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American actor Matt Long was born on May 18, 1980, in Lexington, Kentucky, but grew up in the town of Winchester. Matt graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2002, and soon after he moved to New York to work in live theater, performing at the Williamstown Theater Festival. He made his film debut as Pvt. Smith in the civil war film "The Greatest Adventure of My Life." This led to roles in the films "Deceit" and the supernatural movie "Ghost Rider," where he played the young Johnny Blaze. Matt may be most known for his role as teenager Jack McCallister on the short-lived WB series "Jack & Bobby." When he's not working, Matt is a big fan of the outdoors and enjoys hiking and backpacking.

Performer Matt Long emerged as a supporting actor in the mid- to late 2000s. He achieved his most significant break in his early twenties, as one of the titular leads on Thomas Schlamme's critically worshipped -- but audience-ignored -- coming-of-age series drama, Jack && Bobby (2004). That program -- which, despite its title and one of the plot elements, bore only the most tenuous connection to the Kennedy family -- observed the doings of two contemporary young brothers, amid the throes of an upbringing by their hip, pot-smoking single mother (Christine Lahti), and the overarching suggestion that one would go on to run for president in the 2040s. After it folded prematurely at the end of its first season, Long tackled supporting roles in such features as the romantic comedy Sydney White (playing the boyfriend of Amanda Bynes) and the Nicolas Cage superhero saga Ghost Rider (as a young Cage). Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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