Tall, dark and handsome, the charismatic Matthew Fox makes an ideal leading man. Which is fortunate, given his choice of profession.
Hailing from a ranch in Wyoming, the archetypal all-American boy played football at Columbia University, where he also studied economics.
His intended career as a successful Wall Street broker was put on hold when a girlfriend's mother persuaded him to audition for some modelling work. A couple of hit commercials later, Matthew decided acting was for him and went on to enroll in The School for Film and Television in New York City.
Before Lost, he was best known for starring in the hugely successful series, Party of Five, which won the 1996 Golden Globe for Best Drama.
He has numerous other credits, including a starring role in the critically acclaimed series Haunted and the made-for-television movie Behind the Mask, in which he played a young patient opposite Donald Sutherland's ageing doctor.
He was born on 14 July 1966. He has two children, Kyle and Byron, and has been a keen horse rider since he was six years old.
