Matthew Daddario

Matthew Quincy Daddario (born October 1, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood in the television series Shadowhunters (2016–2019).

Matthew Daddario
Daddario in 2016
Born	Matthew Quincy Daddario (1987-10-01) October 1, 1987 (age 37) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Indiana University Bloomington
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present
Spouse	Esther Kim ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	2
Relatives	Alexandra Daddario (sister) Andrew Form (brother-in-law) Emilio Q. Daddario (grandfather)

Early life

Daddario was born and raised in New York City, the son of Christina Daddario, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of NYPD Counterterrorism under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.^[1] His older sister is actress Alexandra Daddario.

Daddario's paternal grandfather was Emilio Q. Daddario, a Democratic representative to the United States House of Representatives for the state of Connecticut from 1959 to 1971.^[2] He is of Italian, English, Irish, and Slovak ancestry.^[3] Daddario attended the Collegiate School, before graduating with a degree in economics from Indiana University Bloomington^[4] in 2010.^[5]

Career

Daddario made his major film debut as Aaron in the romantic drama film Breathe In, which was directed by Drake Doremus.^[6] In the same year he had a supporting role as Channing in the Vince Vaughn-led comedy film Delivery Man, directed by Ken Scott. In 2014, Daddario portrayed Danny Ladouceur in the sports drama film When the Game Stands Tall, co-starring alongside Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, and Alexander Ludwig. The film is based on the achievements of football coach Bob Ladouceur and the De La Salle Spartans, who set a record 151-game winning streak.

In 2015, he co-starred as Gabriel in the teen comedy-drama Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. In May 2015, it was announced that Daddario would portray Alec Lightwood on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters, based on The Mortal Instruments series of novels by Cassandra Clare. He received a variety of nominations including Teen Choice Awards and GLAAD awards for his performance in the series. The show began airing on January 12, 2016^[7] and ended on May 6, 2019.^[8] Also in 2016, he starred in the remake of Eli Roth's horror film Cabin Fever which was directed by Travis Z.^[9] In 2020, he joined the cast of Why Women Kill for the show's second season. He portrayed Scooter, a wannabe actor described as "charming but not so bright."^[10]

Personal life

Daddario married Esther Kim on December 31, 2017.^[11] They have one daughter, who was born in September 2020.^[12] In February 2024, Kim revealed that they were expecting their second child^[13] and later gave birth in July 2024.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	The Debut	Peter Hamble
2013	Breathe In	Aaron
	36 Saints	Sebastian
	Delivery Man	Channing
2014	When the Game Stands Tall	Danny Ladouceur
2015	Growing Up and Other Lies	Peter
	Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List	Gabriel
2016	Cabin Fever	Jeff
	The Last Hunt	Matthias	Short film; also director and executive producer[14]
2021	Trust	Owen	[15]
	Wild Game	Donny
2022	Into the Deep	Ben
2024	Party People	Marty
TBA	The Italians	Nico	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016–2019	Shadowhunters	Alec Lightwood	Main role
2020	Tommy	Blaine	Episode: "To Take a Hostage"
2021	Why Women Kill	Scooter	Main role (season 2)
2023	Blue Bloods	John DiPierro	Episode: "Family Matters"
2024	Sister Wife Murder	Caleb	TV movie

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2016	Shadowhunters	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Breakout Star	Won	[16]
		MTV Fandom Awards	Ship of the Year (shared with Harry Shum Jr.)	Nominated	[17]
2017		Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actor	Nominated	[18]
			Choice TV: Ship (shared with Harry Shum Jr.)	Nominated	[19]
			Choice TV: Liplock (shared with Harry Shum Jr.)	Nominated	[20]
2018		Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actor	Won
			Choice TV: Ship (shared with Harry Shum Jr.)	Nominated

References

1. Rao, Priya (April 10, 2014). "The Case of the Missing Bikini". Vanity Fair.
2. "Emilio Daddario, Connecticut Congressman, Dies at 91". The New York Times. July 7, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
3. Woodhall, Alex (February 19, 2015). "Woman Of The Week: Alexandra Daddario". The Gentlemans Journal. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016.
4. "Matthew Daddario". ShumDario News. December 12, 2018. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
5. "Alec Lightwood played by Matthew Daddario". Freeform. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
6. Sneider, Jeff (August 16, 2011). "Matthew Daddario joins Doremus pic". Variety.
7. Petski, Denise (May 8, 2015). "Matthew Daddario & Isaiah Mustafa Join 'Shadowhunters' On ABC Family". Deadline Hollywood.
8. "'Shadowhunters' Renewed for Season 2 at Freeform". Variety. March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
9. "'Cabin Fever' Remake Invites Eli Roth Back Into House – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. October 20, 2014.
10. Lemieux, Melissa (May 9, 2021). "Why Women Kill Season 2 Release Date, Plot And Cast - What We Know So Far". Looper.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
11. "TV Star Matthew Daddario Secretly Married Esther Kim". Extra. January 2, 2019.
12. "Esther Kim on Instagram: "5 generations of women 💗💗💗💗💗"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
13. Esther Kim [@eskimoves] (February 21, 2024). "Growth spurts! 🙏🏼 🧿" – via Instagram.
14. "'The Last Hunt' (2016)". Sitting Cat Productions. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
15. "Katherine McNamara, Lucien Laviscount, Ronny Chieng & Lindsey Broad Join Victoria Justice & Matthew Daddario is the cast of "PUSH"". Press Journalism.
16. "Vote Now for Wave 2 Teen Choice Nominees!". Teen Choice. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016.
17. "Ship of the Year". MTV. 2016. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016.
18. "Your #ChoiceSciFiTVActor nominees". Twitter. June 19, 2017.
19. "RETWEET to vote for #Malec (@MatthewDaddario + @HarryShumJr) as your #ChoiceTVShip in the #TeenChoice Awards". Twitter. July 13, 2017.
20. "All those in favor of #Malec for #ChoiceLipLock, say aye. Vote @MatthewDaddario and @HarryShumJr today". Twitter. July 13, 2017.

External links

• Matthew Daddario at IMDb
• Matthew Daddario on Twitter