Matt Keeslar


Matthew Keeslar is a retired American actor. He is known for his roles in Waiting for Guffman, The Last Days of Disco, Scream 3, and the miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and Stephen King's Rose Red. He also played the title character in the short-lived sci-fi dramedy The Middleman.

Life and career

Matthew Keeslar was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Fred Keeslar and Ann Ferguson, who divorced in 1977.
He attended the acting program at the Juilliard School. While a student there, he played the title role in a touring production of Molière's Don Juan, directed by Joseph Chaiken; produced and starred in a student production of Waiting for Godot; and participated in several interdepartmental productions. He was part of the Drama Division's Group 24, graduating in 1995.
Keeslar appeared in Waiting for Guffman, The Last Days of Disco, Scream 3, and the miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and Stephen King's Rose Red. He starred in the 2008 ABC Family series The Middleman. He established a strong working relationship with South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, where he performed plays and staged readings.

Post-acting

Keeslar retired from acting in 2010, citing financial difficulties and a lack of work, and went on to pursue a career in science. He wrote an essay about his struggles with his acting career and subsequent decision to enroll at Portland Community College. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Reed College with a biology degree in May 2014. His biology thesis explored the effects of antimalarials on the brains of frogs.
Keeslar became a practicing PA-C. He is an instructor of urology at the Oregon Health & Science University's School of Medicine.

Personal life

Keeslar is married to Grammy-nominated singer Lori Henriques, with whom he has two children.

Filmography

Sources:
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Renaissance ManMP At The Gate
1994Quiz ShowNBC Page
1994Safe PassagePercival
1995The Run of the CountryDanny
1995A Streetcar Named DesireCollectorTelevision film
1996A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen StoryDan JansenTelevision film
1996The StupidsLieutenant Neil
1996Waiting for GuffmanJohnny Savage
1997The DeliAndy
1997Mr. MagooWaldo Magoo
1998Sour GrapesDanny Pepper
1998The Last Days of DiscoJosh
1998Thanks of a Grateful NationChris SmallTelevision film
1998Law & OrderDennis PollockEpisode: "Venom"
1999The ReelProducerShort film; also writer
1999SplendorZed
1999DurangoMark DoranTelevision film
2000Psycho Beach PartyLars
2000UrbaniaChris
2000Scream 3Tom Prinze
2000Íslenski draumurinnTony Keaton
2000Frank Herbert's DuneFeyd-Rautha HarkonnenMiniseries
2001Thank HeavenJack Sellers
2001Texas RangersSam 'Suh Suh Sam' Walters
2002Untitled Secret Service ProjectMike Pierce
2002Stephen King's Rose RedSteve RimbauerMiniseries
2002Live from BaghdadNic RobertsonTelevision film
2003Coupling BillEpisode: "Dressed"
2005The InsideRoddy DavisEpisode: "The Perfect Couple"
2005In Memory of My FatherMatt
2006Masters of HorrorDavid FullerEpisode: "Family"
2006The ThirstMaxx
2006Open WindowThe Rapist
2006Art School ConfidentialJonah
2006Ghost WhispererDennis McMartinEpisode: "Dead Man's Ridge"
2006Law & Order: Criminal IntentWillie 'Kirk' TunisEpisode: "Blasters"
2006Numb3rsAgent RaymondEpisode: "Brutus"
2007SnowglobeDouglasTelevision film
2007JekyllDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
2008The MiddlemanThe Middleman12 episodes
2009DollhouseRichard ConnellEpisode: "The Target"
2009Cold StorageDaric
2010LeverageAlexander LundyEpisode: "The Zanzibar Marketplace Job"
2015GrimmSven GundersonEpisode: "Hibernaculum"