Matthew Lawrence - wikipedia Matthew Lawrence For the English footballer, see Matthew Lawrence ( footballer ). Matthew Lawrence Lawrence at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End in May 2007 Matthew William Lawrence ( 1980 - 02 - 11 ) February 11, 1980 ( age 38 ) Abington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. Occupation Actor, Singer Years active 1984 -- present Family Andrew Lawrence ( brother ) Joey Lawrence ( brother ) Website https://instagram.com/matthewlawrence Matthew William Lawrence ( born February 11, 1980 ) is an American actor and singer known for his roles as Chris Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire, Jack Hunter in Boy Meets World, and Matt Roman in Brotherly Love. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Music Career 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links Early life Lawrence was born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, the son of Donna Lynn ( née Shaw ), a personnel manager, and Joseph Lawrence, Sr., an insurance broker. His family 's surname was changed to Lawrence from Mignogna before he was born. He is of half Italian descent. He is the middle - born of three boys ; with two brothers, Joey Lawrence and Andy, both of whom are also actors. Lawrence attended classes at Abington Friends School. Career Lawrence began acting in the mid-1980s, his first role being that of Danny Carrington in Dynasty. He continued as a child actor through the early 1990s, appearing in many television and feature film roles, including the 1993 Robin Williams comedy Mrs. Doubtfire and the mid-1990s television series Superhuman Samurai Syber - Squad. In addition, he maintained starring roles in Brotherly Love, which starred his real life brothers, and Boy Meets World where he played Jack Hunter. Lawrence also appeared alongside Rob Schneider in The Hot Chick. He reprised his role as Jack Hunter in Girl Meets World. Lawrence 's singing debut was in 1986, when he and Joey performed at the 1986 Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade. ( Matt sang at the 1991 Macy 's Parade as well. ) Other musical Matt rarities can be found on two Gimme A Break episodes ( Nell 's Secret Admirer ; Johnny B. Goode & The Window ; Part 1 ; Rock & Roll Music ), two Brotherly Love episodes ( A Roman Holiday ; Silent Night, Art Attack ; Pigeon On Your Car ) and his last musical moment on Boy Meets World ( As Time Goes By ; This Dame ). Except for Silent Night and This Dame, Matt also played guitar on the remaining three. In 2011, Lawrence guest - starred on his brother 's sitcom ABC Family 's Melissa & Joey. In 2015, he reprised his role as Jack Hunter in the series Girl Meets World, a spin - off / sequel of Boy Meets World. Music career In 2017 Matt started a band with Joey and Andy called Still Three. They released their debut single `` Lose Myself ''. Personal life He was previously engaged to Heidi Mueller from 2004 to 2006. He has been dating professional dancer Cheryl Burke since February 2017. On May 3, 2018, they got engaged. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Planes, Trains and Automobiles Little Neal 1988 Pulse Stevie 1990 Tales from the Darkside : The Movie Timmy Mrs. Doubtfire Christopher `` Chris '' Hillard 1998 The Hairy Bird Dennis AKA, All I Wanna Do 1998 Rusty : A Dog 's Tale Rusty the Dog ( voice ) 1998 Kiki 's Delivery Service Tombo ( voice ) English dub 2000 Glow Jeremy 2000 Big Monster on Campus Frank Stein 2002 Cheats Victor 2002 The Hot Chick Billy 2006 Monster Night Brock Video 2007 The Comebacks Lance Truman 2008 Trucker Scott 2009 Creature of Darkness Lance 2011 Fort McCoy Dan Griffin 2013 My Santa Chris 2014 Of Silence Brian 2014 The Dog Who Saved Easter Will 2016 Evol : The Theory of Love Ben Dawson Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 -- 1985 Dynasty Danny Carrington 3 episodes 1985 Sara Jesse Webber Recurring role ( 13 episodes ) 1985 ABC Afterschool Special Matt Episode : `` Do n't Touch '' 1986 -- 1987 Gimme a Break ! Matthew Donovan 18 episodes 1988 David David Rothenberg TV film Wilfrid 's Special Christmas Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge TV film 1990 Joshua 's Heart Joshua TV film 1990 Lifestories : Families in Crisis Episode : `` The Hawkins Family '' 1991 The Summer My Father Grew Up Timmy TV film 1991 Daddy Sam Watson TV film 1991 -- 1994 Blossom Young Joey 3 episodes 1991 -- 1992 Drexell 's Class Walker 14 episodes 1991 -- 1992 Walter & Emily Zach Collins 13 episodes With a Vengeance Phillip Barcetti TV film 1994 -- 1995 Superhuman Samurai Syber - Squad Sam Collins / Servo Main role ( 53 episodes ) 1995 Bringing up Jack Ryan McMahon 6 episodes 1995 -- 1997 Brotherly Love Matt Roman Main role ( 40 episodes ) Brothers of the Frontier Aaron Frye TV film Adventures from the Book of Virtues Tom Sawyer ( voice ) Episode : `` Work '' Angels in the Endzone Jesse Harper TV film 1997 -- 2000 Boy Meets World Jack Hunter Main role ( 68 episodes ) 1999 H-E Double Hockey Sticks Dave Heinrich TV film 1999 Horse Sense Cowboy at Airport ( uncredited ) TV film 2000 Girl Band Mike TV film Jumping Ship Jake Hunter TV film 2003 CSI : Miami Chuck Shaw Episode : `` Hard Time '' Boston Public Billy Deegan Episode : `` Chapter 80 '' 2011 -- 2014 Melissa & Joey Tony Longo 4 episodes 2011 Inside Carly Jim TV series 2015 Workaholics Coast Guard Guy Episode : `` Front Yard Wrestling '' 2015 Girl Meets World Jack Hunter Episode : `` Girl Meets Semi-Formal '' References Jump up ^ `` Matthew Lawrence Biography ( 1980 - ) ''. Filmreference.com. 1980 - 02 - 11. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Donna Lynn Shaww - Miss Teenage Philadelphia 1968 ''. sites.google.com. Jump up ^ `` Andy Lawrence ( @ _AndyLawrence_ ) - Twitter ''. twitter.com. Jump up ^ Weigle, Lauren ( 14 March 2016 ). `` Joey, Matthew & Andrew Lawrence on ' Hollywood Medium ' ''. Jump up ^ Mackelden, Amy. `` Where Are The Lawrence Brothers Now ? ''. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : Matthew Lawrence Joins Brother Joey on Melissa & Joey ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 5, 2010. Jump up ^ `` ' Girl Meets World ' Spoilers : Matthew Lawrence Returning As Jack Hunter ''. 5 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Whoa ! Hear Joey Lawrence 's New Song with Brothers Matthew and Andy ''. Jump up ^ `` Heidi Mueller ''. Metacritic. Jump up ^ `` ' DWTS ' pro Cheryl Burke is engaged ''. External links Matthew Lawrence on IMDb Matthew Lawrence on Twitter Matt Lawrence on Instagram Still 3 on SoundCloud WorldCat Identities BNF : cb14197144b ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0001 1448 5545 LCCN : no99025258 VIAF : 76525593 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Lawrence&oldid=865074778 '' Categories : 1980 births American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Pennsylvania People from Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania University of Southern California alumni 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American people of Italian descent Male actors of Italian descent Hidden categories : Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Asturianu تۆرکجه Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska 中文 11 more Edit links This page was last edited on 21 October 2018, at 15 : 27 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays jack hunter in boy meets world
Answer: Matthew William Lawrence