Matthew Porretta is an American television, voice, and film actor known for his appearances in Wings, Beverly Hills, 90210, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. He has also appeared on Broadway and in video games, where he is known for his voice role as the titular character in Remedy Entertainment's videogame's Alan Wake, its sequel Alan Wake 2, as Alan Wake in Quantum Break, and live action as Dr. Casper Darling in Control and Control Resonant.
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Life and career
Porretta was born in Darien, Connecticut, into a show-biz family: His father, Frank Porretta, was a famous tenor, opera singer and musical theater actor. His mother, Roberta Palmer Porretta, former Miss Ohio 1956, was a spinto soprano. She returned to school after raising their children and went on to an international opera career after graduating from the Juilliard School of Music.
By the age of 25, Matthew Porretta was already a veteran of Broadway and a student at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1990 he broke into television with recurring roles on shows like Wings and Beverly Hills, 90210. His first major movie role came in 1993 when he portrayed Will Scarlet O'Hara in Mel Brooks' spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Four years later, Porretta starred as Robin Hood in the first two seasons of The New Adventures of Robin Hood. Since 1997, he has been starring in independent movies, commercials and TV shows.
His debut role on stage was Marius Pontmercy during the national tour of Les Misérables, between 1989 and 1994. In 1994, he was part of the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Passion. Despite not performing in the movie, filmed shortly after the Broadway Production ended, Porretta reprised his role as Count Ludovic for Passion - Original Broadway Cast Recording, which won the Best Musical Theater Album at 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
