American-born Matthew George Frewer was raised in Victoria, B.C., and started his career on the stages of the UK before landing a small role in the comedy classic Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life. He also had bit roles in the films Spies Like Us and Supergirl before landing the role that would establish his career, the futuristic Max Headroom. Matt Frewer plays the role of Dr. Aldous Leekie on the hit series Orphan Black.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (TV-1984)
Supergirl (1984)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Displaced Person (TV-1985)
Ishtar (1987)
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Speed Zone! (1989)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Far From Home (1989)
Short Tme (1990)
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (TV-1993)
Twenty Bucks (1993)
The Day My Parents Ran Away (TV-1993)
Long Shadows (TV-1994)
In Search of Dr. Seuss (TV-1994)
National Lampoon`s Senior Trip (1995)
Kisinger and Nixon (TV-1995)
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
Generation X (TV-1996)
Apollo 11 (TV-1996)
Dead Man`s Gun (TV-1997)
Quicksilver Highway (TV-1997)
Desert`s Edge (TV-1997)
Dead Fire (TV-1997)
Breast Men (1997)
In the Doghouse (TV-1998)
Heartwood (voice, 1998)
Gargoyles: The Hunted (voice, VR-1998)
Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed (voice, VR-1998)
6ix (1999)
Hercules: Zero to Hero (voice, VR-1999)
Jailbait (TV-2000)
Cyberworld (voice, 2000)
The Hounds of the Baskervilles (TV-2000)
The Sign of Four (TV-2001)
The Royal Scandal (TV-2001)
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (TV-2002)
Mickey`s House of Villains (voice, VR-2002)
Intern Academy, aka Whitecoats (2003)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
Riding the Bullet (2004)
Going the Distance (2004)
Geraldine`s Fortune (2004)
Intelligence (TV-2005)
Desperation (TV-2006)
Weirdsville (2007)
Wushu Warrior (2008)
Watchman (2009)
Darfur (2009)
Frankie and Alice (2009)
Battle of the Bulbs (TV-2010)
50/50 (2011)
Foreverland (2011)
Hattie`s Heist (2014, short)
TV Series – Cast:
Tender is the Night (mini-series, 1985)
Max Headroom (1985-1987)
The Original Max Talking Headroom Show (1987)
Doctor Doctor (1989)
Shaky Ground (1992-1993)
The Pink Panther (voice, 1993)
Aladdin (1993)
The Stand (mini-series, 1994)
Dumb and Dumber (voice, 1995)
Bruno the Kid (voice, 1996)
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1997-1999)
Hercules (voice, 1998)
Toonsylvania (voice, 1998)
House of Mouse (voice, 2001)
Taken (mini-series, 2002)
Desperation (mini-series, 2006)
Intelligence (2006-2007)
Eureka (2006-2012)
Bag of Bones (mini-series, 2011)
Falling Skies (2012, 2013)
Witches of East End (2013)
Orphan Black (2013, 2014)
The Knick (2014)
The Librarians (2014)
Olympus (2015)
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