Matt Gerald

Matt Gerald (born May 2, 1970) is an American actor and screenwriter. Gerald was born in Miami, Florida. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, he is best known for his Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) roles as White Power Dave in All Hail the King (2014) and Melvin Potter in Netflix's Daredevil (2015–2018)^[1][2] and as Corporal Lyle Wainfleet in James Cameron's science-fiction Avatar franchise.^[3]

Matt Gerald
Born	Matthew Gerald (1970-05-02) May 2, 1970 (age 55) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Starstruck	Patrolman
	Judas Kiss	Agent #1
1999	The Minus Man	Arresting Officer
	Magnolia	Officer #2
2000	Tigerland	Sgt. Eveland
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	SWAT Team Leader
	S.W.A.T.	Nick
2005	XXX: State of the Union	Liebo
	In the Mix	Jackie
2008	Choke	Detective Ryan
2009	Avatar	Corporal Lyle Wainfleet
2010	Elektra Luxx	Michael Ortiz
	Faster	Driver's Brother
2012	Freelancers	Billy Morrison
	Red Dawn	Hodges
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Zandar / Havoc
	The Frozen Ground	Ed Stauber
	Escape Plan	Roag
2014	All Hail the King	White Power Dave	Short film
2015	Ant-Man		Deleted scene
	San Andreas	Harrison
	Solace	Agent Sloman
2016	Restored Me	Detective Derek Shane
	Broken Vows	Clay Darrow
	Patriots Day	FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2017	Bright	Hicks
	Shot Caller	Phil Cole
2018	Rampage	Zammit
2022	Avatar: The Way of Water	Corporal Lyle Wainfleet
2025	Avatar: Fire and Ash †		Post-production
2029	Avatar 4 †		Filming
2031	Avatar 5 †

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Shield	Tommy Hisk	7 episodes
2005	E-Ring	Robbie Benvenuto	1 episode
2007	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Vincent Lafoon	1 episode
2007	Life	Krebbs	2 episodes
2006–2008	The Unit	Beau Dauber / Dauber	3 episodes
2008	Without a Trace	Roger Graham	1 episode
2009	Saving Grace	X	1 episode
2009	Lie to Me	Marshal Johnson	1 episode
2010	NCIS: Los Angeles	Victor Janklow	1 episode
2010	CSI: Miami	Dan Wilson	1 episode
2011	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Det. Craig	1 episode
2012	Last Resort	Gil Langston	1 episode
2012	Grimm	Arbok	1 episode
2012	Dexter	Ray Speltzer	2 episodes
2013	Hawaii Five-0	Warrick	1 episode
2013	Castle	Jimmy Wolfinsky	1 episode
2014	Intelligence	Lt. John Norris	1 episode
2015–2018	Daredevil	Melvin Potter	7 episodes
2020	Lucifer	Hank	1 episode
2024	Yellowstone	Grant Horton	2 episodes
2024	Lioness	Goose	2 episodes