| Matthew Knight | |
| Birth Date: | c. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2002–2014 |
Matthew Knight (born 1993/1994) is a former Canadian 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).
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.
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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Peep | Harry | Short | |
| 2005 | data-sort-value="Greatest Game Ever Played, The" | The Greatest Game Ever Played | Young Francis Ouimet | |
| 2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Movie Theatre Kid | ||
| 2006 | data-sort-value="Grudge 2, The" | 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 | data-sort-value="Grudge 3, The" | The Grudge 3 | Jake Kimble | |
| 2013 | Skating to New York | Jimmy Mundell |
| 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 | data-sort-value="Dresden Files, The" | The Dresden Files | Young Harry Dresden | Episodes: "What About Bob?", "Birds of a Feather" | |
| 2008 | data-sort-value="Good Witch, The" | The Good Witch | Brandon Russell | Television movie | |
| 2009 | data-sort-value="Good Witch's Garden, The" | 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 | data-sort-value="Heartland Christmas, A" | A Heartland Christmas | Sam Hawke | Television movie | |
| 2010 | data-sort-value="Good Witch's Gift, The" | 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 | data-sort-value="Good Witch's Family, The" | The Good Witch's Family | Brandon Russell | Television movie | |
| 2012 | data-sort-value="Good Witch's Charm, The" | The Good Witch's Charm | Brandon Russell | Television movie | |
| 2013 | Magic City | Big Clyde | Episode: "The Sins of the Father" | ||
| 2013 | data-sort-value="Good Witch's Destiny, The" | The Good Witch's Destiny | Brandon Russell | Television movie | |
| 2014 | data-sort-value="Good Witch's Wonder, The" | The Good Witch's Wonder | Brandon Russell | Television movie |
| 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 |