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Matthew Mackendree Lanter is an american actor. He portrays the character "Roman" on CW's television series Star-Crossed. He starred in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as the voice of "Anakin Skywalker". He also appeared in several television shows and movies such as 90210, Sorority Row, Vampires Suck and The Roommate.

Early life
Matt was born in Massillon, Stark County, Ohio. His parents are Joseph Lanter and Jana Burson, he also has a sister named Kara Day. When he was eight years old he moved with his family to Atlanta, Fulton County in Georgia. As Matt grew up he spent much time playing different sports, among them baseball, football and golf. His passion for baseball led him to a position as the bat boy for the Atlanta Braves.

Matt graduated from Collins Hill High School in 2001. He attended the University of Georgia where he majored in Sports Business, but he soon became interested in the film and television industry. This desire became so strong that he decided to pursue a new dream; to become an actor. Eventually he moved to Los Angeles to follow his dreams of being a part of the showbiz industry.

Matt is currently engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Angela Stacey, whom he has been dating since 2009.

Acting career
Matt landed the recurring role of "Nick" on the Fox series Point Pleasant shorty after his arrival to Los Angeles. After the show ended he appeared in several television shows such as 8 Simple Rules, Big Love, Heroes and Shark. in 2005-2006 he starred on ABC's Commander in Chief as the series regular "Horace Calloway".

In 2006, Matt was announced to be the voice of "Anakin Skywalker" in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He continued to voice Anakin on the television show with the same name as well as a various of games created for the series.

In 2008, he took on the lead role as Zach Conroy in The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream, with Francia Raisa (from The Secret Life of The Americal Teenager). Among others he also portrayed "Will" in Lionsgate's film Disaster Movie, "Kyle" in Summit Entertainment's Sorority Row, and "Edward Sullen" in Vampires Suck.

In 2009, Matt landed a major recurring role on The CW's 90210 portraying the role of "Liam Court". In season two he became a series regular.

Trivia

 * He is a Christian.