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My Take
Matt Lanter has quietly built one of the more interesting genre careers of his generation. Most fans first met him as Liam on the 90210 reboot, but for me his defining work is the voice of Anakin Skywalker across Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He gave Anakin a charm, recklessness and growing darkness that arguably deepened the prequels in retrospect, and he carried it for years. Add Wyatt in Timeless, where he balanced action-hero stoicism with real grief, and you get an actor with range that the modeling-pretty-boy label never captured. I always root for him to land that one breakout lead.
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Overview
Matt Lanter (born April 1, 1983, in Massillon, Ohio) is an American actor, voice actor and former model. He attended Collins Hill High School and the University of Georgia. He is widely known for voicing Anakin Skywalker in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and for live-action roles including the prime-time series 90210 and the time-travel drama Timeless.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matt Lanter
- Name (Japanese)
- マット・ランター
- Reading
- まっと・らんたー
- Born
- April 1, 1983 (age 43)
- Origin
- Massillon, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- Actor / Voice actor / Television actor / Model / Film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Pig
2. Background
- High school
- Collins Hill High School
- University
- University of Georgia
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mattlanter/
- Xhttps://x.com/MattLanter
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Lanter
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312535
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Matt Lanter born?
Born April 1, 1983 (age 43).
Where is Matt Lanter from?
Matt Lanter is from Massillon, Ohio, United States.
What does Matt Lanter do?
Matt Lanter works as Actor, Voice actor, Television actor, Model, Film actor.
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