Matt Craven


Matthew John Crnkovich, known as Matt Craven, is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in over 40 films including Happy Birthday to Me, Jacob's Ladder, K2, A Few Good Men, The Juror, Assault on Precinct 13, Disturbia, and .
Craven has also made several television appearances, most notably as Clayton Jarvis on the CBS series, NCIS, Officer Lenny Gayer on High Incident, Dr. Tim Lonner on L.A. Doctors, and Sheriff Fred Langston on the series, Resurrection.

Early life

Craven, a Canadian, spent his early life in Ontario. His father died six weeks after his birth and Craven ultimately dropped out of high school to work a variety of odd jobs to help support his mother and sister. He was about 20 when he discovered his love for acting - auditioning for, and starring in, a local production of Dracula as Jonathan Harker.

Career

Matt Craven is best known as a character actor working in TV and film. His credits include starring roles opposite such Hollywood stars as Helen Mirren, Denzel Washington, James Gandolfini, Michael Caine, Gene Hackman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Mara Wilson. His films include the Academy Award nominated Crimson Tide, A Few Good Men, the SAG nominated ', Public Enemies, Disturbia, Déjà Vu, The Life of David Gale, Tin Men and K2. Craven's first film Meatballs opposite Bill Murray was a huge hit and launched Craven's career in film and comedy. Craven's second feature, the live action short Bravery in the Field was nominated for an Academy Award.
The next few years saw Craven starring in several comedy pilots opposite the likes of Alan Arkin, Richard Lewis, Annie Potts and Holland Taylor. His first major dramatic film was the drama/horror/mystery cult favorite Jacob's Ladder which follows a haunted Vietnam vet as he attempts to discover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. Craven starred as Michael, a chemist in the Army's chemical warfare division where he worked on a drug that was secretly given to the veteran's unit.
On television, Craven has worked with Steven Spielberg as a series regular on High Incident, on TNT's Nuremberg and ', opposite Jeff Goldblum on Raines, several seasons on the international hit NCIS, and extensively with producer/writer Graham Yost on Justified, From the Earth to the Moon, The Pacific and Boomtown. Most recently, Craven starred on the ABC series Resurrection.
Craven had two features for 2015 - Roland Emmerich's Stonewall and Unless in which he stars opposite Catherine Keener.

Filmography

Movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Bravery in the FieldLennieShort
1979MeatballsHardware
1980Hog WildChrome
1981Happy Birthday to MeSteve Maxwell
1984That's My Baby!Andy
1986Agent on IceJoey Matera
1987Tin MenLooney
1988SmokescreenGerald Price
1989ChattahoocheeLonny
1990Blue SteelHoward
1990Jacob's LadderMichael
1991K2Harold
1992A Few Good MenLt. Dave Spradling
1993Indian SummerJamie Ross
1994Bulletproof Heart Archie
1994Double CrossBernard MarchVideo
1995Crimson TideLt. Roy Zimmer, USS Alabama Communications Officer
1995Breach of TrustRodney Powell
1996The JurorBoone
1996The Final CutEmerson Lloyd
1996White TigerJohn Grogan
1996Never Too LateCarl
1997MastermindsJake
1998PaulieWarren Alweather
2000Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at HerWalter
2002DragonflyEric
2003The Life of David GaleDusty Wright
2003TimelineSteven Kramer
2003The StatementDavid Manenbaum
2004The ClearingAgent Ray Fuller
2004BandidoFletcher
2005Assault on Precinct 13Officer Kevin Capra
2005A Simple CurveMatthew
2006Déjà VuMinuti
2007DisturbiaDaniel Brecht
2007American VenusBob
2008The LongshotsCoach Fisher
2009Public EnemiesGerry Campbell
2010DevilLustig
2011CIA Director McCone
2012The Good LieRichard Francis
2013White House DownAgent Kellerman
2015StonewallDeputy Seymour Pine
2016UnlessTom
2017Awakening the Zodiac''Harvey

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980–83The Littlest Hobo3 Episodes: Ghost Rig, The Hero, Winner Take All
1981The Intruder WithinPhilTV Movie
1982Till Death Do Us PartTony ArcherTV Movie
1983The Terry Fox StoryBob CadyTV Movie
1986Classified LoveHowieTV Movie
1986Tough CookiesRichie Messina6 Episodes
1986Philip Marlowe, Private EyePete1 Episode: Red Wing
1986Comedy FactoryEddie1 Episode: Hearts of Steel
1987HarryBobby Kratz7 Episodes
1987American PlayhouseNorbert1 Episode: Blue Window
1995'Seymour WeissTV Movie
1995The Outer LimitsAlan Wells1 Episode: The Voyage Home
1995KansasMattTV Movie
1995American GothicBarrett Stokes1 Episode: Strong Arm of the Law
1996–97High IncidentOfficer Lenny Gayer32 Episodes
1998Dead Man's GunStuart "Snake Finger" Aikins1 Episode: Snake Finger
1998Tempting FateEmmett LachTV Movie
1998From the Earth to the MoonTom Kelly1 Episode: Spider
1998–99L.A. DoctorsDr. Tim Lonner24 Episodes
2000NurembergCapt. Gustav Gilbert1 Episode: #1.1
2000–01ERGordon Price3 Episodes: The Dance We Do; Rock, Paper, Scissors; Never Say Never
2001Bleacher BumsGregTV Movie
2001Varian's War"Beamish"TV Movie
2002Scared SilentScott MillerTV Movie
2002–03BoomtownDr. Michael Hirsch2 Episodes: Coyote, Lost Child
2003The Lyon's DenGeorge Riley6 Episodes
2005'Hans FrankTV Movie
2005Without a TraceLarry Hopkins1 Episode: A Day in the Life
2007RainesCaptain Dan Lewis7 Episodes
2009Anatomy of HopeHal DavisTV Movie
2010The PacificDr. Grant1 Episode: Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika
2010–14JustifiedChief Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Grant4 Episodes: Fire in the Hole, The Moonshine War, Full Commitment, A Murder of Crowes
2011–13NCISSecretary of the Navy Clayton Jarvis10 Episodes
2012AlcatrazMr. K1 Episode: Tommy Madsen
2014–15ResurrectionSheriff Fred Langston21 Episodes
2018Sharp ObjectsBill Vickery8 Episodes
2018UnspeakableHorace Krever2 Episodes: 1.6, 1.7

Personal life

Craven has been married for the past 25 years to Sally Sutton, the makeup artist whom he met on the set of K2. They have two children, Nicholas and Josephine.
Craven is a strong supporter of "One Heart Source" an organisation designed to empower at risk children through education in Africa. He is an avid golfer. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening, cooking and woodworking. He worked as a doorman for the nightclub the Bitter End and is a lifelong fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs.