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Matthew "Matt" Saracen is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV (The 101 Network) television drama series Friday Night Lights portrayed by the actor Zach Gilford.He is the former backup quarterback of the Dillon High School Panthers before being thrust into the starting spotlight after Jason Street suffers a career-ending injury.
The main focus of the episode is on Matt Saracen, who must deal with the death of his father, Henry Saracen, a soldier who was killed in combat in Iraq.At the start of the episode, Matt replays a video message on his computer of his father wishing him a Merry Christmas and apologizing for not being able to make it home.
Friday Night Lights is an American television drama series that aired on NBC and DirecTV's The 101 Network from 2006 to 2011. The series is based on the non-fiction book of the same name. Set in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas, the show focuses on a high school varsity football team. Several characters in the series are adapted from ...
Jesse Plemons as Landry Clarke and Zach Gilford as Matt Saracen in Season 1 of 'Friday Night Lights'. According to Peacock’s announcement, the adaptation starts not with a game-winning score but ...
Gilford, 42, who played quarterback-turned-art school student Matt Saracen on all five seasons of Friday Night Lights, exclusively told Us Weekly that he’s open to a reboot of the beloved ...
Jason Katims accepts the Emmy for writing for a drama series for "Friday Night Lights" in 2011. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) The show aired on NBC before finishing its run on Audience Network.
In 2006, Gilford landed a regular role in Friday Night Lights, in which he played the role of Matt Saracen in the main cast, from Season 1 to Season 3. [9] In 2009, Gilford was switched to the recurring cast in Seasons 4 and 5. That year, he also made his feature film debut, co-starring in The Last Winter (2006). [10]
Quarterback Matt Saracen's position is threatened by the arrival of freshman J.D. McCoy, an amazing natural talent who comes from a rich family with an overbearing father, Joe. Matt eventually moves to wide receiver after Taylor names J.D. McCoy the starting quarterback, but Matt is pushed back into his former role in the playoffs. Matt and ...