Matthew Bennett

Canadian actor, writer and director

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Matthew Bennett

Born|

Matthew Ray Bennett

(1968-04-09) April 9, 1968 (age 56)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Other names| Matt Bennett
Occupation(s)| Actor, writer, director
Years active| 1991–present
Spouse| Brittaney Bennett

Matthew Ray Bennett (born April 9, 1968) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director.[1] He is best known for portraying Detective Len Harper on Cold Squad and his recurring roles as Aaron Doral cylon model number five in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and Daniel Rosen in Orphan Black.

## Career

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At the age of 20 he moved from his hometown of Toronto, Ontario to Vancouver, British Columbia to pursue an acting career. He studied theatre school for two years and after that acted in TV series including The X-Files and The Commish and telefilms such as A Killer Among Friends, Anything for Love and Relentless: Mind of a Killer.[2] He currently lives in Vancouver but works in Toronto as well.[1]

Matthew is best known for his part as Detective Len Harper on the Canadian police drama Cold Squad for which he has been nominated for both a Gemini and Leo award. Next to that he played the lead role of Lieutenant James Calley on the Showtime series Total Recall 2070 and the 1998 telefilm by the same name.[1][2] Next to that, he guest starred in many TV series like Stargate SG-1, The Peacemakers, Da Vinci's Inquest, Criminal Minds and At the Hotel. In recent years, Bennett has had a recurring guest role on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. Playing the character Aaron Doral, a Cylon, he first appeared in the 2003 mini-series and his final appearance was in the series finale in March 2009. However, Bennett also appeared in the TV movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.

## Personal life

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Bennett was[3] married to actress Brittaney Bennett (formerly Brittaney Edgell), best known for her parts on series as Highlander, Forever Knight and Earth: Final Conflict.[4] She also stars in her husband's writing and directing debut, the 2008 movie Kick Me Down.

## Filmography

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### Actor

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Year | Title | Role | Notes/Episode

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1994 | The X-Files | Workman #1 | "The Host"
1995 | Exquisite Tenderness |  |
1996  | Road to Avonlea | Edward Osborne  | "Ah...Sweet Mystery of Life"
Due South | Special Agent Casey  | "The Edge"
Swann | Doctor  |
1997  | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Captain Hastings  | "Man of War"
A Prayer in the Dark | David  |
When Secrets Kill | Bill Emery  |
Time to Say Goodbye? | FBI Officer  |
Titanic: Musical | Pitman  | Broadway
1998  | Dogboys | Carl Ewing  |
Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Dr. Larson  |
Due South | Jack Goody  | "Easy Money"
Cold Squad | Det. Len Harper  | 2000–2005
1999  | Earth: Final Conflict | Jerry Hanlon  |
Ultimate Deception | Federal Building Guard  |
Total Recall 2070 | James Calley  |
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story |  |
Pushing Tin | Dynajet Steward  |
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story | Psychiatrist, 1983  |
Sirens | Roy Dancer  |
The Time Shifters | Captain Tyler  |
2000  | D.C. | Assistant Bureau Chief  |
Songs in Ordinary Time | Ross Hinds  | "Blame"
Da Vinci's Inquest | Uniform #1  | "That's the Way the Story Goes"
Stargate SG-1 | Ted  | "Point of No Return"
2001  | A Perfect Execution | Roger  |
HRT |  |
Ignition | DOD Lawyer  |
Da Vinci's Inquest | Uniform #1  | "It's Backwards Day"
Seven Days | Henry Bilkins  | "Empty Quiver"
2002  | UC: Undercover | Detective  | "Teddy C"
K-9: P.I. | FBI Agent Henry  | Video
2003  | Stealing Sinatra | Agent Flett  |
Peacemakers | Steward Harrison  |
Battlestar Galactica | Aaron Doral/Number Five  | recurring
2004  | Andromeda | Cutter  | "So Burn the Untamed Lands"
Stargate SG-1 | Jared Kane  | "Icon"
2005  | Criminal Minds | Adam Lloyd  | "Popular Kids"
2006  | Stargate SG-1 | Jared Kane  | "Ethon"
2007  | Sabbatical | Patrick Marlowe  | pilot
2008  | M.V.P. | Malcolm LeBlanc  | recurring
2008, 2011  | Flashpoint | Naismith  | "The Element of Surprise" (2008) & "The Better Man" (2011)
2009  | Spectacular! | Rich Dickenson  | Principal role
2011–2022  | Murdoch Mysteries | Allen Clegg  | Recurring
2013  | Rewind | John Malcolm  | pilot
Rookie Blue | Simon Dent  | Surprises
Saving Hope | Graham Kennedy  | "Bed One"
Orphan Black | Daniel Rosen  | 6 episodes
2015  | The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe | Whitey  |
2018  | The Expanse | Lt. Durant  | "Triple point"

### Writer

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Year | Title

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2001 | 9/11
2008 | Kick Me Down

### Director

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Year | Title

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2008 | Kick Me Down

## Awards

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Year | Award | Category | Movie/show | Result | Ref.

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2003 | Gemini Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Cold Squad
(episode: "True Believers, part II") | Nominated | [5]
2004 | Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Cold Squad
(episode: "Mr. Bad Example") | Nominated | [6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Nuytens, Gilles (November 24, 2006). "Matthew Bennett interview". The Scifi World. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
2. ^ a b Damen, Marcel (January 22, 2007). "Matthew Bennett GALACTICA.TV interview". GALACTICA.TV. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
3. ^ "Matthew Bennett". www.imdb.com.
4. ^ "Matthew Bennett - MVP - SOAPnet". SOAPnet. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
5. ^ "Eleventh Hour leads Gemini noms" by Distin Dinoff at playbackonline.ca
6. ^ Past Nominees & Winners 2004 at www.leoawards.com

## External links

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* Matthew Bennett at IMDb
* Matthew Bennett at TV Guide

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* United States

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