Acting

Matt Lindland

Oregon City, Oregon, USA

Department: Acting

Biography

Matthew James Lindland is an American retired mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, speaker, actor, coach, entrepreneur and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008. He also started an apparel company named Dirty Boxer. In mixed martial arts, Lindland competed primarily in the Middleweight division for the UFC, Strikeforce. Affliction, the IFL, Cage Rage, the WFA, and BodogFIGHT. Lindland appears in the award-winning MMA documentary Fight Life, released in 2013. The film was directed by James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films. Matt Lindland and Ed Herman guest starred on the TV series Leverage on July 22, 2011. Lindland played an MMA fighter. Lindland has also appeared in the HBO hit television show Oz, acting and performing stunts. He was also featured in the Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen film New York Minute, again acting and performing stunts

Known For

Prominent works featuring Matt Lindland

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Fight Life	Himself	Movie	2012
Once I Was a Champion	Himself	Movie	2011
Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II	Self	Movie	2010
Strikeforce Challengers 8: Lindland vs. Casey	Self	Movie	2010
Strikeforce: Evolution	Self	Movie	2009
Affliction: Day of Reckoning	Self	Movie	2009
Fighting Politics	himself	Movie	2009
Leverage	Tank Conklin	TV Series	2008
Affliction: Banned	Self	Movie	2008
IFL Battleground	Self / Appearance	TV Series	2007
UFC 54: Boiling Point	Self	Movie	2005
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2	Self	Movie	2005
UFC 49: Unfinished Business	Self	Movie	2004
UFC 45: Revolution	Self	Movie	2003
UFC 43: Meltdown	Self	Movie	2003
UFC 41: Onslaught	Self	Movie	2003
UFC 39: The Warriors Return	Self	Movie	2002
UFC 37: High Impact	Self	Movie	2002
UFC 36: Worlds Collide	Self	Movie	2002
UFC 34: High Voltage	Self	Movie	2001
UFC 31: Locked & Loaded	Self	Movie	2001
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts	Self	Movie	2000