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Czuchry at PaleyFest 2015
Born
Matthew Charles Czuchry

(1977-05-20) May 20, 1977 (age 46)
Alma mater College of Charleston (BA)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2000–present

Matthew Charles Czuchry (/ˈzkri/; born May 20, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Logan Huntzberger on The WB television series Gilmore Girls (2005–2007), Cary Agos on the CBS television drama The Good Wife (2009–2016), and Conrad Hawkins on the Fox medical drama series The Resident (2018–2023).

Early life

Czuchry was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, and grew up in Johnson City, Tennessee. His father, Andrew Czuchry, is a professor at East Tennessee State University, and his mother, Sandra, is a homemaker. He is of Ukrainian descent on his father's side. He has two brothers and a sister.

He graduated from Science Hill High School in 1995, where he was Tennessee state prep tennis singles champion that year. Czuchry attended College of Charleston on a tennis scholarship, captained the men's tennis team, and was an NCAA ranked player in the Southern Conference. He won the Mr. College of Charleston pageant in 1998 and graduated with honors in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science.

Career

Television roles

Matt Czuchry 2011 Peabody
Czuchry at a 2011 Peabody Award ceremony

Czuchry took one theater class in college, and his professor encouraged him to change his major to drama. It was during his first role on The WB's Young Americans that he met Kate Bosworth, whom he dated from 2000 to 2002. He also had guest spots on Freaks and Geeks, 7th Heaven, The Practice, Veronica Mars and Friday Night Lights. After recurring on the CBS television drama Hack and starring in the UPN pilot Jake 2.0, Czuchry received his breakthrough role as Logan Huntzberger on the television series Gilmore Girls in 2004. His role was initially recurring during the series' fifth season before being upgraded to a series regular during the sixth season.

From 2009 to 2016, Czuchry portrayed lawyer Cary Agos on the CBS drama The Good Wife. He also reprised his role as Logan Huntzberger on Netflix's reunion miniseries, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016).

Czuchry starred in Fox's medical drama series The Resident, which premiered on January 21, 2018. He played the central character, Dr. Conrad Hawkins. The series was renewed for a second season on May 7, 2018, a third season on March 25, 2019, and a fourth season in May 2020. The drama was then renewed for a fifth and final sixth season.

Films

Czuchry appeared in the films Eight Legged Freaks and Slap Her... She's French. He additionally played the lead role in the film adaptation of Tucker Max's I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.

Theater

From September 11 to October 28, 2007, Czuchry performed in Wendy Wasserstein's play Third opposite Christine Lahti at the Geffen Playhouse.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Slap Her... She's French Kyle Fuller
2002 Eight Legged Freaks Bret
2002 Midsummer Night's Rave, AA Midsummer Night's Rave Evan
2002 Swimming Upstream Morris Bird III
2004 Em & Me Chase
2009 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Tucker Max

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Freaks and Geeks Teenage guy #1 Episode: "We've Got Spirit"
2000 Opposite Sex Kurt Episode: "The Field Trip Episode"
2000 Young Americans Sean McGrail Recurring role
2002 Practice, TheThe Practice Skip Hyman Episode: "Fire Proof"
2002 7th Heaven Carl Episode: "A Cry for Help"
2003 Jake 2.0 Darin Metcalf Episode: "The Tech"
2003–2004 Hack Jamie Farrel Recurring role
2004 Dark Shadows Willie Loomis Unsold pilot
2004–2007 Gilmore Girls Logan Huntzberger Main role
2006 Justice League Unlimited Brainiac 5 (voice) Episode: "Far From Home"
2006 Veronica Mars Charlie Stone Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf"
2007 Gravity Ray Television film
2008 Friday Night Lights Chris Kennedy 4 episodes
2009–2016 Good Wife, TheThe Good Wife Cary Agos Main role
2010 19th Wife, TheThe 19th Wife Jordan Television film
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Logan Huntzberger Miniseries; recurring role
2018–2023 The Resident Conrad Hawkins Main role
2023 American Horror Story: Delicate Dexter Harding Main role

See also

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