Tom Matthews is an American actor known for the films The Return of the Living Dead and Friday the 13th: Jason is Alive
BIOGRAPHY
Tom Matthews was born on November 20, 1958 in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. It has an Italian origin by mother. In childhood, in order to confront his older brother, he began to engage in martial arts. As a result, I was very interested in this sport that I received a purple belt
CAREER
A bright and tall young man, 1.84 meters tall, Tom Matthews worked as a model. He began his acting career with the television shows Falcon Cross, Dynasty, and Paper Dolls, and in 1984 he played the role of Eric in the romantic comedy Woman in Red
The famous actor gained his fame thanks to the cult film "The Return of the Living Dead", where he played one of the main roles, the guy Freddy. After participating in this film, Tom Matthews' career rapidly went up, after which he was immediately invited to the main role in the film "Friday the 13th part VI: Jason is alive."
In 1988, he participated in trials for the main role in the horror film "Prison", where he was considered as the main contender for the role, but ultimately, the Danish-American actor Viggio Mortensen was approved as the main character.
In 1986, Matthews starred in the American slasher directed by Tom McLaughlin, “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason is Alive, ” in this picture he portrayed Tommy Jarvis in a series of films and became the third actor to portray Tommy Jarvis, the fictional character of the series. In 1987, he played the role of Francis Kelly in the television movie Dirty Dozen: A Deadly Quest. In the same year, Matthews starred in the film "Curved Down" and in the film "Mr. President." In 1988, he starred in the role of Joey in the movie Return of the Living Dead 2, as well as Charman in the science fiction film Alien from Los Angeles. In 1989, Tom Matthews took part as a guest in the small scene of the CBS Summer Scene.
In 1990, he starred in the movie "Rock Hudson, " where he played the role of Tim Murphy. In 1991, Tom Matthews played in the films Bloody Conspiracy and Natural Born Racer, as well as on television in the series Letters from Moab. In 1992, he starred in the movie Nemesis. In 1994, he starred in the American action movie Kickboxer 4: Aggressor. In 1993, Matthews took part in
capacities of the film "Man versus Cyborg." At the same time, he starred in the episodic role of the American television series Ambulance.
In 2017, Tom Matthews again, for the fourth time, returns to the image of Tommy Jarvis, but is not already shooting in a feature film, but plays a role in the computer game Friday the 13th.
WORK, CREATIVITY
Full list of films featuring Tom Matthews:
1982 Falcon Crest - Paramedic
11984 The Woman in Red - Eric
1982 Paper Dolls (Lewis) - Crosby
1985 "The Return of the Living Dead" - Freddy
1986 Dangerously Close (Brian) - Rigetti 1986 Friday the 13th: Jason Lives (Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives) - Tommy Jarvis
1986 The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (Francis) - Kelly
1987 Down Twisted - Damala
1987 "Mr. President" - Secret Agent
1988 Return of the Living Dead Part II - Joey
1988 "Alien from Los Angeles" (Alien from LA) - Charmin
198 "CBS" (Summer Playhouse) - Cal
1990 Rock Hudson - Tim Murphy
1990 Midnight Cabaret - David
1991 "Bloodmatch" - Brick Bardot
1991 Born to Ride - Willis
1992 "Nemesis" (Nemesis) - Marion
1994 Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor - Bill
1995 Man Against the Cyborg (Heatseeker) - Bradford
1995 Ambulance (ERM) - Michael Mazovik
1996 "Killing Beauty" (If Looks Could Kill) - Walter
1996 "Black Hawk" (Raven Hawk) - Styles
1997 "Steep Trunks" (Mean Guns) - Crowe
1997 Peacemaker - Major Rich Numbers
1997 Crazy Six - Andrew
1998 Waiting for Woody - Man
2000 Fail Safe - Billy Flynn
2001 "The Vampire Hunters Club" (The Vampire Hunters Club) - Henry Pratt
2009 "In the Young Years" (A Letter to Dad) - Dan Donahue
2017 "Friday the 13th: The Game" (Friday the 13th: The Game) - Tommy Jarvis (voice and image)
