Calahan Wade Skogman (born May 12, 1993)[1] is an American actor and former collegiate basketball and football player. He played Matthias Helvar in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021–2023).
Calahan Skogman | |
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 Actor Calahan Skogman (2022) | |
| Born | Calahan Wade Skogman May 12, 1993 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Life and career
editSkogman was born in Davenport, Iowa to parents Wade and Stefani, and moved to Seymour, Wisconsin as a child. He is of Swedish, English, and German descent on his father's side and Italian and Hungarian on his mother's. He has a younger brother, Clayton. His great uncle is the Budapest-born artist Steven Kemenyffy.[2]
Having played basketball "since I could walk",[3] Skogman earned four titles in basketball and football and one in track & field and baseball at Seymour Community High School and was recruited to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-State team as a junior and senior. He had ambitions to join the NBA.[4] In his final year of high school, Skogman was accepted early to the University of Minnesota Duluth.[5] He studied history and played NCAA Division II basketball and football, earning a letter in both sports.[6]
After sophomore year, Skogman transferred to the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse[7] where he earned an All-WIAC First Team Honor. He began his studies in Theatre and Broadcast media and hosted a sports radio show CWSports: The Handle on the campus station RAQ Radio. However, he landed the main role in a production of The Metal Heart, took up acting, and decided to major in Theatre Performance, graduating in 2015.[8][4]
He moved to Los Angeles in 2016 and went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the USC School of Dramatic Arts in 2019.[9][10]
In December 2019, it was announced that Skogman would play Matthias Helvar in the 2021 Netflix series Shadow and Bone, an adaptation of the fantasy book series The Grisha Trilogy and the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo.[11][12] A recurring character in season 1, Skogman was promoted to series regular for season 2.[13] The series was cancelled by Netflix after its second season, with a petition having reached more than 200,000 signatures asking Netflix to save it.[14]
In August 2024, Calahan published his debut novel ‘Blue Graffiti’.[15]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | G.I. Jose | Agent Mills | Short film |
| 2018 | Smile | Ron | Short film |
| 2019 | Blood Puppet! Christmas '94 | George | |
| 2020 | Catch | Frank the Field Keeper | Short film |
| 2021–2023 | Shadow and Bone | Matthias Helvar | Recurring role (season 1) Main role (season 2) |
| 2025 | A Big Bold Beautiful Journey | TBA |
References
edit- ^ "Calahan Skogman on Instagram". instagram.com. May 12, 2022.
29. beautiful year. on and on. thank you (love you) see you soon x
- ^ Meinert, Kendra (April 15, 2021). "From the Seymour basketball court to the Grishaverse: How Calahan Skogman landed a role on Netflix fantasy series 'Shadow and Bone'". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Interview: Calahan Skogman". Film Updates. June 18, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Walker, Allante (April 23, 2021). "Nothing but net to Netflix: UW-L alum stars in new fantasy series". WXOW. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Skogman to be a Duluth Bulldog". Seymour Times Press. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Calahan Skogman - Men's Basketball". University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Callaway, Chris (January 24, 2014). "One of a kind: UW-L's standout sophomore cut from a different cloth". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved February 29, 2020.(subscription required)
- ^ "On Stage: Calahan Skogman finds his future at UW-L". Capstone. 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Calahan Skogman" (PDF). USC School of Dramatic Arts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ Bates, Greg (September 1, 2020). "Seymour's Skogman receives his big break". Press Times. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Lacson, Therese (March 23, 2021). "Interview: Helnik and filming on location with Danielle Galligan & Calahan Skogman for Shadow And Bone". Comics Beat. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (December 18, 2019). "'Shadow And Bone': Netflix Series Adds Seven To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Hatchett, Keisha (January 13, 2022). "Shadow and Bone Season 2 Adds Four New Characters, Including Wylan — Plus, Three Promoted to Series Regular". TVLine. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Save Shadow and Bone & Six of Crows". neverstopfighting. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "9 questions with Calahan Skogman about his book". Retrieved September 18, 2024.