Matthew Daddario - wikipedia Matthew Daddario Matthew Daddario Daddario in 2016 Matthew Quincy Daddario ( 1987 - 10 - 01 ) October 1, 1987 ( age 31 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Alma mater Indiana University Bloomington Occupation Actor Years active 2012 -- present Relatives Alexandra Daddario ( sister ) Emilio Q. Daddario ( grandfather ) Matthew Quincy Daddario ( born October 1, 1987 ) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters ( 2016 -- present ). He is the brother of actress Alexandra Daddario. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life Daddario was born and raised in New York City, the son of Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of NYPD Counterterrorism under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. His older sister is actress Alexandra Daddario ; he also has a younger sister Catherine 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. He is of Italian, Irish, Hungarian, Slovak, and English ancestry. Daddario attended the Collegiate School, before studying business at Indiana University Bloomington, from which he graduated in 2010. Career Daddario made his major film debut as Aaron in the romantic drama film Breathe In, directed by Drake Doremus. That 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. The series began airing on January 12, 2016, and is currently in production for season 3. Also in 2016, he starred in the remake of Eli Roth 's horror film Cabin Fever, directed by Travis Z. Filmography Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2012 The Debut Peter Hamble Film 2013 Breathe In Aaron Film 2013 36 Saints Sebastian Film 2013 Delivery Man Channing Film 2014 Growing Up and Other Lies Peter Film 2014 When the Game Stands Tall Danny Ladouceur Film 2015 Naomi and Ely 's No Kiss List Gabriel Film 2016 Cabin Fever Jeff Film 2016 The Last Hunt Matthias Short film ; also director and executive producer Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2016 -- present Shadowhunters Alec Lightwood Main role Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Result Ref 2016 Shadowhunters Teen Choice Awards Choice TV : Breakout Star Won MTV Fandom Awards Ship of the Year ( shared with Harry Shum Jr. ) Nominated 2017 Shadowhunters Teen Choice Awards Choice TV : Sci - Fi / Fantasy Actor Nominated Choice TV : Ship ( shared with Harry Shum Jr. ) Nominated Choice TV : Liplock ( shared with Harry Shum Jr. ) Nominated 2018 Shadowhunters Teen Choice Awards Choice TV : Sci - Fi / Fantasy Actor Won Choice TV : Ship ( shared with Harry Shum Jr. ) Nominated TV Scoop Awards Best Drama Actor Nominated Best Couple ( shared with Harry Shum Jr. ) Nominated References Jump up ^ Rao, Priya ( April 10, 2014 ). `` The Case of the Missing Bikini ''. Vanity Fair. Jump up ^ `` Emilio Daddario, Connecticut Congressman, Dies at 91 ''. The New York Times. July 7, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2015. Jump up ^ Woodhall, Alex ( February 19, 2015 ). `` Woman Of The Week : Alexandra Daddario ''. The Gentlemans Journal. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Alec Lightwood played by Matthew Daddario ''. Freeform. Retrieved May 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff ( August 16, 2011 ). `` Matthew Daddario joins Doremus pic ''. Variety. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( May 8, 2015 ). `` Matthew Daddario & Isaiah Mustafa Join ' Shadowhunters ' On ABC Family ''. Deadline Hollywood. Jump up ^ `` ' Shadowhunters ' Renewed for Season 2 at Freeform ''. Variety. Retrieved May 29, 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' Cabin Fever ' Remake Invites Eli Roth Back Into House -- AFM ''. Deadline Hollywood. October 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' The Last Hunt ' ( 2016 ) ''. Sitting Cat Productions. Retrieved June 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Vote Now for Wave 2 Teen Choice Nominees ! ''. Teen Choice. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ship of the Year ''. MTV. 2016. Jump up ^ `` Your # ChoiceSciFiTVActor nominees : ''. Twitter. June 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` RETWEET to vote for # Malec ( @ MatthewDaddario + @ HarryShumJr ) as your # ChoiceTVShip in the # TeenChoice Awards ''. Twitter. July 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` All those in favor of # Malec for # ChoiceLipLock, say aye. Vote @ MatthewDaddario and @ HarryShumJr today ''. Twitter. July 13, 2017. External links Matthew Daddario on IMDb Matthew Daddario on Twitter Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Fantasy / Sci - Fi Paul Wesley ( 2010 ) Ian Somerhalder ( 2011 ) Ian Somerhalder ( 2012 ) Ian Somerhalder ( 2013 ) Ian Somerhalder ( 2014 ) Jared Padalecki ( 2015 ) Grant Gustin ( 2016 ) Dylan O'Brien ( 2017 ) Matthew Daddario ( 2018 ) WorldCat Identities VIAF : 3592148451578315970004 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Daddario&oldid=864832327 '' Categories : 1987 births Living people Male actors from New York City American people of Italian descent American people of English descent American people of Irish descent American people of Hungarian descent Indiana University Bloomington alumni American male film actors American male television actors Male actors of Italian descent 21st - century American male actors Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from July 2016 Infobox person using alma mater Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Українська 中文 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 19 October 2018, at 19 : 26 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays alec lightwood in the tv series
Answer: Matthew Quincy Daddario