Matt Peters is an American actor, known for his role as Joel Luschek in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.
Life and career 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. In 2013, Kohan cast Peters as Joel Luschek in her Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. 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.
In 2015, Peters made his film debut appearing in the horror-anthology, Southbound. He later appeared in the films Slash (2016), Body at Brighton Rock (2019) and Bobcat Moretti (2022). In 2019, he had a recurring role in Kohan's comedy-drama series, American Princess for Lifetime. He guest-starred on Superstore, The Goldbergs and NCIS: Los Angeles.
Filmography Films + List of film credits Year Title Role Notes2015Southbound Al2016SlashMr. Ford2019Body at Brighton Rock Kevin2022Bobcat MorettiCharlie Moretti2024ClearMind DavidWintersetCooper LangleyPost-production
Television + List of television appearances Year Title Role Notes2009IKEA Heights The Chief7 episodes2009–2011WeedsGayle4 episodes2013–2019Orange Is the New BlackJoel Luschek64 episodesScreen 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)2016The 4th Convenience Store ClerkHidden America with Jonah Ray GlenEpisode: "San Francisco: Where Culture Is Countered"Rush HourJoel SchmertzEpisode: "Knock, Knock... House Creeping!"2018Superstore HankEpisode: "Target"2019American PrincessShart O'Belly9 episodes2020The GoldbergsGus Van NoyEpisode: "Geoff the Pleaser"Teenage Bounty HuntersDeacon WesleyEpisode: "Cleave or Whatever"Let's Be RealJames CordenVoiceNCIS: Los AngelesFBI Agent Michael RudolphEpisode: "Raising the Dead"2022Animal Kingdom PaparazzoEpisodes: "Covet" and "Diamonds Are Forever"Out of OfficeHammerTV film 2025 Landman Mel Upcoming series 2025 The Paper GaryGuest Star; Season 1, Episode 2 "The Five W's"
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