Matthew Godfrey (actor)

Matthew Godfrey
Born (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actor
Years active 1986–present

Matthew Godfrey (born October 20, 1971) is a Canadian actor and voice actor and acting teacher. He is known for his role on the Canadian television series You Can't Do That on Television and has appeared in films and numerous television series.

Career

Godfrey was born in Ottawa, Ontario and educated in Montreal, Quebec at the National Theatre School of Canada. He has taught Shakespeare, Red Nose Clown and Improv in Germany, Norway, Turkey, U.S., China, Indonesia, England and India for the International Schools Theatre Association. Also in November 2012, he attended the ISTA Middle School Festival in Bangkok, Thailand, where he was an ensemble leader, and the theme was 'waves of change'.

Godfrey is most famous for his role as himself on the Canadian children's television show You Can't Do That on Television. He was on the show from 1986 to 1987, with his debut in the Season 7 episode "Know-It-Alls". His character was portrayed as the "know-it-all" of the show, whose huge knowledge base inadvertently annoyed his castmates. His normal clothing style was scholarly well-dressed, including a shirt, tie and the occasional sweater vest. His younger brother Amyas also appeared on the show and on occasion they were in the same sketch.

Godfrey has appeared in several films and shows including Iron Eagle IV, The Private Capital, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, Once a Thief, Jonovision, Madonna: Innocence Lost, Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth, The Private Capital, Blocked, Killing Moon, The Great Defender, Out of Omaha, Boogies Diner, Nobody's Business and Blue Like Jazz.[1] He also voiced several characters in the children's animated television series Dennis the Menace.

Filmography

Year Show Role Notes
1986-1987 Dennis the Menace Additional Voices Season 2
You Can't Do That on Television Himself
1989 The Private Capital Newspaper Boy
1994 Madonna: Innocence Lost Peter Barbone Television movie
Boogies Diner Terry Episode: #2.28
1995 The Great Defender Student Episode: "Def Poets Society"
Nobody's Business Cody
Iron Eagle IV Supply Truck Driver
1996 Jonovision Bob 2 episodes
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Drunk Student #2 Episode: "Infestation/The Human Apportation"
1998 Once a Thief Danny Episode: "Mama's Boys"
2000 Killing Moon Adam Ward
2005 Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth Macbeth
2006 Blocked Samuel
2007 Out of Omaha Matt

References

  1. "Interviewing 'Blue Like Jazz' Actor, Matt Godfrey". HOPEFUL REALISM. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2016.



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