--- name: "Matt Craven" canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-craven" fi1m_id: "matt-craven" imdb_id: "nm0002023" tmdb_id: 13525 wikidata_id: "Q1396699" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 November 1956" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 78 average_as: "actor" average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-05T12:09:58.799508+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Matt Craven ## Identity Matt Craven - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-craven - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** matt-craven - **IMDb ID:** nm0002023 - **TMDB ID:** 13525 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1396699 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Craven, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1396699, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002023/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13525 Actor. Born 10 November 1956 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 November 1956, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada - **Active:** 1990–present - **Also known as:** Matthew Craven - **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 7 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 64 (1), 2010s 82 (3), 2020s 75 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 69 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 3, Mystery 2, Action & Adventure 1, History 1, Horror 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $483m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Craven, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1396699, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002023/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13525 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Sharp Objects*](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md) (84), [*The Pacific*](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md) (74) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Jacob's Ladder*](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md) (80) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Matt Craven, also credited as Matthew Craven, is a Canadian character actor. Born Matthew John Crnkovich on 10 November 1956 in Port Colborne, Ontario, he began his career with early film roles including in *Meatballs* (1979). He appeared as Michael in *Jacob's Ladder* (1990) and as Lt. Dave Spradling in *A Few Good Men* (1992). Other film credits include *K2* (1991), *Crimson Tide* (1995), *Disturbia* (2007), *Public Enemies* (2009), *X-Men: First Class* (2011) and *White House Down* (2013). On television, Craven has had recurring roles in series including *NCIS* (as Clayton Jarvis), *Resurrection*, *Justified* and *Sharp Objects*, and guest appearances in *The Pacific* and *Without a Trace*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *Silo* (2023), Fi1m 75, as Victor — [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md) - *Sharp Objects* (2018), Fi1m 84, as Bill Vickery — [page](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md) - *Justified* (2010), Fi1m 87, as Dan Grant — [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md) - *The Pacific* (2010), Fi1m 74, as Dr. Grant — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md) - *Public Enemies* (2009), Fi1m 64, as Gerry Campbell — [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md) - *A Few Good Men* (1992), Fi1m 79, as Lt. Dave Spradling — [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md) - *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Fi1m 80, as Michael — [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md) ## Complete filmography (85) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Stolen Girl* (2025), as Joe - *Under the Bridge* (2024), series, as Roy Bentland - *Silo* (2023), series, as Victor — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md) - *The Last Thing He Told Me* (2023), series, as Andrew Hall, Andrew - *Lou* (2022), as Sheriff Rankin - *Stumptown* (2019), series, as Michael McConnell - *Sharp Objects* (2018), series, as Bill Vickery — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md) - *Awakening the Zodiac* (2017), as Harvey - *Unless* (2016), as Tom - *Stonewall* (2015), as Dep. Seymour Pine - *Resurrection* (2014), series, as Sheriff Fred Langston - *White House Down* (2013), as Agent Kellerman - *The Good Lie* (2013), as Richard Francis - *Alcatraz* (2012), series, as Mr. K - *X-Men: First Class* (2011), as CIA Director McCone - *Devil* (2010), as Lustig - *Justified* (2010), series, as Dan Grant — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md) - *The Pacific* (2010), series, as Dr. Grant — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md) - *Public Enemies* (2009), as Gerry Campbell — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md) - *The Longshots* (2008), as Coach Fisher - *American Venus* (2007), as Bob - *Disturbia* (2007), as Daniel Brecht - *Raines* (2007), series, as Captain Dan Lewis - *Déjà Vu* (2006), as Larry Minuti - *Karol: A Man Who Became Pope* (2005), as Hans Frank - *Karol: A Man Who Became Pope* (2005), series, as Hans Frank - *Assault on Precinct 13* (2005), as Officer Kevin Capra - *A Simple Curve* (2005), as Matthew - *Bandido* (2004), as Fletcher - *The Clearing* (2004), as Ray Fuller - *The Statement* (2003), as David Manenbaum - *Timeline* (2003), as Steven Kramer - *The Lyon's Den* (2003), series, as George Riley - *NCIS* (2003), series, as Clayton Jarvis — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) - *The Life of David Gale* (2003), as Dusty Wright - *Boomtown* (2002), series, as Dr. Michael Hirsch - *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Larry Hopkins - *Scared Silent* (2002), as Scott Miller - *Dragonfly* (2002), as Eric - *Bleacher Bums* (2001), as Greg - *Varian's War* (2001), as Beamish - *Nuremberg* (2000), series, as Capt. Gustave Gilbert - *Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her* (2000), as Walter (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy") - *L.A. Doctors* (1998), series, as Tim Lonner - *Paulie* (1998), as Warren Alweather - *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998), series, as Tom Kelly - *Tempting Fate* (1998), as Emmett Lach - *Masterminds* (1997), as Jake Paxton - *Never Too Late* (1996), as Carl - *White Tiger* (1996), as John Grogan - *High Incident* (1996), series, as Officer Lenny Gayer - *The Juror* (1996), as Boone - *The Final Cut* (1995), as Emerson Lloyd - *American Gothic* (1995), series, Actor - *Kansas* (1995), as Matt - *Crimson Tide* (1995), as Lt. Roy Zimmer - *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Alan Wells - *Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long* (1995), as Seymour Weiss - *Breach of Trust* (1995), as Rodney Powell - *ER* (1994), series, as Gordon Price — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md) - *Killer* (1994), as Archie - *Double Cross* (1994), as Bernard March - *Indian Summer* (1993), as Jamie Ross - *A Few Good Men* (1992), as Lt. Dave Spradling — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md) - *K2* (1991), as Harold Jameson - *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), as Michael — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md) - *Chattahoochee* (1990), as Lonny - *Blue Steel* (1990), as Howard - *Palais Royale* (1988), as Gerald Price - *Leg Work* (1987), series, Actor - *Tin Men* (1987), as Looney - *Harry* (1987), series, Actor - *Agent on Ice* (1986), as Joey Matera - *Classified Love* (1986), as Howie Schwartz - *Tough Cookies* (1986), series, Actor - *The Comedy Factory* (1985), series, as Eddie - *That's My Baby!* (1984), Actor - *The Terry Fox Story* (1983), as Bob Cady - *Till Death Do Us Part* (1982), Actor - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Norbert - *Happy Birthday to Me* (1981), as Steve Maxwell - *The Intruder Within* (1981), as Phil - *Hog Wild* (1980), as Chrome - *Bravery in the Field* (1980), as Lennie - *Meatballs* (1979), as Hardware ## Gallery - ![Matt Craven](https://film.one/media/person/77713/gallery-64b3766788a4.jpg) Matt Craven — Image via TMDB - ![Matt Craven](https://film.one/media/person/77713/gallery-2f9f4adc78be.jpg) Matt Craven — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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