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Matthew Atkinson
American actor (born 1988)
Matthew Atkinson | |
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| Born | John Matthew Atkinson (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 36) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse | Brytnee Ratledge (m. 2023) |
John Matthew Atkinson (born December 27, 1988)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Austin Travers on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (2014 to 2015) and Thomas Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2019 to 2024). He was also a regular cast member on the ABC Family series Jane by Design (2012).
Early life
[edit]Atkinson was born in Marietta, Georgia. He has one sibling, an older brother. His father was a salesman and the family moved frequently because of his work. They lived in Alabama and Mississippi before returning to Georgia and settling in Kennesaw.[2][3] While growing up, he was a skateboarder and he played baseball. He became involved in theater while he was in high school.[4] After graduation, he moved to Atlanta to take college courses. He eventually decided to move to Los Angeles and pursue acting.[3] Atkinson is of Native American and Irish descent.[5]
Career
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Matthew Atkinson — A Biography
Born in Marietta, Georgia, Matthew Atkinson moved around several times before the family settled in Kennesaw, GA. He decided early on to pursue acting, moving to Atlanta after graduating from high school, and then moving on to Los Angeles to further his goal of becoming a working actor.
Atkinson quickly made his debut on the CW drama One Tree Hill, followed by a role on Drop Dead Diva, before landing joining the cast of the Academy Award-winning drama The Blind Side. Additional credits include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Fletcher Drive, Jane by Design, Parenthood, The Middle, and Young & Hungry.
In 2014, the rising star joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as Austin Travers, a cameraman who ends up marrying Summer Newman. In a classic whodunit storyline, his character was killed off in 2015. Atkinson continued adding more TV credits such as Characters, Powerless, NCIS: Los Angeles and Everyone Is Doing Great. Notable film roles include Inspired to Kill, Sisters of the Groom, Eruption: LA, and Psycho Party Planner.
In 2019, he returned to CBS, this time on The Bold and the Beautiful as Thomas Forrester, the son of Ridge Forrester and Taylor Hayes, a troubled man trying to tur