Mr. Clarkson
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Weirdsville]]'' 
| Jason Taylor
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| ''[[Watchmen (2009 film)|Watchmen]]''
| Moloch
|
|-
| ''[[Rampage (2009 film)|Rampage]]''
| Mr. Williamson
|
|-
| ''[[Darfur (film)|Darfur]]'' 
| Ted Duncan
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Frankie and Alice]]''
| Dr. Strassfield
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| ''Wushu Warrior'' 
| Lord Edward Lindsey
|
|-
| ''[[50/50 (2011 film)|50/50]]''
| Mitch
|
|-
| ''[[Foreverland (film)|Foreverland]]''
| Mr. Steadman
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Rampage: Capital Punishment]]'' 
| Mr. Williamson (voice)
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]''
| Archibald Stanley
| [[Cameo appearance|Cameo]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Pixels (2015 film)|Pixels]]'' 
| Max Headroom (voice)
|
|-
| 2016
| data-sort-value="BFG, The" | ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'' 
| General #2
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Residue''
| Mr. Fairweather
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1984
| data-sort-value="First Olympics: Athens 1896, The" | ''[[The First Olympics: Athens 1896]]''
| [[Francis Lane]]
| Television miniseries
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future|Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into The Future]]''
| [[Max Headroom]], [[Edison Carter]]
| Television film
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]''
| Roger de Carnac
| Episode "The Betrayal"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''
| Pee-Wee, Walter Sandler
| Episode: "No Chemo, Sabe?"
|-
| 1987–1988
| ''[[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]''
| Max Headroom, Edison Carter
| 14 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''[[Miami Vice]]''
| Cliff King
| Episodes: "Hostile Takeover" and "Redemption in Blood"
|-
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| Max Headroom
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1989–1991
| ''[[Doctor Doctor (American TV series)|Doctor Doctor]]''
| Dr. Mike Stratford
| Lead role, 40 episodes
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| Berlinghoff Rasmussen 
| Episode: "[[A Matter of Time (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|A Matter of Time]]"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
| Mac Duff (voice)
| 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1992–1993
| ''[[Shaky Ground]]''
| Bob Moody
| 17 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Eerie, Indiana]]''
| Howard Paymer
| Episode: "Tornado Days"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| Sid the Squid / Sidney Debris (voice)
| Episode: "The Man Who Killed Batman"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]''
| Peter Blaine (voice)
| Episode: "Trains, Toons, and Toon Trains"
|-
| 1993–1996
| data-sort-value="Pink Panther, The" | ''[[The Pink Panther (TV series)|The Pink Panther]]''
| [[Pink Panther (character)|The Pink Panther]] (voice)
| Main role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1993
| data-sort-value="Day My Parents Ran Away, The" | ''The Day My Parents Ran Away'' 
| Bob Miller
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[In Search of Dr. Seuss]]''
| [[The Cat in the Hat]]
|-
| ''[[American Playhouse]]''
| Ambassador Edwin Reischauer 
| Episode: "Long Shadows"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994–1996
| ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
| Jackal (voice)
| 7 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Itsy Bitsy Spider (TV series)|Itsy Bitsy Spider]]''
| The Exterminator (voice)
| 26 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| data-sort-value="Stand, The" | ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]'' 
| Trashcan Man
| Miniseries, 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]''
| Chaos (voice)
| Episode: "When Chaos Comes Calling"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''
| [[Adolf Hitler]] (voice)
| Episode: "A Good Bomb Is Hard To Find"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cracked.com/article_28410_remember-that-time-captain-planet-fought-hitler.html|title=Remember That Time Captain Planet Fought Hitler?|last=Duddy|first=Dan|date=19 August 2020|work=[[Cracked.com]]|accessdate=13 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1995–1996
| ''[[Dumb and Dumber (TV series)|Dumb and Dumber]]''
| Lloyd Christmas (voice)
| 13 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Generation X (film)|Generation X]]'' 
| Russel Tresh
| Television film
|-
| 1996–1997
| data-sort-value="Incredible Hulk, The" | ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Leader (character)|The Leader]] (voice)<ref name="btva" />
| 10 episodes
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1996
| ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]''
| Episode: "Hulk Buster"
|-
| ''[[Bruno the Kid]]''
| Bobby Vicious (voice)
| Episode: "Searching for Bobby Vicious"
|-
| ''[[Quack Pack]]''
| Additional voices
| Episode: "Tasty Paste"
|-
| ''[[Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series]]''
| Dr. Wally Pretorius (voice)
| Episode: "The Human Factor"
|-
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' 
| Norman Glass
| Episode: "[[First Anniversary (The Outer Limits)|First Anniversary]]"
|-
| ''[[Apollo 11 (1996 film)|Apollo 11]]''
| [[Gene Kranz]]
| Television film
|-
| data-sort-value="Magic School Bus, The" | ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
| Inspector 47 (voice)
| Episode: "In the Rainforest"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''
| Himself
| 1 Episode
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1997
| ''[[Quicksilver Highway]]''
| Dr. Charles "Charlie" George
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Dead Man's Gun]]''
| Norbert Datry
| Episode: "Fool's Gold - Pilot #2"
|-
| ''[[Tracey Takes On...]]''
| Bob
| Episode: "Supernatural"
|-
| ''Desert's Edge''
| Greg
| Television film
|-
| 1997–1999
| ''[[Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal]]''
| Matt Praeger
| 49 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''Dead Fire''
| Max Durbin
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''[[Breast Men]]'' 
| Gerald Krzemien
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Toonsylvania]]''
| Dedgar Deadman (voice)
| 14 episodes
|-
| 1998–1999
| ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''
| Panic (voice)
| 24 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Mentors (TV series)|Mentors]]''
| Frederick Banting
| Episode: "A Transient, Shining Trouble"
|-
| ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]''
| Toymaker (voice)
| Episode: "#1.4"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]''
| Larry Williams
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''Jailbait''
| Al Fisher
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| data-sort-value="Hound of the Baskervilles, The" | ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000 film)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''
| [[Sherlock Holmes]]
|-
| 2001–2002
| ''[[House of Mouse]]''
| Panic, Toymaker (voice)
| 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| data-sort-value="Sign of Four, The" | ''[[The Sign of Four (2001 film)|The Sign of Four]]''
| rowspan="3" | Sherlock Holmes
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
| data-sort-value="Royal Scandal, The" | ''[[The Royal Scandal]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| data-sort-value="Case of the Whitechapel Vampire, The" | ''[[The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire]]''
|-
| ''[[Taken (miniseries)|Taken]]''
| Dr. Chet Wakeman
| 6 episodes<br>Television miniseries
|-
| 2004
| data-sort-value="Eleventh Hour, The" | ''[[The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]''
| Dr. Lansing
| Episode: "Wonderland"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Masters of Horror]]''
| Wally
| Episode: "[[Chocolate (Masters of Horror)|Chocolate]]"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Stephen King's Desperation|Desperation]]'' 
| Ralph Carver
| Television film
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Intelligence (Canadian TV series)|Intelligence]]''
| Ted Altman
| 26 episodes
|-
| 2006–2012
| ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]''
| Dr. Jim Taggart
| 18 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Alice (TV miniseries)|Alice]]''
|  [[White Knight (Through the Looking-Glass)|White Knight]]
| Television miniseries
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''Battle of the Bulbs'' 
| Stu Jones
| Television film
|-
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
| Carriage Driver
| Uncredited<br>Episode: "[[Of Course]]"
|-
| ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''
| Pestilence, Dr. Green
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Bag of Bones (miniseries)|Bag of Bones]]''
| Sid Noonan
| Television miniseries
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Falling Skies]]''
| General Bressler
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Delete (miniseries)|Delete]]''
| Arthur Bowden
| Television miniseries
|-
| 2013–2017
| ''[[Orphan Black]]''
| Dr. Aldous Leekie
| 11 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Witches of East End]]''
| Vidar
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Knick, The" | ''[[The Knick]]''
| Dr. J.M. Christiansen
| rowspan="2" | 5 episodes
|-
| 2014–2015
| data-sort-value="Librarians, The" | ''[[The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians]]''
| Dulaque, [[Lancelot]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Olympus (TV series)|Olympus]]''
| [[Daedalus]], [[Prometheus]]
| 12 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| data-sort-value="Art of More, The" | ''[[The Art of More]]''
| Paul Rice
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[12 Monkeys (TV series)|12 Monkeys]]''
| Dr. Kirschner
| Episode: "Fatherland"
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]''
| Anthony Bruhl
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''Love in Paradise''
| Dr. Frank
| Television film
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Castlevania (TV series)|Castlevania]]''
| The Bishop (voice)
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]''
| Carnage
| 3 episodes
|-
| data-sort-value="Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, The" | ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]''
| Reverend Kellergan
| Miniseries, 10 episodes
|-
| 2019
| data-sort-value="Order, The" | ''[[The Order (TV series)|The Order]]''
| Peter Morton
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2019–2020
| data-sort-value="Magicians, The" | ''[[The Magicians (American TV series)|The Magicians]]''
| The Binder
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]''
| Logan
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Perry Mason (2020 TV series)|Perry Mason]]''
| Judge Fred Wright
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Hunting Party (TV series)|The Hunting Party]]''
| Dr. Henry Dulles
| 4 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
|''[[Hercules (1997 video game)|Hercules]]''
| rowspan="4" |Panic
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Disney's Animated Storybook]]: Hercules''
|-
| 1998
| ''Disney's Hades Challenge''
|
|-
| 2012
| ''Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom''
|
|-
|}

==Radio==
* ''Tales from the Mausoleum Club'':  Episode 2, "Heart of Skegness"

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year || Award || Category || Film/TV Show || Result || class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1987 || [[CableACE Award]] || Best Music Host || ''[[The Max Headroom Show]]'' || {{won}} || style="text-align:center;" | <ref>"Tender Is the Night, Hitchhiker trump ACEs" ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' (20 Jan, 1987) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|386174218}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || [[Gemini Award]] || Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series || ''[[Mentors (TV series)|Mentors]]'' || {{won}} || style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=PlaybackGem2000Ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2000/11/13/30378-20001113/ "Canceled series score numerous Gemini wins"] at [[Playback (magazine)|playbackonline.ca]]</ref>
|-
| 2000 || [[Gemini Award]] || Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series || ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]'' || {{nom}} || style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=PlaybackGem2000Ref/>
|-
| 2010 || [[Leo Award]] || Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama || ''[[Alice (TV miniseries)|Alice]]'' || {{nom}} || style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2010.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2010] at [[Leo Awards|www.leoawards.com]]</ref>
|-
| 2011 || [[Leo Award]] || Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series || ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' episode: "Two Minutes To Midnight" || {{nom}} || style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2011.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2011] at [[Leo Awards|www.leoawards.com]]</ref>
|-
| 2014 || [[Leo Award]] || Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series || ''[[Orphan Black]]'' episode: "Unconcious Selection" || {{nom}} || style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2014.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2014] at [[Leo Awards|www.leoawards.com]]</ref>
|-
| 2019 || [[Leo Award]] || Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series || ''[[The Order (TV series)|The Order]]'' episode: "Finals: Part 1" || {{nom}} || style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_nominees_and_winners/nominees_and_winners_by_name_2019.php "2019 Nominees & Winners by Name"] at [[Leo Awards|www.leoawards.com]]</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|0001242}}
* {{discogs artist|Matt Frewer}}
* [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/matthew-frewer Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]
* [http://www.mattblank.com/interviews/matt-frewer/ Mattblank.com interview]

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