He is most recognized for his appearances on the NBC/DirecTV drama Friday Night Lights as Luke Cafferty, Ryan York on the NBC family drama Parenthood, and Ryan Wheeler on the audience drama Kingdom. Lauria will star on the crime drama CSI: Vegas in 2021. He has also appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Invaders" and its remake series The Twilight Zone: Revisited. He also had a role in the film No Reservations. In addition to acting, Matt Lauria is known for writing songs that he performs with his band including songs written by Paul Stanley (of KISS), Billy Corgan (of The Smashing Pumpkins), and Neil Finn (of Crowded House). Lauria began his career at age 14 when he appeared on Broadway in The Who's Tommy. He went on to study theater at Boston University before turning to acting. His first major role was as Mark Greene on the NBC drama series Heroes from 2006 to 2010. After taking some time off, Lauria returned in 2015 with a role on Fox's comedy-drama Empire. He played Lucious Lyon's son Hakeem, who becomes an actor too. In 2017, he landed another role on Fox's drama series Gotham as James Gordon's son Jason. Besides Hollywood, Lauria also has experience on Canadian television.