Mateus Ward

Mateus Cole Ward (born January 18, 1999) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Sanders in the CBS television series Hostages, and as Dustin Maker in the TNT television series Murder in the First. He is also known for his role as the older Stevie Botwin in the series finale of the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds, and for his recurring role as Marcus Davenport on the Disney XD fantasy series Lab Rats.

Career Mateus' television debut came in 2010, where he won the role of Lyle DeLilly on Criminal Minds. Ward caught the eye of director Larry Charles, and he was cast as a series regular, the son of Ana Ortiz, in the 20th Century Fox sitcom pilot Outnumbered with Cheech Marin.

In 2011, Ward was asked to guest star on the sports comedy series Sports Show with Norm Macdonald on Comedy Central, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and won an OMNI Youth Music and Actor Award, Outstanding Actor, in the 12- to 18-year-old category. Ward went on to land the role of Carl in the comedy-drama Parenthood.

In April 2012, Mateus landed a recurring guest star role as Marcus Davenport on the teen sitcom Lab Rats on Disney XD. Then he was offered the role of young Franky in his first feature film Lonely Boy, where he portrays a teenager with schizophrenia. In September of that year, he was cast in the two-part series finale of the comedy-drama Weeds, which aired on Showtime. Ward won a Young Artist Award for his portrayal of Stevie Botwin.

In 2013, Ward appeared in the police procedural drama television series NCIS on CBS. In the eleventh episode, titled "Shabbot Shalom", Ward played the role of Austin, a young teen who discovers a dead body. Mateus was also a series regular in the Jerry Bruckheimer television series Hostages produced by Warner Bros. Television for CBS, portraying Jake Sanders, the son of Dr. Ellen Sanders, portrayed by Toni Collette, and Brian Sanders, portrayed by Tate Donovan. In 2015, Ward was a series regular playing Dustin Maker on the Steven Bochco and Eric Lodal television series Murder in the First with Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson on TNT.

In 2016, Ward signed on to play the leading role of Clyde Thompson in the film The Meanest Man in Texas, a feature film adaptation of the book by the same name which was released theatrically. He is a producer and plays Levi in the feature film Relish.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Lonely Boy Young Franky 2017 The Meanest Man in Texas Clyde Thompson 2019 Relish Levi 2024 There Is No Antimemetics Division Clay Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Criminal Minds Lyle DeLilly Episode: "Remembrance of Things Past" 2011 Sports Show with Norm MacDonald Boy Episode: "Mascot" 2011 Parenthood Carl Episode: "Sore Loser" 2011 Outnumbered Jake Tulley TV movie 2012 Weeds Stevie Botwin 2 episodes 2012 Victorious7 year-old JeraldEpisode: “The Hambone King” 2012–2016 Lab Rats Marcus Davenport Recurring role, 8 episodes 2013 NCIS Austin Episode: "Shabbat Shalom" 2013–2014 Hostages Jake Sanders Main role, 15 episodes 2015 Murder in the First Dustin Maker Main role, 12 episodes 2016–2017, 2024 The Loud House Hank, Big Kid #2, Groundskeeper Hank (voices) 3 episodes 2022 All Rise Cyrus Episode: "Through the Fire"

Video games Year Title Role 2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population 2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Voice Cast 2025 Doom: The Dark Ages Marok