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Matt O'Leary
Born	Matthew Joseph O'Leary July 6, 1987 (1987-07-06) (age 22) Chicago, Illinois

Matthew Joseph "Matt" O'Leary (born July 6, 1987) is an American actor.

Life and career

O'Leary was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has two older half-sisters and an older half-brother.^{[citation needed]} O'Leary auditioned for the lead in Home Alone 3.^[1] He made his acting debut in the lead role of the 2000 made-for-television film Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire. He was subsequently cast in the thriller Domestic Disturbance, playing the son of John Travolta's character; the film was released in November 2001 and performed fairly at the box office, grossing $45 million.^[2]

O'Leary next appeared in another thriller, Frailty, directed by Bill Paxton, and in the kids comedy Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, both of which opened in 2002 to positive reviews,^[3][4] gaining O'Leary recognition among teenage audiences. In 2003, O'Leary had a minor role in the final Spy Kids film, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and also appeared in the 2004 drama The Alamo, although most of his role was reduced to one line.^[1]

In 2005, O'Leary had a role in Warm Springs, a television film, and Havoc, a drama starring Anne Hathaway that was released directly to video. His most recent film roles were in Brick, a quirky thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the 2007 films Live Free or Die Hard and Death Sentence. He is now best known for his role as Garret is the new remake film Sorority Row.

Filmography

References

External links

• Matt O'Leary at the Internet Movie Database