Matthew Daddario

Matthew Quincy Daddario is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood in the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016–2019).
For Disney, he had a role in the 2013 Touchstone Pictures film Delivery Man and currently stars as Alec Lightwood in the Freeform series Shadowhunters.
==Biography==
Matthew Quincy 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 named 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 Slovak, Italian, Irish, Hungarian, and English ancestry. Daddario attended the Collegiate School, before attending Indiana University Bloomington, from where he graduated with a degree in economics 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 in 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 ended on May 6, 2019. Also in 2016, he starred in the remake of Eli Roth's horror film Cabin Fever directed by Travis Z.
==Personal life==
Daddario married his long time girlfriend, Esther Kim on December 31, 2017. Matt announced on May 16, 2020, that he and Esther were expecting their first child.
==Gallery==
Matt & Alex Daddario at GQ 20th Anniversary.jpg|Matthew Daddario and his sister, Alexandra Daddario attending the attend the GQ 20th Anniversary Men Of The Year Party in December 2015.
Matthew Daddario Winter TCA Tour16.jpg|Matthew Daddario speaks at the Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments panel at the ABC/Freeform portion of the 2016 Winter TCA Tour.
Matt Daddario SDCC.jpg|Matt Daddario speaks at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con.
Matt Daddario at 2018 Teen Choice Awards.jpg|Matthew Daddario attending the 2018 Teen Choice Awards.
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