Matt McGorry Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics |

Matt McGorry Quick Info
Height	5 ft 11 in
Weight	83 kg
Date of Birth	April 12, 1986
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Eye Color	Dark Brown

Matt McGorry is an American actor, activist, and writer who is best known for portraying roles such as Asher Millstone in How to Get Away with Murder, John Bennett in Orange Is the New Black, and Mark Higgins in Archive 81. He has also appeared in a variety of other TV shows and films such as One Life to Live, Gossip Girl, Elementary, Public Morals, How He Fell in Love, Step Sisters, Death of a Telemarketer, Uncorked, Good on Paper, and many more.

Born Name

Matthew David McGorry

Nick Name

Matt

Matt McGorry at the Variety and Women in Film’s Pre-Emmy Celebration in September 2016

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Manhattan, New York City, United States

Nationality

Education

Matt went to the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.

Post that, he got enrolled at Emerson College in Boston.

Occupation

Actor

Family

Father – worked as a driver.
Mother – was a homemaker.
Siblings – Craig McGorry (Brother)
Others – William J. McGorry (Paternal Grandfather), Frances O’Sullivan (Paternal Grandmother)

Manager

Matt McGorry is represented by Authentic Talent and Literary Management.

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 11 in or 180 cm (Approx)

Weight

83 kg or 183 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Matt McGorry has dated –

Michelle Trachtenberg – Matt McGorry was RUMORed to be in a relationship with actress Michelle Trachtenberg. Although they haven’t publicly released statement to confirm their relationship, but they have been ever present by each other’s side at numerous events starting with 2015 Coachella festival and Elton John AIDS Foundation Viewing Party in February 2015.

Matt McGorry and Michelle Trachtenberg at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Viewing Party in February 2015

Race / Ethnicity

White

Matt is of Jewish descent on his mother’s side while has Irish ancestry on his father’s side.

Hair Color

Light Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Eyes

Matt McGorry shirtless body during a photoshoot

Brand Endorsements

Matt McGorry has been seen in PSA “It’s On Us”.

He has appeared in the Electronic Scrabble Flash game commercial.

Religion

Judaism

Best Known For

His role in Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black as John Bennett.
Having played Asher Millstone in ABC drama series, How to Get Away with Murder.

First Film

Matt McGorry made his film debut with Thursday in 2006 as Grey Malcolm.

First TV Show

McGorry made his first TV show appearance in ABC soap opera One Life to Live as Spider Man in 2011.

Personal Trainer

Matt McGorry keeps changing his workout routines following the roles he is being cast in. However, irrespective of his roles and fitness objectives, his exercises do involve weightlifting.

When he is looking to shred fat, he performs full body lifting workouts and adds HIIT to his routine. Generally, he performs this circuit once or twice per week. In case, he has a shirtless scene around the corner, he prefers low-intensity cardio such as incline walking. It burns fewer calories but helps get rid of a higher percentage of fat.

He switches his diet in accordance with his workout goals. If he is lifting heavy, he likes to pile on carbs. On days when he is doing cardio sessions, he drastically cuts carb intakes and gorges on protein food sources.

Matt McGorry Favorite Things

Guilty Pleasure – Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Vegetable Meal – Roasted Brussels sprouts
Restaurant – The Half King in New York City
Dance Song – OMG by Usher

Source – Yahoo, Grub Street, Twitter

Matt McGorry at the 2015 TCA Summer Press Tour of Disney ABC Television Group

Matt McGorry Facts

While growing up, Matt was really into magic and started learning it at the age of around eight or nine. He used to perform at the birthday parties and even attended magic camp.

Before giving the acting career a try, he was a bodybuilder, personal trainer and Men’s Health magazine writer. As a trainer, he had even worked with many Victoria’s Secret models.

He doesn’t know how to drive a car.

Matt identifies himself as a feminist and has penned a number of social media posts to raise awareness about the cause.

In October 2016, he and his dad got matching tattoos of the uterus on their right biceps from Golden Probes tattoo parlor in Los Angeles.

In March 2016, he designed a feminist t-shirt on the eve of International Women’s Day and decided to donate the funds from the tee sales to social cause organization, NARAL.

Like many other left-leaning celebrities, he was pretty vocal on social media in his opposition of Donald Trump in lead up to the 2016 US Presidential Election.

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Matt McGorry Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics