Matt Caplan

Matt Caplan
Matt Caplan after the final performance of American Idiot in Berkeley.
Born
Matthew Caplan

New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Spouses
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(m. 2006; div. 2012)​
Rebecca Mozo
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(m. 2016)​

Matt Caplan is an American actor and musician in the theatre.

Career

Matt Caplan has released two studio albums and a single.

Caplan has appeared on Broadway in Rent as Mark Cohen, in the revival of South Pacific and in High Fidelity.[1] He has also been featured in the films Across the Universe and Painting Abby Long, and on the television show New Amsterdam.[2]

Most recently, he originated the role of Tunny in the stage adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California in September 2009.[3] The show ended its run in Berkeley on November 15, 2009, and the role of Tunny was taken over by Stark Sands when the show moved to Broadway.[4]

Caplan appeared in the original cast of the new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, in many roles, among them, school bully Flash Thompson. He was also the understudy for Peter Parker/Spider-Man.[5] After many delays and changes to the show, it officially opened June 14, 2011. Caplan exited the show January 29, 2012 and was replaced by Matthew Wilkas. After returning to cover Peter Parker/Spider-Man multiple times throughout 2012, he returned to the production officially on November 13, 2012, replacing Matthew James Thomas as the alternate for the role. He performed twice a week in place of lead actor Reeve Carney, until December 2 when Jake Epstein stepped into the part on December 4.

Aside from his roles on Broadway, Caplan has also done voice-over in English dubs of anime at NYAV Post.

Personal life

Matt Caplan was born in New York and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[6] In high school, he studied theater at the Governor's School for the Arts, a magnet school in Virginia.[7] As an adult, he returned to New York City to pursue an acting career. Caplan was previously married to actor Karen Olivo. He has been married to actress Rebecca Mozo since October 2016 and they currently reside in Los Angeles.

Acting career

Theatre

Year Production Role Notes
2002 Rent Mark Cohen
  • Performances: Broadway (2002-August 6, 2006)
2006 High Fidelity Guy with Mohawk
Barry
Rob
  • Performances: Broadway (Dec 07, 2006 - Dec 17, 2006)
2008 South Pacific Bob McCaffery
Professor
  • Performances: Broadway (Apr 03, 2008 - Aug 22, 2010)
2009 American Idiot Tunny
  • Original Berkeley Cast
2011 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Flash Thompson/Ensemble
Peter Parker/Spider-Man
  • Performances: Broadway (June 4, 2011 – January 29, 2012, November 13, 2012 – December 2, 2012)

Television

  • New Amsterdam - Terry Walters (2008)
  • NCIS - Marine Private Paul 'McCartney' Patterson (2012)
  • Taken Away - Johnny (2014)

Film

Anime/Animation

Musical career

Studio Albums

Singles

References

  1. ^ Matt Caplan at the IBDb
  2. ^ Matt Caplan at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ American Idiot at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre Archived July 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Broadway Future Is Confirmed for American Idiot, But When?". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Complete Cast Announced for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark". Broadway.com. August 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "Matt Caplan Biography on". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  7. ^ [1] Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine