Matt Malloy
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Matt Malloy is an American character actor
. He has had numerous roles in both film and TV often portraying the beleaguered everyman
. Malloy's only starring role to date was alongside Aaron Eckhart
in the critically acclaimed black comedy, In the Company of Men
. He also notably guest-starred on 6 episodes of Six Feet Under in 2004 and 2005, and co-starred in the film The Stepford Wives
with Nicole Kidman. He is also known for his one-shot role as Dr. Griffiths on Charmed
, in an episode where one of the protagonists was killed.
Malloy has contributed voice work for several episodes of the long-running WBEZ radio program, This American Life
.
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
. He has had numerous roles in both film and TV often portraying the beleaguered everyman
Everyman
In literature and drama, the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual, with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily, and who is often placed in extraordinary circumstances...
. Malloy's only starring role to date was alongside Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Edward Eckhart is an American film and stage actor. Born in California, he moved to England at the age of 13, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Sydney, Australia, for his high school senior year...
in the critically acclaimed black comedy, In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men is a 1997 Canadian/American black comedy written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, and Stacy Edwards...
. He also notably guest-starred on 6 episodes of Six Feet Under in 2004 and 2005, and co-starred in the film The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical thriller novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a photographer and young mother who begins to suspect that the frighteningly submissive housewives in her new idyllic Connecticut neighborhood may be robots created by their husbands.Two films of...
with Nicole Kidman. He is also known for his one-shot role as Dr. Griffiths on Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, in an episode where one of the protagonists was killed.
Malloy has contributed voice work for several episodes of the long-running WBEZ radio program, This American Life
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
.