Matt Willig

Matt Willig
Matt Willig
Date of birth: January 21, 1969 (1969-01-21) (age 42)
Place of birth: Santa Fe Springs, California
Career information
Position(s): Offensive tackle
College: Southern California
Organizations
 As player:
1993-1995
1996-1997
1998
2000-2002
2003-2004
2005
New York Jets
Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers
Carolina Panthers
St. Louis Rams
Playing stats at NFL.com

Matthew Joseph "Matt" Willig (born January 21, 1969) is an American actor and former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He stands 6 feet, 8 inches (203 cm).

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Career

Acting

He was portraying the character Special Agent Simon Cade in season eight of NCIS (TV series) until the first episode of season nine which was aired on September 20, 2011. In 2009, he had supporting role as a brutish caveman tormenting Jack Black and Michael Cera in the motion picture Year One. He appeared as a gang member named Little Chino on the Showtime series Dexter (2007). He has appeared as a bodyguard named Yuri on the NBC series Chuck, and has also appeared in an episode of My Name is Earl entitled "Bullies". Matt has acted in numerous national commercial campaigns, including a Capital One spot with David Spade, a Bud Light spot, and as an action hero in a Halls commercial. He also appeared in a season 7 episode of Malcolm In the Middle, as a recovering alcoholic named Crash and had a small role in the 1993 Hong Kong action movie Full Contact. He appeared in a minor role in iCarly as a truckdriver named the "Sledghammer". He made another guest appearance on The Suite Life on Deck as a genie in season 2 episode 22. On Sonny with a Chance, in the episode titled "Sonny Get Your Goat", he appeared as 'Limo', the mode of transportation to Tawni's motel room in a foreign country and appeared in the new Disney XD show Pair of Kings. Willig also had a supporting role in the second episode of Terriers. He also appears in the upcoming film, The Sibling. appeared in cbs soap young and the restless as billy abbotts bodyguard tank in nov. 2011.

Voice Acting

Willig voiced The Juggernaut in the Marvel game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.[1]

Professional football

Willig played 14 years for the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers.

College football

He played college football at the University of Southern California as a member of the 1989 Rose Bowl winning team.

High School sports

Willig played football and basketball at St. Paul High School (Santa Fe Springs, California).

Personal

Willig was born in La Mirada, California. A public administration major, Matt and his wife, Chris, live in the Walnut Acres neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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