Actor

Matthew Adams

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

1.7

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Movies: 40Series: 7

TMDB ID: 1425186

IMDb ID: nm3798325

Known for: Acting

Born: September 26, 1988

Age: 37

Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1993 - 2025

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 7.12

Wikidata: Q18822524

Also known as

Murphy • Buddy Murphy • Matt Silva • Buddy Matthews

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Biography

Matthew Adams, better known by the ring name Buddy Matthews, is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former AEW World Trios Champion with Brody King and Malakai Black as the now-defunct House of Black. From 2013 to 2021, he wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), debuting in NXT as Buddy Murphy, winning the NXT Tag Team Championship with Wesley Blake, then moving to the main roster where he won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and the Raw Tag Team Championship with Seth Rollins. Adams made his professional wrestling debut in 2007 as Matt Silva at Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW), later competing across the Australian independent scene with Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) and Riot City Wrestling (RCW), and, after his WWE release, he worked for various independent promotions before debuting for AEW in 2022. In 2024, he married fellow Australian professional wrestler Rhea Ripley.