Link to the n*de short guys
I don't like the latest (and final?) Walking Dead series, The Ones Who Live: Rick and Michonne, the "heroes" of the zombie Apocalypse even though they make really stupid decisions, are still alive! Gay characters lose their partners after an episode, or don't even mention being gay except in an off hand comment, but heterosexual romance gets infinite space.
But I liked Nat (Matthew Jeffers), the loose-cannon chemistry expert who...drops everything to help Michonne find Rick, becomes her swishy gay-coded best buddy, and dies on the way (it's a sacrifice for heterosexual romance, which is Everything, so he dies happy). He doesn't display any heterosexual interest of his own, and he's got a cool "screamstick" that can take out helicopters. In the video game, it's a level 34 weapon that causes 7284 points of damage and can "destroy heaven and Earth."
I'm into short guys, as you know from my profiles of Ryan Pinkston, Daryl Sabara, and Frederick Koehler -- so really short guys are something of a fantasy. The shortest I've ever hooked up with was about 4'10."
Enough about the 4 feet. Let's talk about the 10 inches.
Matthew Jeffers is 4'2"
Born in Baltimore in 1991, Matt graduated from Towson University with a degree in theater arts. He has 9 acting roles listed on the IMDB, notably 34 episodes as nurse Mark Walsh on the medical drama New Amsterdam (2018-22).
More after the break
Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers in Richard III on Great Performances (2023).
Three episodess as Russell, a sardonic behind-the-scenes guy who works with the 1960s comedian in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2022-23)
Midge: The curtain's stuck.
Russell: It happens.
Midge: Yes, but what should we do?
Russell: Hey. I separate nuts and bolts...I put nuts with the nuts and bolts with the bolts. You are a ____ who doesn't take anything off and just stands there yelling at people. This is neither of our problems.
Dude is my new hero.
He shows his frontside in Unidentified Objects (2022), which he also produced. "An uptight dwarf and his (female) alien-obsessed neighbor hit the road on a border-defying search for their place in the universe."
Sounds heteronormative, but actually Matt's character is is identified as gay in the first scene. He fantasizes about slow-dancing with a Handsome Stranger (Hamish Allan-Headley) before approaching him in a bar, but doesn't get a boyfriend. It premiered at Inside Out, the Canadian LGBTQ film festival.
Matt figured that his career would consist entirely of supporting roles as assistants and behind-the-scenes workers, but: “One of the gifts of this film was that they gave me center stage. And I'm confident that what I did on center stage people will remember.”
Matt's theater credits include:
He is an avid table tennis player, currently documenting his training with some of the greats in the sport, like Tim Cudjoe, in preparation for the 2028 Paralympics.
He's doing a podcast about "the high highs and the low lows of life in this city," sharing insights about his life as a disabled actor, and profiling inspiring people, like Juan Felipe Zuleta, director of Unidentified Objects, here training for a marathon.
Matt messing with the cosplayers at Santacon. He reports that no one insisted that Santa's elves had to be short: "If we can rethink who gets to be an elf, why not challenge who can be the romantic lead, the villain in power, or the doctor?"
He's married to a woman in real life.
Still my hero.
See also: Joshua Mikel: Pirate, Satanist, zombie chow, boyfriend
Jason Marsden: Second hottest of the Short Guy Brigade, Steve Smith, Max Goof, Robin the Boy Wonder
He also starred in a gay-themed play in college
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