• Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
• Graduated from Columbia University in 1989.
• Daughter Kyle Fox (born in 1998) and son Byron Fox (born in 2002)
• Matthew studied acting for two years at The School for Film and Television in New York City.
• He frequently hosts parties at his house where the whole cast of "Lost" (2004) gathers to watch the last episode they had filmed.
• He was raised in Crowheart, Wyoming on the family ranch.
• He has been horseback riding since he was six yers old.
• Attended Wind River high school and did post-graduate high school study at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.
• Is good friends with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.
• Is a Philadelphia Eagles fan.

Fox received rave reviews for his portrayal of a disturbed young man in the CBS motion picture-for-television Behind the Mask, opposite Donald Southerland.

He has guest starred on several primetime series and continues to further his craft by participating in such distinguished programs as Robert Redford's Sundance Film Lab.

In addition to earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Columbia University in New York, Fox spent four years as a wide receiver on the University's football team.

Raised on his family's ranch in Crowheart, WY, Fox developed an early interest in sports and the outdoors. He began horseback riding at the age of six and currently enjoys fly fishing, basketball and camping.