Matthew Knight (born 1993/1994) is a Canadian former actor known for his roles in Queer as Folk, as Ethan Morgan in My Babysitter's a Vampire, and as Jake Kimble in The Grudge film series. Since then he has appeared in over a dozen television series, more than ten television movies and a number of feature-length and short films. He has been nominated seven times for a Young Artist Award and has won twice, for his performance in Candles on Bay Street (2006) and Gooby (2009).
Career Knight's first leading role in a feature film was Will Burton in Big Spender (2003). After performing on various television shows, he appeared in Peep (2004 and in The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) as Young Francis Ouimet. In 2006, he appeared in the werewolf film Skinwalkers. He later appeared in The Grudge 2 (2006) and The Grudge 3 (2009) as Jake Kimble.
Knight later appeared The Good Witch (2008), The Good Witch's Garden (2009), The Good Witch's Gift (2010), The Good Witch's Family (2011) and The Good Witch's Charm (2012). He also starred in the television movie and series My Babysitter's a Vampire. He has starred in the episodes, "Alien Candy" and "Checking Out" of the TV series, R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour.
Personal life Knight resided in Mount Albert, Ontario and attended Unionville High School where he was in the performing arts program. He has an older brother, Jack Knight, and sister, Tatum Knight, who are also actors.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Peep Harry Short 2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played Young Francis Ouimet 2005Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Movie Theatre Kid 2006 The Grudge 2 Jake Kimble 2007 Christmas in Wonderland Brian Saunders 2007 Skinwalkers Timothy Talbot 2008 Finn on the Fly Ben Soledad 2009 Gooby Willy Main role 2009 The Grudge 3 Jake Kimble 2013 Skating to New York Jimmy Mundell
Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Queer as Folk Peter Season 2, Episode 9 : "Accentuate the Positive" 2003 1-800-Missing Peter Melnyk Season 1, Episode 12: "Victoria" 2003 Big Spender Will Burton Television movie 2005 Peep and the Big Wide World Tom the Cat Voice role Episode: “Reflection Affection” 2005 Kojak Paulie Wagner Season 1, Episodes 5 & 6: "Kind of Blue" and "Hit Man" 2006 Skyland Spencer Season 1, Episode 19: "The Secret Power" 2006 For the Love of a Child Jacob Fletcher Television movie 2006 Intimate Stranger Justin Reese Television movie 2006 Candles on Bay Street Trooper Television movie 2007 All the Good Ones Are Married Luke Gold Television movie 2007–2008 The Dresden Files Young Harry Dresden Episodes: "What About Bob?", "Birds of a Feather" 2008 The Good Witch Brandon Russell Television movie 2009 The Good Witch's Garden Brandon Russell Television movie 2009 Cartoon Gene Gene Lead role 2010 Flashpoint Isaac Season 2, Episode 19: "The Farm" 2010 A Heartland Christmas Sam Hawke Television movie 2010 The Good Witch's Gift Brandon Russell Television movie 2010 My Babysitter's a Vampire Ethan Morgan Television movie (backdoor pilot) 2011–2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire Ethan Morgan Main role 2011, 2013 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Greg / Jeremy Episodes: "Alien Candy", "Checking Out" 2011 The Good Witch's Family Brandon Russell Television movie 2012 The Good Witch's Charm Brandon Russell Television movie 2013 Magic City Big Clyde Episode: "The Sins of the Father" 2013 The Good Witch's Destiny Brandon Russell Television movie 2014 The Good Witch's Wonder Brandon Russell Television movie
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2007 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor Candles on Bay Street 2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a DVD Film Christmas in Wonderland 2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actor The Good Witch 2010 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actor The Good Witch's Gift 2010 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a DVD Film Gooby 2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actor The Good Witch's Family 2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV series – Leading Young Actor My Babysitter's a Vampire
References Note: Matthew Knight was 17 years old when interviewed for the article.
External links