| August Doggie Matthews | |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 2007 |
| Birth Place: | Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Other Names: | Auggie Doggie Matthews |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
| Relatives: | Blackbear (brother-in-law)[1] |
| Awards: | See below |
August Doggie Matthew (born August 28, 2007)[2] is an American actor. He is best-known for his performance as Auggie Doggie Matthews on the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World and his recurring role as the voice of Puck McSnorter in Mickey and the Roadster Racers. His notable film credits include the horror-thriller films The Nun (2018) and Slapface (2021).
Matthews was born and raised in Ventura, California, where he began acting professionally at the age of 4. He began attending college in 2022 at age 14. He is of Italian and Jordanian descent.[3]
From 2012 to 2014, August Doggie Matthews played little roles on TV shows like “How I met your Mother” season 8, then on “Weeds” season 8, also on “Raising Hope” season 4, and finally on “Dads” season 1.
From 2014 to 2017, Matthews starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World as Auggie Matthews, the younger brother of the titular character.[4] [5]
In 2018, Matthews portrayed Daniel, in The Nun, a spin-off/prequel of 2016's The Conjuring 2.[6]
In 2019, Matthews traveled to Budapest to film Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog.[7] In the film, Maturo is separated from his family during World War II and reunited with his German Shepherd who has been adopted by a Nazi SS officer at a war camp where Joshua has been taken. The movie is based on the bestselling Israeli novel "The Jewish Dog" by Asher Kravitz and has had a limited festival release starting in 2021.
In 2020, Matthews completed feature film Slapface and Short Film Boys. In Slapface, the feature-length adaptation of Jeremiah Kipp's 2017 short film of the same name, Matthews portrays Lucas, the lead in the horror-thriller[8] and won Best Actor at Grimmfest 2021 for his role in the film. The short film Boys starring Matthews premiered at LA Shorts and has screened at many other festivals in 2021. Directed by Luke Benward, Boys has qualified to be considered for a 2022 Academy Award in the live action short category.[9]
In 2022, Matthews executive produces a VR docu-drama feature Just Like You – Food Allergies.[10]
Matthews is an advocate for food allergy awareness, after experiencing potentially-fatal anaphylaxis while on the set of Girl Meets World when he was six years old.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Applebaum | Isaac | Television film | ||
| 2018 | The Nun | Daniel | Feature film acting debut | ||
| 2019 | Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog | Joshua | |||
| 2021 | Slapface | Lucas | |||
| TBA | Boys | Chris | Short film; post production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Weeds | Kyle | Episode: "Allosaurus Crush Castle" | |
| How I Met Your Mother | 6 Year Old Marvin | Episode: "Who Wants to Be a Godparent" | ||
| 2013 | Dads | Alden | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Raising Hope | Nerdy Kid | Episode: "Extreme Howdy's Makeover" | ||
| 2014–2017 | Girl Meets World | Auggie Matthews | Main character | |
| 2014 | See Dad Run | Adam | Episode: "See Dad Roast the Toast" | |
| Suburgatory | Older Kid | Episode: "Blame It on the Rainstick" | ||
| Bones | Scotty | Episode: "The Money Maker on the Merry-Go-Round" | ||
| 2016 | The Odd Couple | Simon | Episode: "I Kid, You Not" | |
| Teachers | Kyle | Episode: "Thirty-One and Done" | ||
| 2017-2021 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Puck McSnorter | Voice role; recurring character | |
| 2021 | The Conners | Mark's classmate | Episode: "Jeopardé, Sobrieté and Infidelité" | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series | Girl Meets World | [13] | |||
| Grimmfest | 2021 | The Reaper Awards | Best Actor in Feature Film | Slapface | [14] |