Matt Prokop

Matthew Ray Prokop (born July 29, 1990)[1] is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Jimmie "The Rocket Man" Zara in High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel's Geek Charming.

Matt Prokop
Matt Prokop promoting High School Musical 3 in 2008
Born
Matthew Ray Prokop

(1990-07-29) July 29, 1990
Victoria, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2007–2014

Early life

Prokop was born in Victoria, Texas,[1] and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16 to pursue his acting career.

Career

In 2011, Prokop was represented by Management 360 and APA.[2] His first acting job was a brief appearance on Hannah Montana in 2007, followed by a walk-on role on The Office.

He guest starred on Medium (2009) as Kyle "K.C." Covington for one episode. Prokop landed a role in Furry Vengeance (2010), playing Brendan Fraser's son, and he played the role of Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel's Geek Charming (2011), based on author Robin Palmer's novel.

In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Modern Family, opposite then girlfriend and series regular Sarah Hyland. His last acting appearance was in the 2013 film April Apocalypse, with his last three film roles being in films starring Hyland.

Personal life

Prokop dated his Geek Charming co-star Sarah Hyland for several years until August 2014, when she left him and filed a temporary restraining order against him for physically and verbally abusing her throughout their four-year relationship.[3][4][5][6] In October 2014, a permanent restraining order was granted, and Prokop has not worked in the film or television industries since.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Marked Zack Short film
An Angel Named Billy Zack
2008 Green Flash Cameron (Young)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Jimmie "Rocket Man" Zara
2010 Furry Vengeance Tyler Sanders
Monster Heroes Pretty Jonas Stein
I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu Cool Guy Short film
2011 Conception J.T.
Cougar Hunting Tyler
Geek Charming Josh Rosen Television film
2012 Struck By Lightning Dwayne Michaels
2013 April Apocalypse Tommy Direct-to-video

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Hannah Montana Troy McCann Episode: "Schooly Bully"
The Office Underaged Kid #3 Episode: "Cocktails"
2009 In the Motherhood Luke
Medium Kyle "K.C." Covington Episode: "Once in a Lifetime"
2011 Good Luck Charlie Evan Episode: "L.A.R.P. in the Park"
2012 Modern Family Ethan Episode: "Disneyland"
2013 Perception Ian Vetter Episode: "Defective"

Discography
Year Title Other artist(s) Album
2008 "Senior Year Spring Musical" Ashley Tisdale High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"We're All in This Together" (Graduation Mix) High School Musical 3 cast High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"High School Musical" High School Musical 3 cast High School Musical 3: Senior Year

References
  1. Katz, Nikki (March 22, 2008). "Matt Prokop – Spotlight". Crushable.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
    Associated, The (July 29, 2009). "Nation & World | Today in History | Seattle Times Newspaper". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
    "What s Up July 29, 2010". Anniston Star. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  2. " ". mattprokop.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  3. Modern Family Star Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop Talk Maintaining an On and Off Screen Romance Celebuzz. October 21, 2011
  4. "Matt Prokop Interview – Matt Prokop Gushes About Sarah Hyland". Seventeen. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  5. "Are Sarah Hyland & Boyfriend Matt Prokop Getting Engaged?". E! Online. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  6. "'Modern Family' Star Sarah Hyland Ex-BF Choked Me ... I Fear For My Life". TMZ. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  7. Harrison, Lily (October 6, 2014). "Judge grants Sarah Hyland permanent restraining order". E! News.
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