Matt McCoy (actor)


Matt McCoy is an American actor. His credits include L.A. Confidential as Brett Chase, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle as Michael Bartel, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege as Sgt. Nick Lassard, DeepStar Six as Jim Richardson, and Seinfeld as Lloyd Braun.

Early life

McCoy was born in Austin, Texas. He grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, and attended Walter Johnson High School, graduating in 1974. McCoy briefly attended University of Maryland, College Park. He worked briefly at the Harlequin Dinner Theater in Rockville. McCoy began acting when he appeared in two plays in the student-directed one act festival: Winners by Brian Friel, and Footsteps of Doves by Robert Anderson. Moving to New York City, he graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in 1979.

Career

Since starring as Sgt. Nick Lassard in Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, his motion picture credits have included White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II, the Curtis Hanson films The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and L.A. Confidential, as well as the action comedy National Security alongside Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn.
He has worked regularly on television. His credits include starring in the sitcom We Got It Made, and guest appearances on The Love Boat; Murder, She Wrote; Star Trek: The Next Generation; The Golden Girls; The Nanny; L.A. Law; Melrose Place; NYPD Blue; Chicago Hope; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; Six Feet Under; The West Wing; Carnivàle; CSI: NY; Silicon Valley; True Detective; Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; Reba; and Huff. He played Lloyd Braun in two episodes of Seinfeld. He appeared in three Bigfoot-themed movies: Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter, Little Bigfoot, and Abominable.
In 2014, McCoy began appearing as a spokesperson in commercials for The Hartford Insurance Company, identified as a customer on the "compensated endorser" principle. He once again appeared as a spokesperson in The Hartford commercials in 2019, these commercials directed toward AARP members; and in 2021, he was joined by his real-life wife Mary for at least one ad.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Fraternity VacationJ.C. SpringerLow-budget sex comedy
1986Weekend WarriorsAmesAlternative title: Hollywood Air Force
1988Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami BeachSgt. Nick LassardComedy crime film
1989Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeSgt. Nick LassardComedy crime film
1989DeepStar SixEngineer Jim RichardsonScience fiction horror
1992The Hand That Rocks the CradleMichael BartelPsychological thriller
1992Eyes of the BeholderFrank CarlyleThriller horror mystery film
1993SnapdragonBernie
1993Wind DancerJim McDonald
1993White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild IIJake Action-adventure film
1993Lightning in a BottleTroy Hoskins
1993Samurai CowboyColt WingateWestern film
1994The Cool SurfaceChazz Stone
1994Hard DriveJackThriller film
1994Dead OnTed Beaumont
1994The Soft KillVinnie LupinoThriller, mystery film
1994In the Heat of Passion II: UnfaithfulSteven
1994Bigfoot: The Unforgettable EncounterNick
1995Hard BountyKanning aka Holy Ghost
1995Derek MitchelsonThriller
1995Rent-a-KidRuss SyracuseComedy film
1995Memory RunGabrielVideo
1996Fast MoneyJack MartinAction comedy film
1996Sticks & StonesJoey's DadDrama film
1996The AssaultMikeAction thriller film
1997L.A. ConfidentialBadge of Honor Star Brett ChaseNeo-noir crime film
1997The ApocalypseSuarez
1997Little BigfootSheriff ClifftonFamily film
1997Fire Mountain: The Eruption and Rebirth of Mount St. HelensNarratorVideo
1998Nightmare in Big SkyJoeDrama film
1999MonsoonOlivier Labelle
1999Buck and the Magic BraceletNattyAction-adventure western film
1999Mutual Love LifeDonShort film
1999Can't Be HeavenMikeFamily comedy
1999Passport to ParisJack PorterVideo
2000The NewcomersGary DochertyFamily drama
2000RangersBroughtenVideo
2001Beethoven's 4thReginald SedgewickVideo
2003National SecurityRobert BartonAction comedy film
2004RadiusCrim
2005ReboundAlumni Association Member #2Comedy film
2006AbominablePreston RogersHorror film
2006A Merry Little ChristmasNorbert Bridges
2011Born to RaceJoeVideo
2013The Trouble ManKent FreedmanShort film
2014Act of ContritionFr. BoyleShort film
2015MemoriaHarry Goodman
2016The 5th WardNews ReporterDrama thriller film
2021The Ice RoadGeorge SickleAction film
2022Hostile TerritoryAndrew Lee
2022Bobcat MorettiDr. Shaw
2023Underwater Upside DownMr. Sheraton