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Matt O'Leary

Highest Rated: 100% American Son (2008)

Lowest Rated: 20% Drones (2013)

Birthday: Jul 6, 1987

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Though Chicago native Matt O'Leary got plenty of screen time as a pre-teen murder witness in thriller director Harold Becker's underwhelming 2001 box-office disaster, "Domestic Disturbance," and as Gary Giggles, the spiky-haired son of comedian Mike Judge's incomprehensible Donaggon Giggles in two installments of Robert Rodriguez's family-friendly action franchise "Spy Kids," it wasn't until his transition to smaller, independent projects that he truly came into his own. In 2005, he appeared with Oughties breakout star Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a supporting player in documentarian Barbara Kopple's gripping narrative feature "Havoc," a cautionary tale about culture clash and gang violence set in seedy downtown Los Angeles. The duo worked together again when O'Leary played The Brain, the fast-talking sidekick to vengeful boyfriend Brendan (Joseph-Gordon Levitt) in Rian Johnson's boldly original high school neo-noir "Brick" (2005). O'Leary was praised for his frenetic and engaging performance, and began taking on more unusual roles. Where "Brick" proved he was a compelling character actor, his depiction of an invitro-fertilized meth-head in "Natural Selection" (2010)--first-time director Robbie Pickering's award-winning indie sperm-donation satire--revealed the true depth and maturity of his capabilities. O'Leary and his co-star, the long-underrated commediene Rachael Harris, shared the award for Breakthrough Performance at South by Southwest in 2011.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 51% American Son
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85% 68% Eden
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84% 61% Fat Kid Rules the World
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82% 86% Live Free or Die Hard
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79% 86% Brick
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78% 63% Time Lapse
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75% 39% Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Watchlist
75% 78% Frailty
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74% 67% Natural Selection
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60% 25% Stung
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Filmography

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Welcome to Marwen 33% 48% 2018 Benz Actor Halfway There 2018 Sam Harris Actor Bokeh 48% 25% 2017 Riley Actor Moronga 2017 Peluco Actor ToY 67% 2015 Transexual Prostitute Actor The Submarine Kid 54% 2015 Toad Actor Stung 60% 25% 2015 Paul Actor Time Lapse 78% 63% 2014 Finn Actor Two-Bit Waltz 26% 2014 Max Actor Drones 20% 29% 2013 Jack Bowles Actor Eden 85% 68% 2012 Vaughan Actor Fat Kid Rules the World 84% 61% 2012 Marcus Actor Natural Selection 74% 67% 2011 Raymond Actor Mother's Day 42% 52% 2010 Jonathan 'Johnny' Koffin Actor American Bully 19% 2009 Brandon O'Leary Actor Sorority Row 25% 33% 2009 Garret Actor American Son 100% 51% 2008 Jake Actor Solstice 28% 2007 Mark Actor Death Sentence 20% 60% 2007 Joe Darly Actor Live Free or Die Hard 82% 86% 2007 Clay Actor Warm Springs 77% 2005 Fred Botts Actor Brick 79% 86% 2005 The Brain Actor Havoc 45% 36% 2005 Eric Actor The Alamo 29% 46% 2004 Boy in Store Actor Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 75% 39% 2002 Gary Giggles Actor
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