Matthew Atkinson

John Matthew Atkinson (born December 31, 1988) is an American actor and musician.[1][2] Atkinson was born in Marietta, Georgia. Atkinson's family moved around several times living in Alabama and Mississippi before settling in Kennesaw, Georgia. After high school, Atkinson moved to Atlanta taking college courses, while simultaneously pursuing acting, and Atkinson eventually moved to Los Angeles. He's of Native American and Irish descent.

Matthew Atkinson
Born
John Matthew Atkinson

(1988-12-31) December 31, 1988
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationActor, Musician
Years active2009–present
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

Career

Atkinson made his television debut on The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. Atkinson appeared in the Academy Award winning film The Blind Side. Atkinson has also appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Drop Dead Diva. Atkinson is best known as Nick Fadden in the ABC Family series, Jane by Design and Austin Travers on The Young and the Restless. Most recently Atkinson has portrayed Finn in the ABC series The Middle and Jason on the ABC Family series Young & Hungry. In March 2019, Atkinson joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful as Thomas Forrester.[3]

Filmography
Television and film foles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 One Tree Hill Nathan Actor Episode: "Screenwriter's Blues"
2009 Drop Dead Diva Kyle Nevins Episode: "The 'F' Word"
2009 The Blind Side Valet Parker Film
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Barry Episode: "Fracked"
2012 Jane by Design Nick Fadden Main role
2012 Fletcher Drive The Perfect Boyfriend Episode: "The Perfect Boyfriend"
2013 Hot Mess Nick Jones Television film
2013–2015 Parenthood Zach Recurring role, 8 episodes
2014–2015 The Young and the Restless Austin Travers Series regular: April 17, 2014–August 12, 2015
2015 The Middle Finn Episode: "Flirting with Disaster"
2015 Young & Hungry Jason Episode: "Young & Earthquake"
2016 Sisters of the Groom Ben Reynolds Film
2017 Inspired to Kill Jason Television film
2017 Powerless Alex / Olympian Episode: "Sinking Day"
2017 Eruption: LA[4] Josh Film
2019–present The Bold and the Beautiful Thomas Forrester Series regular: March 15, 2019–present

References
  1. "Could Amber Have Two Love Interests On 'Parenthood'?". huffpost.com. HuffPost. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  2. Eades, Chris (2019-02-11). "B&B Casts Matthew Atkinson as the New Thomas". cbs.soapsindepth.com. CBS, Soaps In Depth. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  3. SOD (11 February 2019). "Exclusive! Y&R Alum Is B&B's New Thomas". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. Erution: LA on Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved Oct. 13, 2020.

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