Matt Peters is an American actor, known for his role as Joel Luschek in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.

Matt Peters
Peters in 2007
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
SpouseSusan Theresa Burke (m. 2012)

Life and career

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Peters began performing as a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles and appeared in a number of short films and web-series, before was cast in a recurring role on the Showtime comedy series, Weeds, created by Jenji Kohan in 2009.[1] In 2013, Kohan cast Peters as Joel Luschek in her Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.[2] He was a recurring cast member during the first five seasons, before being promoted to regular for seasons six and seven. Along with the cast, he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[3]

In 2015, Peters made his film debut appearing in the horror-anthology, Southbound.[4] He later appeared in the films Slash (2016), Body at Brighton Rock (2019) and Bobcat Moretti (2022).[5] In 2019, he had a recurring role in Kohan's comedy-drama series, American Princess for Lifetime.[6] He guest-starred on Superstore, The Goldbergs and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Filmography

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Films

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List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Southbound Al
2016 Slash Mr. Ford
2019 Body at Brighton Rock Kevin
2022 Bobcat Moretti Charlie Moretti
2024 ClearMind David
Winterset Cooper Langley Post-production

Television

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List of television appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2009 IKEA Heights The Chief 7 episodes
2009–2011 Weeds Gayle 4 episodes
2013–2019 Orange Is the New Black Joel Luschek 64 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2016–2017)
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2018)
2016 The 4th Convenience Store Clerk
Hidden America with Jonah Ray Glen Episode: "San Francisco: Where Culture Is Countered"
Rush Hour Joel Schmertz Episode: "Knock, Knock... House Creeping!"
2018 Superstore Hank Episode: "Target"
2019 American Princess Shart O'Belly 9 episodes
2020 The Goldbergs Gus Van Noy Episode: "Geoff the Pleaser"
Teenage Bounty Hunters Deacon Wesley Episode: "Cleave or Whatever"
Let's Be Real James Corden Voice
NCIS: Los Angeles FBI Agent Michael Rudolph Episode: "Raising the Dead"
2022 Animal Kingdom Paparazzo Episodes: "Covet" and "Diamonds Are Forever"
Out of Office Hammer TV film

References

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  1. ^ "Exclusive Interview : Matt Peters AKA Luschek from OITNB". November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Matt Peters – Orange Is the New Black". Starry Constellation Magazine. July 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Matt Peters". TVGuide.com.
  4. ^ "Southbound | Rotten Tomatoes". rottentomatoes.com. February 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bobcat Moretti | Rotten Tomatoes". rottentomatoes.com. August 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (July 24, 2018). "'American Princess': Matt Peters, Lucas Hazlett, Sophie Von Haselberg Among 10 Cast As Recurring".
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