Matt Willig
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Born | Matthew Joseph Willig January 21, 1969 La Mirada, California, U.S. | ||||
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Children | 2 | ||||
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Position: | USC | ||||
Undrafted: | 1992 | ||||
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Matthew Joseph Willig (born January 21, 1969) is an American actor and former
Early life and education
Willig was born in La Mirada, California. He played football and basketball at St. Paul High School (Santa Fe Springs, California). He played college football at the University of Southern California as a member of the 1989 Rose Bowl winning team. He was a public administration major.
Professional football career
Willig played 14 years for the New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Carolina Panthers.,[1] and on the Carolina Panthers' team in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Acting career
Willig portrayed Special Agent Simon Cade in season eight of
In 2014, he appeared in
In 2015, Willig had a recurring role as
In 2019, Willig played a Black Satan gang member named Creep in Rob Zombie's film 3 from Hell.
Willig voiced
In February 2021, he appeared as André the Giant in the NBC comedy series Young Rock.
Willig has acted in numerous national commercial campaigns, including a
Personal life
Willig was raised Catholic. He supported the NOH8 Campaign in opposition to California Proposition 8, which made same-sex marriage illegal in the state of California. He criticized "the complete hypocrisy that goes on with the Church, and their stance on gays", and that he had "evolved into feeling that equality and treating everyone the same is the utmost important thing". Despite his disagreement with the Church's stance on same-sex marriage, he was still a practicing Catholic as of 2012.[4]
Willig has two daughters.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Full Contact | 'Hulk' | |
2006 | The Benchwarmers | Jock Guy | |
2008 | A Girl and a Gun | 'Superman' | Short film |
2009 | Year One | Marlak | |
2010 | Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire | Giant Iberian | |
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story | Leather Guy | Uncredited | |
2012 | Buds | Bruno | Short film |
Guns, Girls and Gambling | The Indian | ||
The Reef 2: High Tide | Bronson (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
Christmas in Compton | Charlie | ||
2013 | A Resurrection | Vince | |
Bounty Killer | Bob 'Big Bob' | ||
The Employer | Mike Drake | ||
We're the Millers | 'One-Eye' | ||
2014 | Stretch | Boris | |
2015 | Wild Card | Kinlaw | |
Concussion | Justin Strzelczyk | ||
2016 | Term Life | Thug #1 | |
The Horde | Stone | Direct-to-Video | |
Happy Birthday | 'El Caballo' | ||
The Bounce Back | Vladamir | ||
2017 | Keep Watching | The Terror | |
2018 | Eruption: LA | Serge | |
2019 | 3 from Hell | Creep | |
2020 | Birds of Prey | Happy |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | 'Crash' | Episode: "A.A." |
The West Wing | Famous Athlete | Episode: "Two Weeks Out" | |
Everybody Hates Chris | Jason | Episode: "Everybody Hates Superstition" | |
2007 | Dexter | Alfonso Conception / Chino 'Little Chino' Gonzales | 2 episodes |
Chuck | Uri | Episodes: "Chuck Versus the Tango" | |
2008 | Shark
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Hank 'Buzz' Busby | Episode: "Partners in Crime" |
iCarly | 'Sledgehammer' | Episode: "iHurt Lewbert" | |
2009 | Hydra | Gunner | TV movie |
My Name Is Earl | Wally | Episode: "Bullies" | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gorth | Episode: "A Space Oddity" | |
2010 | Cold Case | Chuck 'French' Jaworski '74 | Episode: "The Runaway Bunny" |
Sonny with a Chance | Lee Moe | Episode: "Sonny Get Your Goat" | |
The Suite Life on Deck | Genie | Uncredited; Episode: "Rock the Kasbah" | |
Terriers | Montell | Episode: "Dog and Pony" | |
Playing with Guns | Larry | TV Pilot | |
2010–2011 | Pair of Kings | Tarantula Leader | 3 episodes; Uncredited in two |
2011 | Chuck | Yuri The Gobbler | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Gobbler" |
The Nine Lives of Chloe King | Raoni | Episode: "Dogs of War" | |
NCIS | NCIS Special Agent Simon Cade | 4 episodes | |
The Young and the Restless | 'Tank' | 3 episodes | |
2012 | Kickin' It | 'Mondo' | Episode: "Rowdy Rudy" |
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Cash & Smash Thug #2 | Episode: "C.E.O. - Chief Executive Orange" | |
2013 | Grimm | Gregorek | Episode: "Cold Blooded" |
2014 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Brandon Jacoby | Episode: "The Ebony Falcon" |
The Legend of Korra | Muscly Man (voice) | Episode: "The Stakeout" | |
2015 | Battle Creek | Dealer | Episode: "The Battle Creek Way" |
2015-2016 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Lash
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Recurring; 6 episodes |
2016 | Flaked | Granger | 2 episodes |
Blunt Talk | 'Tiny' | 3 episodes | |
2017 | Type A | Sergeant Dodds | TV Pilot |
2018 | The Guest Book | Captain Preposterous | 1 episode |
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Hard Man #3 | 1 episode | |
The Loud House | Prisoner (voice) | Episode: "Tripped!" | |
2019 | Charmed | Dante | Episode: "Keep calm and Harry on" |
2021 | Young Rock | André the Giant | 14 episodes |
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | Juggernaut
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References
- ^ "Super Bowl XXXVIII". Archived from the original on 2004-02-17. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ "Matthew Willig". IMDb.
- ^ "The Deadly Villains of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - IGN". Uk.comics.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ a b Zeigler, Cyd (October 3, 2012). "Former NFL player Matt Willig on marriage, Catholicism & a gay teammate". Outsports. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
External links
- Matthew Willig at IMDb