Matt Doherty (actor) explained

Matt Doherty (actor) should not be confused with Matt Doherty (basketball).

Matt Doherty
Birth Date:June 22, 1978
Birth Place:Harvey, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation:Film/TV actor
Years Active:1990-present

Matthew Doherty (born June 22, 1978, in Harvey, Illinois) is an American actor. He is known for his role of Lester Averman in The Mighty Ducks trilogy.

Early life and education

Doherty is a graduate of Thornwood High School, a southern suburban high school in the Chicago area. While at Thornwood, he played trumpet in the school's band. As part of Matthew's tutoring while on the set of The Mighty Ducks, he took trumpet lessons from Los Angeles studio musicians.

He graduated with a theatre degree from Northwestern University in 1999, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Career

He is best known for playing the roles of Lester Averman in The Mighty Ducks trilogy (although in D1 he is referred to as Dave Averman) and William "Heed" MacKenzie in So I Married An Axe Murderer.[1]

Doherty had a role on the TV series Boston Public, in which he shared the screen with Northwestern alum Jeri Ryan. He did a commercial in which he parodied the sound-effect featured on The Six Million Dollar Man. He is then corrected by Lee Majors, who played the title character.Doherty is also set to return to the screen, alongside The Mighty Ducks co-star Emilio Estevez, once again as Lester Averman, in the Disney+ serial reboot of the movies, .

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1990Home AloneSteffan
1992The BabeBoy in Car
Mo' MoneyKid
The Mighty DucksLes Averman
So I Married an Axe MurdererHeed
1994Les Averman
1996
2001Ghost WorldMasterpiece Video Employee
2003Graduation NightDrunk
2012Last CallFredUncredited
ArgoButlerUncredited
2014Hollows GroveTim Royce

Television

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2000EREli EmersonEpisode: Match Made in Heaven
FelicityComputer GuyEpisode: Greeks and Geeks
2001Boston PublicLionel Pratt3 episodes
2006The UnitHendersonEpisode: Old Home Week
2007Corey BurtonEpisode: Chain Reaction
2008BonesGary TushmanEpisode: The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond
2009Dark BlueBoyd's AssociateEpisode: Guns, Strippers and Wives
Twitchy GuyEpisode: Working Stiffs
2011Grey's AnatomyCarterEpisode: What Is It About Men
2014Franklin & BashTed DavisEpisode: Falcon's Nest
2015MaronAgentEpisode: Stroke of Luck
2017Supernova 45JetsetTV movie
2017RosewoodAlan RastEpisode: White Matter & the Ways Back
2021Lester Averman Episode: Spirit of the Ducks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 'Mighty Ducks' Trilogy: An Oral History . Time.com . 2014-06-09 . 2016-10-18.