Born Matthey Quincy Daddario on the 1st October 1987, in New York City, USA, and is an actor, probably best known to the world as Alec Lightwood in the TV series “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments”, and as Gabriel in the film “Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List”, among other differing portrayals he has secured so far in his career.
Have you ever wondered how rich Matthew Daddario is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Daddario’s net worth is as high as $1 million, an amount earned through his successful career, active since 2012.
Matthew Daddario Net Worth $1 Million
The second born child to Christina Daddario, a lawyer, and her husband Richard, who was a prosecutor and former head of NYPD Counterterrorism under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, famous actress Alexandra Daddario is his older sister, while his younger sister is named Catherine. Matthew has Irish, Slovak, Italian, and English ancestry and is the grandchild of Emilio Q. Daddario, who was a Democratic representative to the US House of Representatives of Connecticut, serving from 1959 until 1971. He went to Collegiate School, and after matriculation enrolled at Indiana University, Bloomington to study business, and graduated in 2010.
Matthew’s acting debut came in 2012, in the short film “The Debut”, while the following year he portrayed Aaron in “Breathe In”, the romantic drama directed by Drake Doremus, also starring Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Mackenzie Davis. The same year he appeared in minor roles in the film “36 Saints” and “Delivery Man”, and then continued with minor roles in such projections as “Growing Up and Other Lies” and “When the Game Stands Tall”, both in 2014, which helped him become a more experienced actor, while also increasing his net worth.
In 2016, Matthew co-starred in the horror film “Cabin Fever”, directed by Travis Zariwny, next to Gage Golightly and Samuel Davis, while he was also chosen for the part of Alec Lightwood in the TV action fantasy series “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments” (2016-2017), based on the series of novels “The Mortal Instruments”, written by Cassandra Clare. Matthew auditioned for the role of Jace Wayland, but after Clare herself made a comment that he would be a perfect fit for the part of Alec, he auditioned for that part, and directors cast hin accordingly. He has appeared in every episode so far, winning him the Teen Choice Award in the category Choice TV: Breakout Star, and also adding a significant amount to his net worth.
When it comes to his personal life, there were many speculations that Matthew was gay following the role of Channing in the film “Delivery Man”, however, that all came to pass when it was revealed that Matthew has been in a relationship with internet star Esther Kim since 2013.
