Biography
Matt Craven (born Matthew John; November 10, 1956) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles in Blue Steel, Jacob's Ladder, K2, A Few Good Men, Crimson Tide, The Juror, Assault on Precinct 13, Déjà Vu, Disturbia, The Longshot, Public Enemies, X-Men: First Class, White House Down, and Lou. He's had recurring roles on Stumptown, Sharp Objects, Resurrection, Justified, NCIS, Raines, The Lyon's Den, Boomtown, ER, L.A. Doctors, High Incident, Harry, and Tough Cookies. His guest starring credits...
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Complete Filmography
Stolen Girl
2025
as Joe
In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her,...

Lou
2022
as Sheriff Rankin
A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their...

Awakening the Zodiac
2017
as Harvey
The story follows a down-on-their-luck couple who discovers a serial killer's film reels. They decide to take the law into their own hands, risking ev...

Unless
2016
as Tom
A writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets.

Stonewall
2015
as Dep. Seymour Pine
Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay com...

White House Down
2013
as Agent Roy Kellerman
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his ...

The Good Lie
2013
as Richard Francis
A child of rape tracks down his villainous biological father.

X-Men: First Class
2011
as CIA Director McCone
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. B...

Devil
2010
as Lustig
A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.

Public Enemies
2009
as Gerry Campbell
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side o...

The Longshots
2008
as Coach Fisher
The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history.

American Venus
2007
as Bob
Jenna Lane is a young woman trying to escape family pressure to become an Olympic athlete and define her own individuality. Her mother is Celia, a dee...

Disturbia
2007
as Daniel Brecht
Kale has a life most teenagers would envy. He spends his days endlessly playing video games, surfing the net, eating junk food and watching cable. He ...

Déjà Vu
2006
as Larry Minuti
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the sce...

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
2005
as Hans Frank
The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupied Poland to his election as Pope at the age of 58...

Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Officer Kevin Capra
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and crim...

A Simple Curve
2005
as Matthew
Caleb is 27, and was raised in the majestic Kootenays by his bush hippie parents. He loves his father Jim and understands his reverence for wood worki...

Bandido
2004
as Fletcher
When legendary thief Max Cruz is framed by the CIA, he has no choice but to help them with a top-secret mission in the Yucatan.

The Clearing
2004
as Agent Ray Fuller
When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the ...

The Statement
2003
as David Manenbaum
The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effective...

Timeline
2003
as Steven Kramer
A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century F...

The Life of David Gale
2003
as Dusty Wright
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Scared Silent
2002
as Scott Miller
When the newlywed wife of a Minnesota police chief accuses a new officer on his force of raping her several years earlier, it sets the stage for a ten...

Dragonfly
2002
as Eric
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

Bleacher Bums
2001
as Greg
They're known as the Bleacher Bums, a loud and proud group of fans who watch their team's games from the stadium's cheap seats. Most of them have been...

Varian's War
2001
as Beamish
Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
as Walter (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker fo...

Paulie
1998
as Warren Alweather
Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.

Tempting Fate
1998
as Emmett Lach
A man who is still mourning the death of the woman he loves, meets a man who says he created a machine that can bring anyone to a parallel world. He g...

Masterminds
1997
as Jake Paxton
A rebellious teen uses his talent for pranks to outwit the security consultant who has taken the students at his prestigious private school hostage.

Never Too Late
1996
as Carl
Four old friends reunite to investigate the death of a good friend.

White Tiger
1996
as John Grogan
When D.E.A. agent Mike Ryan undertakes the huge task of avenging the brutal murder of the partner John Grogan, he find he must fight both sides; the m...

The Juror
1996
as Boone
With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verd...

The Final Cut
1995
as Emerson Lloyd
A former bomb squad leader comes out of retirement to investigate a series of bombings plaguing Seattle.

Kansas
1995
as Matt
When a single mother and high-powered Chicago ad executive returns to her home town in Kansas to care for her ailing father, she rediscovers the joys ...

Crimson Tide
1995
as Lt. Roy Zimmer
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on...

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Seymour Weiss
A Louisiana governor becomes a controversial political kingpin during the Depression.

Breach of Trust
1995
as Rodney Powell
For opposite reasons, an undercover federal agent and a small time hood join forces to take on a union of drug lords and dirty cops.

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995
as Self
This documentary provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this high-tension thriller about the decisions faced by a submarine c...

Killer
1994
as Archie
Cynical hit man Mick is tiring of his job and asks his boss George for time off. However, George gives him the assignment of his life, prompting Mick'...

Double Cross
1994
as Bernard March
A chance encounter with a blonde in a sports car causes Jack to give chase in his souped up mustang and culminates in a car crash and a sexual encount...

Indian Summer
1993
as Jamie Ross
A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good t...

A Few Good Men
1992
as Lt. Dave Spradling
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritua...

K2
1991
as Harold Jameson
They call it the savage mountain. 27 people have perished trying to reach the summit on K2, the world's second highest peak. A U.S. climbing team, fun...

Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Michael
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rap...

Chattahoochee
1990
as Lonny
In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.

Blue Steel
1990
as Howard
Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the as...

Smokescreen
1988
as Gerald Price
Gerald Price, who is a clerk at at advertising agency, is tired of being lowest in rank. When he meets the girl of his dreams he has to deal with her ...

Tin Men
1987
as Looney
A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

Agent on Ice
1986
as Joey Matera
Now an insurance adjuster, former C.I.A. agent John Pope becomes the target of both Mafia and C.I.A. hitmen. Pope is the last of the secret agents who...

Classified Love
1986
as Howie Schwartz
Three ad agency buddies, who cannot seem to find fulfilling love, decide to place personal ads to find new romance. The resulting blind dates and ulti...

The Terry Fox Story
1983
as Bob Cady
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.

Till Death Do Us Part
1982
Three troubled couples attend a two day marital retreat in hopes of saving their marriages. Unbeknownst to them, their psychiatrist is not who they th...

Happy Birthday to Me
1981
as Steve Maxwell
Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take pl...

The Intruder Within
1981
as Phil
When drillers on an offshore oil rig dredge up several prehistoric eggs, one man is attacked by what appears to be an unidentified deep-sea creature p...

Hog Wild
1980
as Chrome
A boy, expelled from military school, returns home to his fathers disappointment. He discovers that a motorcycle gang has been terrorizing his high sc...

Bravery in the Field
1980
as Lennie
An aged World War II veteran and a young street punk violently meet and discover more in common than anticipated. The film was nominated for an Oscar ...

Meatballs
1979
as Hardware
Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the ca...