Fox was born in Crowheart, Wyoming. One of Fox’s very first attempts at acting was in a student film. That same year, he also starred on a short-lived dramatic series, Freshman Dorm. However, co-creator J. J. Abrams thought he would be better for the role of Jack, a role originally slated to be for the pilot episode only. in May 2008, Fox starred as Racer X in the movie Speed Racer. A bonus disc released with The Complete First Series of Lost includes features “The Art of Matthew Fox”, showing pictures he took of the cast and crew while on set. On August 28, 2011, Fox was reported to have punched a female bus driver in the chest and pelvic area after he attempted to board a party bus reserved for a private bachelor party outside of Christie’s Cabaret in Cleveland, Ohio. On September 16, 2011, a spokeswoman for the city of Cleveland announced that prosecutors had decided not to charge Fox.
