Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox

Fox at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con
Born Matthew Chandler Fox
July 14, 1966 (1966-07-14) (age 45)
Crowheart, Wyoming, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–present
Spouse Margherita Ronchi (1991 - present; 2 children)

Matthew Chandler Fox (born July 14, 1966)[1] is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five, and for portraying Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.

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Early life

Fox was born in Crowheart, Wyoming. His mother, Loretta B. (née Iacono), was a teacher, and his father, Francis G. Fox, raised longhorn cattle and horses and grew barley for Coors beer.[2][3] Fox's mother was of Italian descent and his father was of English descent;[4] he is a descendant of Union General George Meade.[2] When Fox was very young, his parents and siblings, Francis Jr. (b. 1961) and Bayard (b. 1969), were caretakers of the remote "Bitterroot Ranch" outside Dubois for Bayard Fox and Louise "Wendy" Fox. After a few harsh winters, Fox's family purchased the ranch in Crowheart, and he was raised there.

Fox graduated from High School in Wyoming and attended Deerfield Academy for a Post-Graduate year. Following Deerfield, Fox attended Columbia University where he majored in Economics and became a brother of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. Fox interviewed for a job to sell stocks at Prudential-Bache.

Career

Fox on the Lost panel at Comic-Con 2008.

In the early 1990s, he appeared in a number of television ads, such as: 3 Musketeers.[citation needed]

One of Fox's very first attempts at acting was in a student film. The film can be viewed here. At the age of 25, Fox made his debut on an episode of Wings. That same year, he also starred on a short-lived dramatic series, Freshman Dorm. Still not a familiar face on the small screen, he continued to be cast in supporting roles, including the role of Charlie in the CBS Schoolbreak Special series, If I Die Before I Wake before he made his big screen debut in My Boyfriend's Back (1993).

In 1994, Fox was cast in a starring role as Charlie Salinger, the eldest of five siblings who lose both parents in a car accident on the 1990s teen drama Party of Five, co-starring with Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Lacey Chabert. In 1996, People Magazine named Fox one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. After Party of Five was cancelled following its sixth season, Fox starred in another TV series, Haunted, in 2002.

From September 2004 until May 2010, Fox played the role of the dedicated yet troubled surgeon, Dr. Jack Shephard, on Lost. He initially auditioned for the role of James "Sawyer" Ford. However, co-creator J. J. Abrams thought he would be better for the role of Jack, a role originally slated to be for the pilot episode only. Fox was nominated for a Golden Globe, won the 2005 Satellite Award, and shared the 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, for his role in Lost.

On December 2, 2006, he hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guests Tenacious D. In 2006, Fox co-starred with Matthew McConaughey in the sports drama, We Are Marshall. He also played a bit part in the action film Smokin' Aces and starred in the 2008 thriller, Vantage Point.[5] In May 2008, Fox starred as Racer X in the movie Speed Racer.[6][7]

Fox has repeatedly stated that he is "done with television" after Lost.[8]

In 2011, he starred in the stage play In a Forest, Dark and Deep with Olivia Williams in London's West End.[9]

Personal life

Fox met his wife, Margherita Ronchi, at university and they married shortly after in 1992. They have two children, Kyle and Byron.

Fox is a keen photographer. A bonus disc released with The Complete First Series of Lost includes features "The Art of Matthew Fox", showing pictures he took of the cast and crew while on set.

On August 28, 2011, Fox was reported to have punched a female bus driver in the chest and pelvic area after he attempted to board a party bus reserved for a private bachelor party outside of Christie's Cabaret in Cleveland, Ohio.[10] [11] [12] On September 16, 2011, a spokeswoman for the city of Cleveland announced that prosecutors had decided not to charge Fox. A civil suit related to the alleged incident has been filed.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 My Boyfriend's Back Buck Van Patten
2003 A Token for Your Thoughts Rock Star Short film
2006 Smokin' Aces Bill Security Super
2006 We Are Marshall Red Dawson
2008 Vantage Point Kent Taylor
2008 Speed Racer Racer X
2012 I, Alex Cross Picasso post-production
2012 World War Z n/a filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Wings Ty Warner Episode: "Say It Ain't So, Joe"
1992 Freshman Dorm Danny Foley Episodes:
"Pilot"
"Sex, Truth and Theatre"
"The Last Sonnet"
"The Scarlett Letter"
"My Boyfriend's Back"
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Charlie Deevers Episode: "If I Die Before I Wake"
1994-2000 Party of Five Charlie Salinger Series regular
1995 MADtv Charlie Salinger Episode: "Episode 1.6"
1999 Behind the Mask James Jones TV movie
2002 Haunted Frank Taylor 12 episodes
2004-2010 Lost Jack Shephard Series regular
2007-2008 Lost: Missing Pieces Jack Shephard TV miniseries
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Lost: Via Domus Jack Shephard voice
2008 Speed Racer Racer X voice

Director

Television
Year Title Notes
2000 Party of Five Episode: "Taboo or Not Taboo"

Awards and nominations

List of awards and award nominations
Year Award Award category Result
2005 Satellite Awards Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama Series (Lost) Won
2005 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Actor on Television (Lost) Nominated
2005 Peoples Choice Awards Favourite Male Television Star (Lost) Nominated
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor - Action/Adventure (Lost) Nominated
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Chemistry (shared with Evangeline Lilly (Lost) Nominated
2005 Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Drama (Lost) Nominated
2006 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Actor on Television (Lost) Won
2006 National Television Awards Most Popular Actor (Lost) Nominated
2006 Saturn Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Series (Lost) Won
2006 Golden Globe Awards Best Lead Actor in a Drama (Lost) Nominated
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series (Lost) Won
2006 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor - Action/Adventure (Lost) Nominated
2006 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Chemistry (shared with Evangeline Lilly (Lost) Nominated
2007 Saturn Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Series (Lost) Nominated
2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor - Action/Adventure (Lost) Nominated
2008 Saturn Awards Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (Lost) Won
2008 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Actor on Television (Lost) Won
2008 Prism Awards Performance in a Drama Series Episode (Lost) Nominated
2008 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor - Action/Adventure (Lost) Nominated
2009 Saturn Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Series (Lost) Nominated
2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor - Action/Adventure (Lost) Nominated
2009 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor - Drama (Lost) Nominated
2010 Saturn Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Series (Lost) Nominated
2010 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Lost) Nominated
2010 Scream Awards Outstanding Television Performance (Lost) Won
2010 Scream Awards Outstanding Ensemble Cast (Lost) Nominated
2010 Scream Awards Outstanding Science Fiction Actor (Lost) Nominated

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