Matt Felker - Biography

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Felker was discovered while attending university at 19 years old by a scout for the Ford Modeling agency. After brief success modeling he was seen in several music videos including Britney Spears' "Toxic," Fountains of Wayne's Stacy's mom with Rachel Hunter as well as various others. He took time away to write a feature film titled "Who Is Brad Lenz" about social networking sites. During the writing process he trademarked the "No Photo" symbol commonly seen on Myspace. A year after the completion of the screenplay, legendary director Penelope Spheeris attached herself to direct and produce the piece. Spheeris and Felker teamed up again when he was cast in her 2011 comedy titled "Balls to the Wall."