Matt Wallace was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1973 and grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Trained as a theatre actor at Webster University in St. Louis, he made his film debut in 1993 with Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994).

With over 100 professional theatre productions to his credit, he has performed on stages throughout the Midwest for over 20 years. He comes from a family of 7 and resides in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife and 2 daughters.