He hails from North Carolina.
He played football at Wake Forest University.
For a short duration, Matt James served as a wide receiver in the NFL. He once said, “I didn’t think I was going to make a career out of football, but I thought my stint in the NFL would be longer than a few months”.
He became the first African-American to be cast as the lead in The Bachelor.
After Rachel Lindsay from season 13 of The Bachelorette and Tayshia Adams from season 16 of The Bachelorette, he became the 3rd African-American lead of the Bachelor franchise.
He has also appeared in shows like The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever! and Hollywood Insider.
Matt James has been good friends with television personality and model Tyler Cameron.
He has accrued a fan base of more than 800k followers on Instagram.
Matt had participated in the dance reality show, Dancing with the Stars‘ season 30 in September 2021 where he was partnered with pro dancer Lindsay Arnold.
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