Matthew Scott Porter (born July 14, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights, as George Tucker in The CW comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie and as Mayor Paul Randolph in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia.
Porter starred alongside Alyson Michalka and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film Bandslam. He performed the song "Pretend", featured on the Bandslam soundtrack. In 2010, he played the role of law firm investigator Blake Calamar in CBS' legal drama The Good Wife.
Porter is also a voice actor, lending his voice to various projects based on comic books. These include Marvel Anime, Harley Quinn, Batman: Arkham Knight, The Walking Dead: Season Two, Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, and Injustice 2.
Background
Porter grew up in Winter Park, Florida, where he attended Lake Howell High School. He was a wide receiver on the football team at Lake Howell and graduated in 1997. While a student at the University of Central Florida, he sang vocal percussion in an a cappella vocal group, 4: 2: Five (currently known as VoicePlay). Porter also worked as a baby-sitter and "didn't have time to party."
Career
Prior to joining the cast of Friday Night Lights, Porter played Matthew in the original cast of the Off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz in 2004. In 2006, he temporarily took over the role of Casey Hughes in the soap opera As the World Turns, a role originally performed by Zach Roerig. Porter also played the role of Colin Thompson, the more visible part of the duo that fronts the fictional band PoP!, in the film Music and Lyrics (2007).
Porter also played the character Rex in the film Speed Racer (2008), which was directed and written by the Wachowskis. He played Bobby in the remake of Prom Night and Ben Wheatly in Bandslam, released in August 2009.Stacy Dodd (June 3, 2007). Scott Porter profile, Variety.com; accessed April 23, 2010. That same year, he was paired with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star Alexis Bledel in the romantic comedy film The Good Guy, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Porter is a fan of comic books and has auditioned for several comic book hero roles. He is a fan of HeroClix, filming unboxing videos of upcoming sets for the WizKids Facebook page. Porter performed and sang the song "Someone to Fall Back On" in Bandslam, and his song "Pretend" was included in the soundtrack. He was part of his high school's choral department and was a founding member of the groups 4:2:Five (now known as VoicePlay) and Mosaic. He eventually performed for Off Broadway with another a cappella band, Toxic Audio.
Porter portrayed "Randy" in the 2010 film Dear John, which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.
In 2010, Porter joined the cast of CBS's legal drama The Good Wife as Blake Calamar, an investigator for Lockhart & Gardner, a law firm. His character appeared in 14 episodes. Also in 2010, he starred in the pilot of the television series Nomads, which was developed for The CW, but it was not picked up by the network. BuddyTV ranked him #10 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010" list and #34 in 2011.
Porter played a lawyer in the medical dramedy series Hart of Dixie alongside Rachel Bilson (who also co-starred with him in The To Do List). The series debuted on The CW in September 2011.
In 2013, he debuted in the second season of the video game series of The Walking Dead by Telltale Games as Luke, one of the main characters in the series. Porter also voiced another main character, Lukas, in Minecraft Story Mode by Telltale Games and Mojang. In 2017, Porter portrayed Colton "Colt" Cruise in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 18 Longshot mode. In 2022, he also provided the voice for Heimdall, one of the main antagonists in Santa Monica studio's God of War: Ragnrarok.
In 2024, Porter competed in season eleven of The Masked Singer as "Gumball". He finished in second place, with Vanessa Hudgens as "Goldfish" winning the season.
Personal life In April 2013, Porter married Kelsey Mayfield, a casting director and former University of Texas cheerleader whom he met on the set of Friday Night Lights. One of his groomsmen was screenwriter and director Jamie Linden, a schoolmate at Lake Howell. In May 2015, Mayfield gave birth to their son, McCoy Lee. Their daughter, Clover Ash, was born in August 2017.
Porter is also known for playing and promoting HeroClix, a tabletop miniatures game featuring Marvel and DC Comics characters. He films preview videos of upcoming product releases and hosts "HeroClix for Huntington's", an annual charity tournament supporting the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Porter was also created as a 'bystander' token and two separate figures playable in the HeroClix game.
Porter is a big fan of Pokémon and plays Pokémon Go with his kids, sister, and father.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Music and Lyrics Colin Thompson 2008 Speed Racer Young Rex Racer Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing Rex Racer Short film Prom Night Bobby Jones 2009 Bandslam Ben Wheatly The Good Guy Tommy Fielding 2010 Dear John Randy Hit Me Keith Short film 2011 10 Years Scott 2013 The To Do List Rusty Waters 2021 Taking the Reins Luke Travers
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 As the World Turns Casey Hughes 4 episodes The Bedford Diaries Jason Miller 2 episodes Ugly Betty Guy Episode: "Pilot" 2006–2008; 2010 Friday Night Lights Jason Street 42 episodesMain role (seasons 1–3)Special guest star (season 5) 2009, 2015 Robot Chicken Giant Man, Racer X, Kimble Voice, 2 episodes 2010 Caprica Nestor Willow Recurring8 episodes 2010–2011 The Good Wife Blake Calamar Recurring (season 2)14 episodes 2011 Marvel Anime: Wolverine Scott Summers / Cyclops Voice, English dub Marvel Anime: X-Men 2011–2015 Hart of Dixie George Tucker Lead role2013The Eric Andre ShowHimselfSeason 2 episode 10 2015 Master Work Sean Fetters Television film Parenthood Amber's Significant Other Uncredited cameoEpisode: "May God Bless and Keep You Always" 2016–2017 Ultimate Spider-Man Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider, Synth Spiders Voice, main role (season 4) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2016 Rosewood Detective Russ Hame Episode: "Ballistics & BFFs" Scorpion Timothy "Tim" Armstrong 13 episodes Outcast Donald "Donnie" Hamel 2 episodes 2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nick Hunter 1 episode Avengers Assemble White Wolf Voice, 6 episodes 2019 Charmed Levi (Heaven's Vice) 1 episode Why Women Kill Ralph Vlasin 2 episodes 2020 Harley Quinn Flash Voice, episode: "A Fight Worth Fighting For" 2020 Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Francis Voice, 2 episodes 2021–present Ginny & Georgia Mayor Paul Randolph Main role 2021 Lucifer Carol Corbett Season 5 guest; Season 6 recurring cast 2021 Taking the Reins Luke Television film (Hallmark) 2022 Spidey and His Amazing Friends George Stacy Voice 2023 Up Here Orson Recurring role 2024 The Masked Singer Himself / Gumball Season 11 runner-up2024 Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition Moon Knight, Iceman Voice, Disney+ special
Video games Year Title Role 2011 X-Men: Destiny Adrian Luca 2013 Marvel Heroes Cyclops 2013–2014 The Walking Dead: Season Two Luke 2014 Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Aquaman, Superboy 2015 Batman: Arkham Knight Nightwing 2015–2017 Minecraft: Story Mode Lukas 2016 Lego Marvel's Avengers Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Peter Quill / Star-Lord Injustice 2 Damian Wayne / Robin Madden NFL 18 Colt Cruise Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier 2018 Madden NFL 19 Colt Cruise Lego DC Super-Villains Aquaman Spider-Man Harry Osborn 2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Scott Summers / Cyclops 2022 God of War Ragnarök Heimdall Marvel's Avengers Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier 2023 StarfieldOther You (male) 2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Flash 2024 Marvel Rivals Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Eddie Brock 2026 Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Peter Quill / Star-Lord
Theatre credits Year Title Role Notes 2005-2006 Altar Boyz Matthew Off-Broadway 2009 Heathers: The Musical Jason Dean Workshop 2019 The Last Five Years Jamie Wellerstein After Hours Theatre Company
References
External links
Video Feature: In Rehearsal: Altar Boyz at Broadway.com Video Feature: Opening Night: Altar Boyz at Broadway.com Scott Porter - marriage Scott Porter at NBC