Matthew Mackendree Lanter (born April 1, 1983 in Massillon, Ohio),[source?] or simply Matt Lanter is an American actor provided the voice of Anakin Skywalker for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels,[2] Star Wars Forces of Destiny, and Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi.[3] He also portrayed Lant Davan in the Disney+ live-action TV series The Mandalorian.[4] Born with an ancestry including Polish, English, Austrian, Scottish, and German, his mother and father are Jana Kay (Wincek) and Joseph Hayes Lanter, and he has a sister named Kara. At the age of eight, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where his father's family is from.[source?]
Growing up, Lanter played American football, golf and baseball, in the latter he held a position as a bat boy with the Atlanta Braves. He graduated from Collins Hill High School in 2001, his parents got divorced while he was a senior there. Lanter then attended a community college before majoring in Sports Business at the University of Georgia, but eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.[source?]
Works[]
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- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow of Malevolence"
- Matt Lanter: The Chosen One on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Double Trouble: Anakin and Ahsoka Talk in Star Wars Insider #108 on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Voice of the Force" — Star Wars Insider 110
- From "Blast that X-Wing!" to "Traitor!": The voices of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 165
- The Mandalorian Wraps and Matt Lanter Talks The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Stories of Light and Dark Audiobook Cast Revealed – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: Matt Lanter, the Animated Anakin, Talks His Own Star Wars Saga on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Matt Lanter: The Animated Anakin" — Star Wars Insider 201
- "Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season One Companion" — Star Wars Insider 201
- Dave Filoni joins us on stage at SWCA 22 | Star Wars Celebration LIVE! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Celebration LIVE! - DAY 4 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- 15 Highlights from Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Announces First Celebrity Guests on StarWars.com (backup link)
- This Week! in Star Wars Marvel's Sana Starros First Look, Star Wars Celebration Celebrity Guests, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Gwendoline Christie, Joonas Suotamo, and Ming-Na Wen to Appear at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Plan Ahead with the Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Panel Schedule on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Celebration LIVE! 2023 - DAY 2 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars: The High Republic Characters Revealed, Your Cute Pets, and more! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ The Mandalorian Wraps and Matt Lanter Talks The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ "The Padawan Path"
- ↑ The Mandalorian — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner"
- ↑ From "Blast that X-Wing!" to "Traitor!": The voices of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on StarWars.com (backup link)
External links[]
- Matt Lanter on Wikipedia
- Matt Lanter at the Internet Movie Database
- Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker) by Dennis Pellegrom on Star Wars Interviews (August, 2010) (content now obsolete; archived from the original on February 5, 2023)