Matt Salinger
Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Matthew Douglas Salinger (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; born February 13, 1960) is an American actor known for his appearances in the films Revenge of the Nerds and Captain America.
Early lifeEdit
Salinger was born February 13, 1960, in Windsor, Vermont, to author J. D. Salinger, known for Catcher in the Rye, and psychologist Alison Claire Douglas.<ref name=NewYorkTimes>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>"Matt Salinger Biography (1960-)". Film Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2018.</ref> His maternal grandfather was British art critic Robert Langton Douglas.<ref>Smith, Dinitia (August 30, 2000). "Salinger's Daughter's Truths as Mesmerizing as His Fiction". The New York Times.</ref> He has one sister, Margaret Salinger.<ref name=TheaterMania>Finkle, David (February 15, 2001). "Produced by Matt Salinger" Template:Webarchive. Theater Mania. Retrieved February 3, 2018.</ref><ref name=NYReviewOfBooks>Template:Cite news</ref> His father was of paternal Lithuanian-Jewish descent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Salinger attended North Country School in Lake Placid, New York, for junior high school. He graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and attended Princeton University before graduating from Columbia University with a degree in art history and drama.<ref name=NewYorkTimes/>
FilmographyEdit
FilmEdit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Danny Burke |
| 1986 | Power | Phillip Aarons |
| 1989 | Options | Donald Anderson |
| 1990 | Captain America | Steve Rogers / Captain America |
| 1994 | Fortunes of War | Peter Kernan |
| 1994 | Babyfever | James |
| 1996 | Mojave Moon | |
| 1998 | What Dreams May Come | Reverend Hanley |
| 1999 | Let the Devil Wear Black | |
| 2002 | The Year That Trembled | Professor Jeff Griggs |
| 2005 | Bigger Than the Sky | Mal Gunn |
| 2010 | Harvest | Professor Wickstrom |
| 2014 | Learning to Drive | Peter |
| 2015 | Endless Night (Spanish: Nadie quiere la noche) | Captain Spalding |
| 2017 | Love After Love | Michael |
| 2018 | Wetware | Mashita |
| 2019 | A Call to Spy | William Donovan |
| 2021 | The Ice Road | CEO Thomason |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids | Bryce Parker | (Made for TV) crime-drama film |
| 1986 | Manhunt for Claude Dallas | Claude Dallas Jr. | (Made for TV) |
| 1987 | Deadly Deception | Jack Shoat | (Made for TV) |
| 1993 | Picket Fences | Dr. Danny Shreve | family drama television series |
| 1993-1994 | Second Chances | Mike Chulack | drama television series |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Seth Webster | Season 5 / Episode 13 - "Hate" |
| 2004-2005 | 24 | Mark Kanar | Day 3 (Season 3 / 2004): 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Day 4 (Season 4 / 2005): 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Bill Phillips | Season 7 / Episode 19 - "Legacy" |
VideoEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Firehawk | Tex | action film (Directed by Cirio H. Santiago) |
| 2005 | The Marksman | General Parent (as Matthew Salinger) | action film (Directed by Marcus Adams) |
| 2005 | Black Dawn | Myshkin (as Matthew Salinger) | action film (Directed by Alexander Gruszynski) |
| 2008 | Pistol Whipped | Dealer | action film (Directed by Roel Reiné) |
TheatreEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Dancing in the End Zone | James Bernard | |
| 2000 | The Syringa Tree | ----- | (Produced by Matthew Salinger) |
CareerEdit
Salinger made his film debut in 1984 in Revenge of the Nerds and played Captain America in the 1990 film Captain America.<ref>Ryan, Mike (July 20, 2011). "Matt Salinger: The True Captain America?". GQ.</ref>
He subsequently appeared in films including What Dreams May Come<ref>"Full Cast of What Dreams May Come Actors/Actresses". Ranker. Retrieved February 3, 2018.</ref> and on television in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and 24.<ref>"Matt Salinger ". TV Guide. Retrieved February 3, 2018.</ref>
Salinger has produced several independent films, including Let the Devil Wear Black,<ref>Leydon, Joe (June 28, 1999). "Let the Devil Wear Black". Variety.</ref> and Mojave Moon.Template:Citation needed
Salinger made his Broadway debut in 1985 in Bill C. Davis's short-lived Dancing in the End Zone,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> performing at the Ritz Theater alongside veteran actresses Pat Carroll and Dorothy Lyman. In 2000, he produced the off-Broadway play The Syringa Tree,<ref>Weber, Bruce (December 22, 2001). "THEATER REVIEW; One Women Portrays the Many Faces of Apartheid". The New York Times.</ref><ref>Gray, Paul (August 6, 2006). "Black, White and Colored". The New York Times.</ref><ref>Hill, Logan (2000). "Cult Hit: Salinger's Stage". New York magazine.</ref> which received a Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award, Outer Critic's Circle Award,<ref>Long, Amay Nora. "Pamela Glen and the making of The Syringa Tree". American Repertory Theater. Harvard University. Retrieved February 3, 2018.</ref><ref>Jones, Kenneth (August 1, 2001). "Kate Blumberg Branches Out Into Syringa Tree Aug. 1". Playbill.</ref> and the Village Voice Obie Award for Best Play of the Year in 2001.<ref>Isherwood, Charles (May 29, 2001). "Obies fete 'Syringa Tree': Seldes gets sustained achievement award". Variety.</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
Salinger married jewelry designer Betsy Jane Becker in 1985. They live in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and have two sons, Gannon and Avery.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Unlike his sister, Margaret, who wrote a 1999 memoir about her childhood titled Dream Catcher, Salinger has sought to protect his father's privacy.<ref name=TheaterMania/> A few weeks after Margaret's book was published, Salinger wrote a letter to The New York Observer, criticizing his sister's "gothic tales of our supposed childhood."<ref name=NYReviewOfBooks/>
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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