Matthew Buchanan

Matthew Buchanan
Eddie Alderson as Matthew Buchanan
One Life to Live character
Portrayed by	Eddie Alderson (2001–12) Robert Gorrie (2013) (and child actors)
Duration	1999–2013
First appearance	February 22, 1999 (February 22, 1999)
Last appearance	August 19, 2013 (August 19, 2013)
Created by	Jill Farren Phelps
Introduced by	Jill Farren Phelps Jennifer Pepperman (2013)
Classification	Final, regular
Profile
Other names	Matthew Rappaport (birth name)
Occupation	College student Executive assistant at Buchanan Enterprises
Residence	Buchanan/King/Manning Apartment Llanview, Pennsylvania
Robert Gorrie as Matthew Buchanan
Family Buchanan Father Bo Buchanan Mother Nora Hanen Siblings David Vickers Buchanan Drew Buchanan Rachel Gannon Sons Drew Buchanan II Grandparents Asa Buchanan Olympia Buchanan Renée Divine Buchanan Lenny Hanen Selma Hanen Aunts and uncles Clint Buchanan Ben Davidson Susannah Hanen First cousins Cord Roberts Natalie Buchanan Rex Balsom Kevin Buchanan (adoptive) Joey Buchanan (adoptive) Jessica Buchanan C. J. Roberts Sarah Roberts Liam McBain Shane Balsom Duke Buchanan (adoptive) Bree Brennan Ryder Ford Zane Buchanan

Matthew Buchanan is a fictional character on the American soap opera One Life to Live. Born onscreen in 1999, the character was rapidly aged in 2001 with the casting of Eddie Alderson, re-establishing his birth year as 1994 (which is also Alderson's birth year). Alderson stayed with the series until the ABC Daytime finale in 2012. Upon resuming as a web series via The Online Network, Robert Gorrie was cast in the role and debuted April 29, 2013, ultimately revising his birth year to 1992.

Matthew is the only child between supercouple Bo Buchanan and Nora Hanen, as well as the grandson of business tycoon Asa Buchanan. The character's most significant storylines include his friendship with Starr Manning, played by Alderson's real-life sister, Kristen Alderson, his romances with Destiny Evans and Danielle Manning, his time as a paraplegic thanks to a car accident, as well as his feud with Nate Salinger ignited by Matthew's murder of his father, Eddie Ford.

In September 1998, Bo (Robert S. Woods) is devastated when his son Drew (Sam Ball), a police officer, is killed in the line of duty. Bo's wife Nora (Hillary B. Smith) hopes to conceive a child to give Bo a reason to live; out of desperation she turns to former flame Sam Rappaport (Kale Browne, later Laurence Lau). The pregnancy pulls Bo back onto his feet, but he and Nora later divorce when Bo learns that Nora's son had been fathered by Sam. Sam dies in 2003, leaving a letter behind stating that Bo is actually Matthew's biological father. In May 2005, Matthew suffers the death of his former "sister" Jennifer (Jessica Morris), Sam's daughter. It is revealed that Jennifer had been murdered by Matthew's stepfather (Nora's husband) Daniel Colson (Mark Dobies) in his effort to cover up the murder of Paul Cramer (David Tom), who had been blackmailing Daniel. Matthew changes his name to Buchanan on June 17, 2005 as a Father's Day gift to Bo. Matthew has shared a long friendship with Starr Manning, who often manages to get him tangled up in her schemes.