Matt Frewer

Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, voice actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV and 1987 television series of the same name.

He first became prominent for film roles like Russell Thompson Sr. in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Jobe Smith in ' (1996), Frank in Dawn of the Dead (2004), Moloch in Watchmen (2009), Mitch in 50/50 (2011), and Archibald Stanley in ' (2014).

His television credits include Dr. Mike Stratford on Doctor Doctor (1989–91), Bob on Shaky Ground (1992–93), the Trashcan Man on The Stand (1994), Matt Prager on ' (1997–99), Dr. Jim Taggart on Eureka (2006–12), Dr. Leekie on science fiction drama Orphan Black (2013–17), Carnage on Altered Carbon (2018), Logan on Fear the Walking Dead (2019), The Binder on The Magicians (2019–20), and Peter Morton on The Order (2019−20). He portrayed Sherlock Holmes in a series of television films for CTV/Hallmark Channel (2000−02).

Frewer portrayed the artificial intelligence character Max Headroom in the 1980s, starring in the ; Frewer also played award-winning Network 23 journalist Edison Carter in the film. This led to a series on the UK Channel 4 network with the Max Headroom character as a video jockey and interviewer. This ran for two seasons, the second of which featured a studio audience with whom Max interacted. In 1987, an American series based upon the 1985 film aired, titled Max Headroom (1987–88). From 1993 to 1995, Frewer voiced the Pink Panther for the television series. Frewer guest-starred in the fifth-season ' episode "". He also portrayed Max Headroom in other media, including a series of television commercials for "New Coke" and "Radio Rentals", as well as the single and music video for "Paranoimia" by Art of Noise. He reprised this role in the science fiction comedy film Pixels (2015).

Frewer starred as Mike Stratford in Doctor Doctor (1989–91). He also appeared as Trashcan Man in the television miniseries The Stand. Frewer has also appeared in such films as The Fourth Protocol (1987), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995), and the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead.

Frewer was nominated for two Gemini Awards in 2000, one for a guest appearance on Da Vinci's Inquest and another for his work on the series Mentors. He was a regular on Eureka during the series' first two seasons, playing Jim Taggart. He has done voice-over work on several animated projects, including Batman: The Animated Series (1993) and The Incredible Hulk (1996–97). Frewer portrayed Matt Praeger in ' from 1997 to 2000.