Matt McCoy | |
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Born |
Austin, Texas, United States |
May 20, 1956
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse(s) | Mary McCoy (m. 1985) |
Children | 3 |
Matt McCoy (born May 20, 1956) is an American actor known for Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege as Sgt. Nick Lassard.
McCoy was born in Austin, Texas. He grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, and attended Walter Johnson High School graduating in 1974. McCoy briefly attended University of Maryland. He worked briefly at the Harlequin Dinner Theater in Rockville. McCoy began acting when he appeared in two plays in the student-directed one act festival: Winners by Brian Friel, and Footsteps of Doves by Robert Anderson. Moving to New York City, he graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse School of Drama in 1979.
Since starring as Sgt. Nick Lassard in Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege,
his motion picture credits have included White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II, the Curtis Hanson films The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) and L.A. Confidential (1997), as well as the action comedy National Security (2003) alongside Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn.