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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Schulze was born in

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. He grew up in St. Louis and has spent a good deal of time in the rough neighborhoods of East St. Louis. At age 16, he moved to Atlanta, where he had studied guitar at the prestigious Atlanta Institute of Music. He moved back to St. Louis at age 17 and taught guitar for a year. He moved to

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in 1992 to be a studio musician, but ended up doing both modeling and acting.

Career

Schulze made his big screen debut in 1998's action film ''

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'', as the character Crease. He was also in an episode of ''

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'', titled "Dream Sorcerer", in which he went into the dreams of women and killed them. In 1999, Schulze was cast in a leading role in Woody Keith's film ''Dementia (1999 film)''. His next film was the teen comedy '' Boys and Girls'', where he had a small role as Paul. In 2001, he starred in ''Downward Angel''. The same year he also appeared in ''

''. Schulze returned in ''

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'' playing Bloodpack vampire assassin Chupa, and in the same year Schulze was cast as another villain in ''

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''. In 2004, he appeared in ''

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''. Since then he has appeared in films including ''

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'', ''Seven Mummies'', and ''Final Move''. He has also appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. He appeared in two films in 2007: '' The Flock'' and '' Mr. Brooks''. In 2008, Schulze wrote, directed, and starred in the

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film ''The Acquirer'' (Episode 1). The film was shot on location in Paris, France, and was filmed entirely in high definition. Schulze stars opposite

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as Lucien, an international jewellery thief. He returned for the fifth installment of the ''

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'' franchise, ''

'', reprising his role as Vince.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schulze, Matt Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from St. Louis 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Guitarists from Missouri Musicians from St. Louis 20th-century American guitarists 21st-century American guitarists 1972 births