Matt Long

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title: "Matt Long" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1980-births", "living-people", "american-male-film-actors", "american-male-television-actors", "people-from-winchester,-kentucky", "western-kentucky-university-alumni", "sigma-alpha-epsilon-members"] description: "American actor (born 1980)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Long" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actor (born 1980) ::

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Field	Value
image	Matt Long 2011.jpg
caption	Long in 2011
birth_date
birth_place	Winchester, Kentucky, U.S.
occupation	Actor
years_active	2001–present
spouse
children	2
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| image = Matt Long 2011.jpg | caption = Long in 2011 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Winchester, Kentucky, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2001–present | spouse = | children = 2

Matthew Long (born May 18, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ezekiel Landon in the NBC/Netflix sci fi drama Manifest (2019–2023), and his roles in the television series Jack & Bobby (2004–2005), and the films Ghost Rider (2007) and Sydney White (2007).

Life and career

Long was born in Winchester, Kentucky, to an insurance salesman father and an assistant teacher mother. He has one younger sibling, Zach. He attended Western Kentucky University where he met his wife, Lora. He was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After graduation, Long moved to New York City, where he worked as an actor in various theaters. In 2004, he was cast as a lead on the critically acclaimed but short-lived The WB drama series Jack & Bobby, and later starred in several TV pilots and appeared in movies, including Ghost Rider and Sydney White.

Long played the lead role in the short-lived ABC drama series The Deep End in 2010. Rhimes later cast him in her medical drama Private Practice in a recurring role as Dr. James Peterson. In 2013, Long was cast as a lead in another ABC drama series, Lucky 7.

In 2019, Long appeared as the recurring character Zeke Landon during the first season of the NBC drama Manifest, and was promoted to the main cast for season 2.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	**	Private Nutsack
2007	Ghost Rider	Young Johnny Blaze
Sydney White	Tyler Prince
2009	Homecoming	Mike Donaldson
2018	All the Creatures Were Stirring	Eric	Segment: "Dash Away All"
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2005	Jack & Bobby	Jack McCallister	Main role
Nominated – Prism Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series
2006	Secrets of a Small Town	Chad Wilson	Episode: "Pilot"
Deceit	Dave Ford	TV movie
2010	**	Dylan Hewitt	Main role
Mad Men	Joey Baird	Recurring role
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2011	Love Bites	Matt	Episodes: "Keep on Truckin'", "Sky High", "Modern Plagues"
17th Precinct	Jimmy Travers	TV pilot
2012	Gilded Lilys	John Kidd	TV pilot
**	Brad	Episode: "The 112th Congress"
2012–2013	Private Practice	Dr. James Peterson	Recurring role
2013–2014	Lucky 7	Matt Korzak	Main role
2015	Helix	Dr. Kyle Sommers	Main role (season 2)
2017	Graves	Jesse Enright	Episode: "The Opposite of People"
2018	Timeless	Ryan Millerson	Guest role
Christmas Joy	Ben Andrews	TV movie
#Fashionvictim	Det. Stephen Hopper	TV movie
2019–2023	Manifest	Ezekiel "Zeke" Landon	Recurring role (season 1); Main role (seasons 2–4)
2024	Tracker	US Marshal Jeremy Boyd	Episode: "Out of the Past"
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References

References

1. "Matt Long on Instagram: "Family and I spent the last 4 days in a cabin in the Sierra. My daughter is training for her first backpacking trip in a few weeks so I took her on a hike up to Treasure Lakes. I had the camera so that's why the pics of me are slim pickings. 😆 the Sierra Nevada is paradise. #sierra #sierranevada #treasurelakes #southlake #bishoppass"".
2. "Matt Long on Instagram: "My son was born Sunday afternoon. As those of you with kids know it is the most intense, incredible, and emotional experience of your life. He was only a few moments old when I took this pic of his tiny little hand grasping mine with all the strength he had as he screamed his new life into the world. Pure and innocent and powerful as can be. As we've sent pictures of him around to family and friends, so many people have commented on how nice and uplifting it is to see a new little life right now. So I post these pics to maybe add a bit of hope and joy to our collective situation. I keep his face and name private but wanted to share some images that spoke to the power and awe that we're experiencing right now. Stay healthy and positive. This is temporary. My heart goes out to all those who've lost loved ones. Much love to all of you. ❤️"".
3. "Matt Long".
4. (2023-05-18). "Celebrity birthdays: May 18".
5. "Jack & Bobby's Matt Long & Logan Lerman". People.com.
6. "Matt Long Biography". Tvguide.com.
7. Lacey Rose. (February 24, 2012). "Shonda Rhimes' 'Gilded Lilys' Fills Out Cast With 'Mad Men,' 'Homeland' Actors". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
8. (2012-09-07). "'Private Practice' adds Matt Long for season six". Digital Spy.
9. Masters, Megan. (2013-03-31). "Lucky 7 Pilot – ABC Casts Private Practice's Matt Long". TVLine.
10. (2013-09-24). "Lucky 7 Review: Why the New Drama Is a Risk for ABC". E! Online.
11. Pehanick, Maggie. (2012-03-13). "Lucky 7 TV Show Info". Buzzsugar.com.
12. Petski, Denise. (June 13, 2017). "'Graves': Matt Long & Lauren Weedman Join season 2 Of Epix Series".

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