Mathew Wilkinson (born 9 November 1976) is an Australian film and television actor.
Early life Wilkinson was born in Parramatta, New South Wales and spent quite a few years growing up in Campbelltown.
After performing two songs on stage on the Gold Coast in 1994, Wilkinson decided to pursue acting, training at the Australian Film and Television Academy in Queensland in 1996.
Career Wilkinson's career began with substantial roles in television series Wildside and Head Start.
Following this, Wilkinson played the role of Rocket in crime comedy film Two Hands, the 1999 winner of the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film, opposite Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne and Bryan Brown. In 2000, he played a villain in the Hollywood action blockbuster Mission: Impossible 2 alongside Tom Cruise.
Wilkinson is noted for playing Abigor in the 2007 superhero film Ghost Rider, opposite Nicolas Cage. The same year, he appeared in horror film Storm Warning as Brett and short film Paradise alongside Ewen Leslie.
Wilkinson also continued to sing and rap, after commencing his acting career. In 1996, he performed in a rap group for a tour of southern Queensland. His music has since been included on soundtracks to the films Black Ice, Sample People and Dope, while also playing the lead acting role in the latter.
Filmography Source:
Film Year Title Character Notes 1999 Two Hands Rocket Feature film2000 Sample People Gus Feature film Mission: Impossible 2 Michael Feature film 2003 Liquid Bridge Frank Feature film Dope Jim 2005 Stealth EDI Technician Feature film2007 Ghost Rider Abigor Feature film Storm Warning Brett Feature film
Television Year Title Character Notes 1996 Academy Clarke Cavendish TV movie 2001 Head Start Tran 2002 White Collar Blue Paul Gill 2007 East West 101 Tyler 2016 Cleverman Kennedy
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External links
Matthew Wilkinson ID at the National Library of France (BnF)