Matt McGorry - wikipedia Matt McGorry Matt McGorry Matthew David McGorry ( 1986 - 04 - 12 ) April 12, 1986 ( age 32 ) Manhattan, New York City Occupation Actor Years active 2006 -- present Matthew David McGorry ( born April 12, 1986 ) is an American actor and activist. He is best known for his roles as John Bennett in the Netflix comedy - drama series Orange Is the New Black, and as Asher Millstone on ABC 's How to Get Away with Murder. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early Life McGorry was born and raised in Manhattan ( New York City ), and began performing at age nine. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York, then Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. McGorry was also previously a competitive bodybuilder. He identifies himself as a feminist, and is interested in various social issues. Career On television, McGorry made his debut in 2011 on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. He later appeared in small guest - starring roles on Person of Interest, Gossip Girl, and Royal Pains. In 2013, McGorry began a recurring role on the Netflix dramedy series Orange Is the New Black as corrections officer John Bennett. In 2014, McGorry won a series regular role on Shonda Rhimes ' drama series How to Get Away with Murder. In the same year, he was cast in the indie drama How He Fell in Love. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Thursday Grey Malcolm 2006 Gizor & Gorm Gorm Short film 2008 Killian Duncan Short film Public Access Vlado Short film Afghan Hound Tom 2015 Ratter Michael 2015 How He Fell in Love Travis 2015 Loserville Coach Casey Harris 2015 Say My Name Dancer & Actor Music video ( by Peking Duk ) 2018 Step Sisters Dane Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 One Life to Live Spider Man 3 episodes 2011 Person of Interest EMT No. 1 Episode : `` Foe '' 2012 Gossip Girl Personal Shopper Episode : `` Crazy, Cupid, Love '' 2012 Royal Pains EMT Episode : `` You Give Love a Bad Name '' 2013 Elementary Officer Sam Klecko Episode : `` Details '' 2013 -- 2015 Orange Is the New Black John Bennett Recurring role, 25 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2014 -- present How to Get Away with Murder Asher Millstone Main role, 60 episodes 2015 Public Morals Mr. Ford Episode : `` A Fine Line '' References Jump up ^ Depper, Jenny ( August 19, 2013 ). `` 8 Facts About ' Orange Is the New Black ' Star Matt McGorry ''. Yahoo !. Retrieved May 12, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` TV ' Orange Is the New Black ' : Matt McGorry on playing cute guard Bennett and being a piece of meat ''. Entertainment Weekly. July 29, 2013. Jump up ^ Matt McGorry : I am a Feminist Jump up ^ Franich, Darren ( July 29, 2013 ). `` ' Orange is the New Black ' : Matt McGorry, a.k.a. Bennett, speaks ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 12, 2014. Jump up ^ Franich, Darren ( April 25, 2014 ). `` ' Orange Is the New Black ' : Inside the Daya - Bennett - Pornstache triangle ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 12, 2014. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie. `` Matt McGorry Cast in ABC ' Murder ' Pilot, Mike Colter in TNT 's ' Agent X ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Orange Is The New Black ' Star Joins Indie Drama ' How He Fell in Love ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. April 22, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014. External links Matt McGorry on IMDb Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2010 -- 2019 ) Modern Family, season 1 / season 2 ( 2010 ) : Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 2 / season 3 ( 2011 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 3 / season 4 ( 2012 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 4 / season 5 ( 2013 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Orange Is the New Black, season 2 ( 2014 ) : Aduba, Biggs, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Freeman, Gardner, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Lake, Lapkus, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, Marsh Garland, McGorry, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Pimentel, Polanco, Reiner, Roberts, Rodriguez, Rosenblat, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Toussaint, Tucci, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 3 ( 2015 ) : Aduba, Birbiglia, Blake, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Leyva, Manning, Marsh Garland, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Rodriguez, Rose, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 4 ( 2016 ) : Aduba, Aisenberg, Brooks, Brown, Cruz, DeLaria, Dover, Glenn, Golden, Gómez, Guerrero, Harney, Henke, Jeudy, Lake, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, McMenamin, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Purdy, Rodriguez, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Tucci, Wiley Veep, season 6 ( 2017 ) : Bakkedahl, Chlumsky, Cole, Colin, Dunn, DuVall, Franklin, Hale, Louis - Dreyfus, Richardson, Scheer, Scott, Simons, Sutherland, Walsh Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) LCCN : no2015040788 VIAF : 315190304 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_McGorry&oldid=852274634 '' Categories : 1986 births Living people 21st - century American male actors American bodybuilders American Jews American male film actors American male television actors Emerson College alumni Fiorello H. 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Question: who plays bennett in orange is the new black
Answer: Matthew David McGorry