Matt Peters is an American actor, known for his role as Joel Luschek in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.
Peters began performing as a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles and appeared in a number of short films and web-series, before was cast in a recurring role on the Showtime comedy series, Weeds, created by Jenji Kohan in 2009.[1] In 2013, Kohan cast Peters as Joel Luschek in her Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.[2] He was a recurring cast member during the first five seasons, before being promoted to regular for seasons six and seven. Along with the cast, he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[3]
In 2015, Peters made his film debut appearing in the horror-anthology, Southbound.[4] He later appeared in the films Slash (2016), Body at Brighton Rock (2019) and Bobcat Moretti (2022).[5] In 2019, he had a recurring role in Kohan's comedy-drama series, American Princess for Lifetime.[6] He guest-starred on Superstore, The Goldbergs and NCIS: Los Angeles.