---
name: "Matt Lanter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-lanter"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 April 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T21:15:59.041737+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 Lanter

Actor. Born 1 April 1983 in Massillon, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 April 1983, Massillon, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 2006–2019
- **Also known as:** Matthew Mackendree Lanter, Matthew Lanter
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 62 (2), 2010s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 61 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Drama 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $68m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Lanter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312535, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1782667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34202

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Star Wars: The Clone Wars*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-clone-wars.md) (44)

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## Fi1m on Matt Lanter

> Matt Lanter is an actor more people have heard than seen. For twelve years he gave Anakin Skywalker a lighter, more likeable voice than Hayden Christensen ever found, and his live-action career has been variations on the same charming young man.

In Dave Filoni's *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), Anakin Skywalker arrives with a new voice, and the surprise is that it is a pleasant one. Lanter plays him quick, dry and a little pleased with himself, a young general who enjoys the job. Hayden Christensen never found that lightness in the live-action films, and we liked this Anakin more than we expected to, which is an odd thing to feel about a man we are supposed to be watching for signs of trouble. The film around him is a television pilot with a cinema release and we gave it 44, but the voice was not the problem.

The problem was the writing. Ashley Eckstein's Ahsoka calls him Skyguy, he calls her Snips, and the script goes back to the exchange every eight minutes. Lanter has nothing to play but a quarrel, and he plays it well enough that you can hear what a better scene might have sounded like. He got those scenes eventually: the series ran from 2008 to 2020 and he voiced Anakin throughout, which is longer than any live actor has held the part. He has said he did not know he was auditioning for Anakin Skywalker. Whoever cast him knew.

On camera he has been a working television actor since *Point Pleasant* (2005) and *Commander in Chief* (2005 to 2006). *90210* (2009 to 2013) made him Liam Court, the brooding one; *Timeless* (2016 to 2018) made him Wyatt Logan, the soldier in a time-travel procedural; *Jupiter's Legacy* (2021) put him in a cape as George Hutchence. He also turned up in *The Mandalorian* (2019) in a small part, so that for one episode his face was in the same universe as his voice. We have not reviewed these, and the pattern is plain from the credits alone: producers look at him and see the confident young man, and he gives them the confident young man.

The low points are *Disaster Movie* (2008) and *Vampires Suck* (2010), parody films that were received about as well as their titles deserve. Nobody comes out of those well, and it would be unfair to hold them against a performer who was a hired face in them.

What he has, then, is one large thing and a lot of competent smaller ones. The large thing is a voice that made a famously difficult character bearable for a generation of children, and it will outlast everything else on the list. That is not the worst fate for an actor. It is a strange one, to be best known for the words coming out of a drawn face, and Lanter seems to have made his peace with it.

## Biography

Matt Lanter is an American actor and model. He voiced Anakin Skywalker in the 2008 animated film *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* and the subsequent television series of the same name.

Lanter gained prominence playing Liam Court in the CW series *90210* (2009–2013). He has appeared in films including *Vampires Suck* (2010) and *Pitch Perfect 3* (2017), and starred as Wyatt Logan in the NBC series *Timeless* (2016–2018). Other television credits include *Grey's Anatomy* and *Heroes*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, behindthevoiceactors.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Mandalorian* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Davan — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), Fi1m 44, as Anakin Skywalker (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-clone-wars.md)
- *Big Love* (2006), Fi1m 79, as Gibson — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Motorheads* (2025), series, as Darren Bowers
- *Gabriel and the Guardians* (2025), series, as Nok (voice)
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three* (2024), as Blue Beetle (voice)
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two* (2024), as Blue Beetle (voice)
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One* (2024), as Blue Beetle / Ultraman (voice)
- *Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi* (2022), series, as Anakin Skywalker (voice), Anakin Skywalker
- *LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation* (2022), as Anakin Skywalker (voice) / Rodian (voice)
- *DC Showcase: Blue Beetle* (2021), as Blue Beetle (voice)
- *Jupiter's Legacy* (2021), series, as George Hutchene / Skyfox
- *Star Wars: The Bad Batch* (2021), series, as Olly / Stormtrooper #1 (voice)
- *Chasing the Rain* (2020), as Eric
- *LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special* (2020), as Anakin Skywalker / Rodian (voice)
- *Justice League Dark: Apokolips War* (2020), as Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
- *The Mandalorian* (2019), series, as Davan — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *The Death and Return of Superman* (2019), as Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
- *Fanboy* (2019), as Ben
- *The Death of Superman* (2019), as Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
- *Pitch Perfect 3* (2017), as Chicago
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Aaron Skinner
- *Star Wars: Forces of Destiny* (2017), series, as Anakin Skywalker (voice), Boushh (voice)
- *Timeless* (2016), series, as MSG Wyatt Logan
- *USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage* (2016), as Bama
- *Justice League: Throne of Atlantis* (2015), as Aquaman / Arthur Curry (voice)
- *Star Wars Rebels* (2014), series, as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
- *Star-Crossed* (2014), series, as Roman
- *Liars All* (2013), as Mike
- *Marvel's Avengers* (2013), series, as Winter Soldier / 2nd Male Reporter (voice)
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns* (2012), as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
- *Secret of the Wings* (2012), as Sled (voice)
- *Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man* (2012), series, as Harry Osborn (voice), Flash Thompson / Agent Venom / Harry Osborn (voice), Flash Thompson / Agent Venon (voice)
- *The Roommate* (2011), as Jason
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy* (2010), as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
- *Vampires Suck* (2010), as Edward
- *Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated* (2010), series, as Baylor Hotner (voice)
- *Sorority Row* (2009), as Kyle Tyson
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), series, as Anakin Skywalker (voice), Lom Pyke (voice), Anakin Skywalker / Witness #2 (voice)
- *90210* (2008), series, as Liam Court
- *Disaster Movie* (2008), as Will
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), as Anakin Skywalker (voice) — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-clone-wars.md)
- *WarGames: The Dead Code* (2008), as Will Farmer
- *The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream* (2008), as Zack Conroy
- *Life* (2007), series, as Patrick Bridger
- *Judy's Got a Gun* (2007), as Isaac Prentice
- *Heroes* (2006), series, as Brody Mitchum — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Shark* (2006), series, as Eddie Linden — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md)
- *Big Love* (2006), series, as Gibson — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Commander in Chief* (2005), series, as Horace Calloway
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Adam Singer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Point Pleasant* (2005), series, as Nick
- *8 Simple Rules* (2002), series, as Brendon
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Clay Bridges
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Ryan Lansco
- *Purgatory*, as Sheriff Holt

## Gallery

- ![Matt Lanter](https://film.one/media/person/478546/gallery-a2158b68ce65.jpg) Matt Lanter — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Matt_Lanter_%2851385385105%29.jpg/1280px-Matt_Lanter_%2851385385105%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022.](https://film.one/media/person/478546/gallery-2d8770804014.jpg) Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022. — Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_002.jpg/1280px-Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_002.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022.](https://film.one/media/person/478546/gallery-2fb6cae39c0e.jpg) Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022. — Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_003.jpg/1280px-Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_003.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022.](https://film.one/media/person/478546/gallery-233f7f447fb1.jpg) Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022. — Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_004.jpg/1280px-Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_004.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Matt Lanter](https://film.one/media/person/478546/gallery-0699e1d2d932.jpg) Matt Lanter — Image via TMDB
- ![Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022.](https://film.one/media/person/478546/gallery-3689091681bb.jpg) Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022. — Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_005.jpg/1280px-Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_005.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022.](https://film.one/media/person/478546/gallery-b630ea9d59d4.jpg) Cast members from Star Wars: The Clone Wars at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022. — Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_006.jpg/1280px-Clone_Wars_Cast_at_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2022_006.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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