Matt Prokop
Matthew "Matt" Prokop (born July 29, 1990) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jimmie "The Rocket Man" Zara in High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming.
Early life
Prokop was born in Victoria, Texas, the son of Anthony Prokop and Deborah Terry, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16 to pursue his acting career.
Career
He is represented by Management 360 and APA. His first acting job was a brief appearance on Hannah Montana in 2007, followed by a walk-on role on The Office.
He guest starred on Medium (2009) as Kyle "K.C." Covington for one episode. Prokop landed a role in the Brendan Fraser film Furry Vengeance (2010), playing Fraser's son and he played the role of Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming (2011) based on author Robin Palmer's novel.
In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Modern Family.
Personal life
Prokop dated his Geek Charming co-star Sarah Hyland for several years until August 2014. In August 2014, Hyland obtained a domestic violence temporary restraining order against Prokop for allegedly physically and verbally abusing her for the last four years of their relationship.
