Matthew Daddario
Daddario in 2016
Born
Matthew Quincy Daddario

(1987-10-01) October 1, 1987 (age 36)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Esther Kim
​
(m. 2017)​
Children1
Relatives

Matthew Quincy Daddario (born October 1, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016–2019). He is the younger brother of actress Alexandra Daddario.

Early life

Daddario was born and raised in New York City, the son of Christina Daddario, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of NYPD Counterterrorism under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.[1] His older sister is actress Alexandra Daddario.

Daddario's paternal grandfather was Emilio Q. Daddario, a Democratic representative to the United States House of Representatives for the state of Connecticut from 1959 to 1971.[2] He is of Italian, English, Irish, Hungarian, and Slovak ancestry.[3] Daddario attended the Collegiate School, before graduating with a degree in economics from Indiana University Bloomington[4] in 2010.[5]

Career

Daddario made his major film debut as Aaron in the romantic drama film Breathe In, which was directed by Drake Doremus.[6] In the same year he had a supporting role as Channing in the Vince Vaughn-led comedy film Delivery Man, directed by Ken Scott. In 2014, Daddario portrayed Danny Ladouceur in the sports drama film When the Game Stands Tall, co-starring alongside Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, and Alexander Ludwig. The film is based on the achievements of football coach Bob Ladouceur and the De La Salle Spartans, who set a record 151-game winning streak.

In 2015, he co-starred as Gabriel in the teen comedy-drama Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. In May 2015, it was announced that Daddario would portray Alec Lightwood on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters, based on The Mortal Instruments series of novels by Cassandra Clare. He received a variety of nominations including Teen Choice Awards and GLAAD awards for his performance in the series. The show began airing on January 12, 2016[7] and ended on May 6, 2019.[8] Also in 2016, he starred in the remake of Eli Roth's horror film Cabin Fever which was directed by Travis Z.[9] In 2020, he joined the cast of Why Women Kill for the show's second season. He portrayed Scooter, a wannabe actor described as "charming but not so bright."[10]

Personal life

Daddario married Esther Kim on December 31, 2017.[11] The couple announced via Instagram posts in May 2020 that they were expecting their first child.[12][13] Their daughter was born in September 2020.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Debut Peter Hamble
2013 Breathe In Aaron
2013 36 Saints Sebastian
2013 Delivery Man Channing
2014 Growing Up and Other Lies Peter
2014 When the Game Stands Tall Danny Ladouceur
2015 Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List Gabriel
2016 Cabin Fever Jeff
2016 The Last Hunt Matthias Short film; also director and executive producer[15]
2021 Trust Owen [16]
2021 Wild Game Donny
2022 Into the Deep Ben
2023 Party People Marty

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016–2019 Shadowhunters Alec Lightwood Main role
2020 Tommy Blaine Episode: "To Take a Hostage"
2021 Why Women Kill Scooter Main role (season 2)

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref
2016 Shadowhunters Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Star Won [17]
MTV Fandom Awards Ship of the Year (shared with Harry Shum Jr.) Nominated [18]
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actor Nominated [19]
Choice TV: Ship (shared with Harry Shum Jr.) Nominated [20]
Choice TV: Liplock (shared with Harry Shum Jr.) Nominated [21]
2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actor Won
Choice TV: Ship (shared with Harry Shum Jr.) Nominated

References

  1. ^ Rao, Priya (April 10, 2014). "The Case of the Missing Bikini". Vanity Fair.
  2. ^ "Emilio Daddario, Connecticut Congressman, Dies at 91". The New York Times. July 7, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Woodhall, Alex (February 19, 2015). "Woman Of The Week: Alexandra Daddario". The Gentlemans Journal. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Matthew Daddario". ShumDario News. December 12, 2018. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Alec Lightwood played by Matthew Daddario". Freeform. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  6. ^ Sneider, Jeff (August 16, 2011). "Matthew Daddario joins Doremus pic". Variety.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (May 8, 2015). "Matthew Daddario & Isaiah Mustafa Join 'Shadowhunters' On ABC Family". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. ^ "'Shadowhunters' Renewed for Season 2 at Freeform". Variety. March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "'Cabin Fever' Remake Invites Eli Roth Back Into House – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. October 20, 2014.
  10. ^ Lemieux, Melissa (May 9, 2021). "Why Women Kill Season 2 Release Date, Plot And Cast - What We Know So Far". Looper.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "TV Star Matthew Daddario Secretly Married Esther Kim". Extra. January 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Esther Kim on Instagram: "1+1=3 🧡💛🐣"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "Matthew Daddario on Instagram: "Family!"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Esther Kim on Instagram: "5 generations of women 💗💗💗💗💗"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "'The Last Hunt' (2016)". Sitting Cat Productions. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  16. ^ "Katherine McNamara, Lucien Laviscount, Ronny Chieng & Lindsey Broad Join Victoria Justice & Matthew Daddario is the cast of "PUSH"". Press Journalism.
  17. ^ "Vote Now for Wave 2 Teen Choice Nominees!". Teen Choice. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016.
  18. ^ "Ship of the Year". MTV. 2016.
  19. ^ "Your #ChoiceSciFiTVActor nominees". Twitter. June 19, 2017.
  20. ^ "RETWEET to vote for #Malec (@MatthewDaddario + @HarryShumJr) as your #ChoiceTVShip in the #TeenChoice Awards". Twitter. July 13, 2017.
  21. ^ "All those in favor of #Malec for #ChoiceLipLock, say aye. Vote @MatthewDaddario and @HarryShumJr today". Twitter. July 13, 2017.

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