Matt Prokop


Matthew Ray Prokop is a former American actor and gamer. He is best known for his role as Jimmie "The Rocket Man" Zara in and Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel's Geek Charming.

Early life

Prokop was born in Victoria, Texas, the son of Anthony Prokop and Deborah Terry Prokop, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16 to pursue his acting career.

Career

In 2011, Prokop was represented by Management 360 and APA. His first acting job was a brief appearance on Hannah Montana in 2007, followed by a walk-on role on The Office.
He guest starred on Medium as Kyle "K.C." Covington for one episode. Prokop landed a role in Furry Vengeance, playing Brendan Fraser's son, and he played the role of Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel's Geek Charming, based on author Robin Palmer's novel.
In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Modern Family, opposite then girlfriend and series regular Sarah Hyland. He has not appeared in anything since the 2013 direct-to-video film April Apocalypse.

Personal life

Prokop dated his Geek Charming co-star Sarah Hyland for several years until August 2014. In August 2014, Hyland obtained a temporary restraining order against Prokop for allegedly physically and verbally abusing her throughout the last four years of their relationship. In October 2014, the restraining order became permanent.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography