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Tonight’s Menu: We share our interview Matt Frewer from Altered Carbon, Timeless, Orphan Black, Max Headroom, Supernatural, Star Trek, Monty Python, and More. We also discuss Black Panther, the Joco Cruise, Game Crafter, the first season of Doctor Who, etc.
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About Matt Frewer
Frewer’s most recent performances include a portrayal of “General #2” in the Steven Spielberg picture The BFG (2016) and the character Carnage in the Netflix production of Altered Carbon in 2018.
Frewer was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Gillian Anne (née German) and Captain (Ret’d) Frederick Charlesley Frewer, a Royal Canadian Navy officer. He was raised in Peterborough, Ontario, where he graduated from Lakefield College School. He went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating from its three-year acting course in 1980. His brother Frederick Barry Frewer also served in the Canadian Navy.
Frewer starred as Dr. Mike Stratford in Doctor Doctor (1989–1991). 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 (1996–1997). Frewer portrayed Matt Praeger in Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal from 1997-2000.
He played Dr. Aldous Leekie on the first two seasons of Orphan Black.
In 2018, Frewer portrayed Carnage in the Netflix production of Altered Carbon.
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