Matt Hartley is a fictional character portrayed by Daniel Eric Gold in the TV series Ugly Betty.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled There's No Place Like Mode (season 3), they were 33 years old.
They appear in 20 episodes out of a total of 85 aired and have accumulated 530 positive votes.
Episodes20
There's No Place Like Mode
episode S3.E15 february 2009Fashion Week brings chaos to Mode.Things Fall Apart
episode S3.E16 february 2009Betty discovers a major problem with the Meade accounts. Daniel receives some devastating news and Wilhelmina has to make a life changing decision.Sugar Daddy
episode S3.E17 march 2009The Suarez family are threatened by eviction and have to buy the house to be able to stay. Meanwhile, Daniel and Wilhelmina apply for a government bailout to save Mode.A Mother of a Problem
episode S3.E18 march 2009Betty meets Matt's mother but things don't go as she expects.The Sex Issue
episode S3.E19 march 2009Mode publishes an issue dedicated to sex for the first time, having certain impacts on Betty, Hilda, Daniel and Wilhelmina's sex lives.Rabbit Test
episode S3.E20 april 2009The Suarez family meets Matt's billionaire dad.In the Stars
episode S3.E22 may 2009Betty teams with Matt and Marc for their all-important final YETI project.Curveball
episode S3.E23 may 2009Betty is forced to admit that she still has feelings for Henry (Christopher Gorham); Daniel Meade is invited to appear on "The View" to talk about his stewardship of Mode.The Fall Issue
episode S3.E24 may 2009The sudden death of a Mode editor leaves Betty and Marc competing for the same job. Meanwhile, Matt lets his jealousy over Henry get the best of him.The Butterfly Effect: Part 1
episode S4.E1 october 2009Betty starts her new job as associate features editor.The Butterfly Effect: Part 2
episode S4.E2 october 2009Betty starts her new job as associate features editor.Blue on Blue
episode S4.E3 october 2009Betty fires on all cylinders to get a big scoop with Gucci's new designer, Evan York, with the help of Hilda's connected customer, Sammy. But Marc plots to sabotage her, enlisting a clueless Amanda and Matt in his efforts, culminating in a showdown at the restaurant where Ignacio works. Meanwhile Daniel begins to attend a bereavement group, where he meets Natalie, a sexy girl who takes him out for an interesting night on the town, and Wilhelmina flies to Bermuda when she learns Connor may be thereThe Wiener, the Bun and the Boob
episode S4.E4 october 2009Betty is overwhelmed with her editorial work, so Wilhemina assigns Marc to be Betty's temporary assistant. Betty's story idea to cover the worst jobs in New York goes south when she has to dress up as a hot dog and do a Bollywood dance number. Meanwhile, Marc frets that he'll never be taken seriously by his idol at Vogue magazine, Hilda gets Archie's campaign in trouble, Daniel hires a gorgeous but inept assistant, and Natalie introduces Daniel to the Community -- a group whose charismatic leader zeroes in on Daniel.Plus None
episode S4.E5 november 2009Matt asks someone else to be his "plus one" at Wilhemina's fund-raiser for Tibetan orphans, and Daniel hires his new BFF Natalie as his assistant, making Betty feel obsolete. Amanda keeps a secret from Betty, and Daniel discovers that his mother, Claire, has history with Cal Hartley. Meanwhile we learn the truth behind Nico's dire straits.Backseat Betty
episode S4.E6 november 2009Marc helps Justin to fit in high school by telling him to become friends with some mean girls. Daniel is lured into a trap by Bennett. Wilhemina tries to come up with money to help Nico out of trouble.Level (7) with Me
episode S4.E7 november 2009Daniel lets the leaders from the Community of the Phoenix call the shots at Mode, and Bennett's promises to reunite Daniel with his dead wife prompt Betty to action. She schemes with Claire on breaking through to him with an ingenious plan and finds unlikely allies in Matt and Amanda. Meanwhile, Wilhemina has let herself go, wearing sweats and garden clogs in public, prompting a tabloid feeding frenzy and spurring Marc to dig deeper into Nico's mystery.The Bahamas Triangle
episode S4.E8 december 2009In the steamy Bahamas, the love triangle between Betty, Matt and Amanda explodes, and romantic pairings abound. Things should be dreamy at the Atlantis resort, where even Shakira is staying, but Betty has a nightmarish photo shoot after Willie learns her nemesis, Penelope Graybridge, snagged a coveted job, and, even more importantly, discovers Connor is very much alive. Marc frets that there is no one on the island for him, but then meets the uber-hot Troy, and back home, Hilda draws closer to her old love, Bobby,Be-Shure
episode S4.E9 december 2009Against the backdrop of Ignacio's multi-culti holiday dinner that he prepares for his new flame Jean, who is Jewish, Betty and Hilda have pregnancy scares. Worse, they purchase their Be-Shure instant pregnancy tests from the local pharmacy -- where Jean works and Ignacio is shopping. Meanwhile, Hartley installs Willie's replacement, a clueless Hollywood mogul, Denise Ludwig, whose claim to fame is a tacky movie, but Marc has a plan to get Willie back -- if only Daniel will agree. And Claire gets Amanda's help and tracks down Tyler, the son she long ago gave up for adoption.The Passion of the Betty
episode S4.E10 january 2010When Betty becomes concerned that she and Matt are spending too much time together, she tries to give him something else to be passionate about -- a surprise gallery showing of his art work -- with unintended results. Meanwhile, Marc is horrified that his one-night stand, Troy, is falling for him, since Marc was Troy's "first," Hilda grapples with whether or not to tell Bobby that he's the father of her unborn child, and Cal Hartley hires a Hollywood powerhouse, Denise Ludwig, to replace Wilhemina.Back in Her Place
episode S4.E11 january 2010A battered but unbowed Betty recounts her worst week ever to Mr. Z as the show flashes back to her horrible last few days. Frustrated over the frivolous assignments Wilhemina gives her at Mode, and inspired by Audrey Hepburn's memoir, Betty creates her own blog about amazing charitable ventures that inspire her. However, as her hobby enriches her, her job is nearly killing her, since Wilhemina tortures Betty with beauty experiments for future stories. Meanwhile, Daniel fears Marc is sabotaging him -- and he is; Bobby treats a hormonal Hilda to some pampering during "Hilda Week," which goes awry, and Wilhelmina makes a long-term commitment to the incarcerated Connor.
- There's No Place Like Mode
- Things Fall Apart
- Sugar Daddy
- A Mother of a Problem
- The Sex Issue
- Rabbit Test
- In the Stars
- Curveball
- The Fall Issue
- The Butterfly Effect: Part 1
- The Butterfly Effect: Part 2
- Blue on Blue
- The Wiener, the Bun and the Boob
- Plus None
- Backseat Betty
- Level (7) with Me
- The Bahamas Triangle
- Be-Shure
- The Passion of the Betty
- Back in Her Place
Best moments10
- Betty is forced to admit that she still has feelings for Henry (Christopher Gorham); Daniel Meade is invited to appear on "The View" to talk about his stewardship of Mode.
- Fashion Week brings chaos to Mode.
- The Suarez family are threatened by eviction and have to buy the house to be able to stay. Meanwhile, Daniel and Wilhelmina apply for a government bailout to save Mode.
- Against the backdrop of Ignacio's multi-culti holiday dinner that he prepares for his new flame Jean, who is Jewish, Betty and Hilda have pregnancy scares. Worse, they purchase their Be-Shure instant pregnancy tests from the local pharmacy -- where Jean works and Ignacio is shopping. Meanwhile, Hartley installs Willie's replacement, a clueless Hollywood mogul, Denise Ludwig, whose claim to fame is a tacky movie, but Marc has a plan to get Willie back -- if only Daniel will agree. And Claire gets Amanda's help and tracks down Tyler, the son she long ago gave up for adoption.
- Betty meets Matt's mother but things don't go as she expects.
- When Betty becomes concerned that she and Matt are spending too much time together, she tries to give him something else to be passionate about -- a surprise gallery showing of his art work -- with unintended results. Meanwhile, Marc is horrified that his one-night stand, Troy, is falling for him, since Marc was Troy's "first," Hilda grapples with whether or not to tell Bobby that he's the father of her unborn child, and Cal Hartley hires a Hollywood powerhouse, Denise Ludwig, to replace Wilhemina.
- A battered but unbowed Betty recounts her worst week ever to Mr. Z as the show flashes back to her horrible last few days. Frustrated over the frivolous assignments Wilhemina gives her at Mode, and inspired by Audrey Hepburn's memoir, Betty creates her own blog about amazing charitable ventures that inspire her. However, as her hobby enriches her, her job is nearly killing her, since Wilhemina tortures Betty with beauty experiments for future stories. Meanwhile, Daniel fears Marc is sabotaging him -- and he is; Bobby treats a hormonal Hilda to some pampering during "Hilda Week," which goes awry, and Wilhelmina makes a long-term commitment to the incarcerated Connor.
- Betty teams with Matt and Marc for their all-important final YETI project.
- The sudden death of a Mode editor leaves Betty and Marc competing for the same job. Meanwhile, Matt lets his jealousy over Henry get the best of him.
- Betty fires on all cylinders to get a big scoop with Gucci's new designer, Evan York, with the help of Hilda's connected customer, Sammy. But Marc plots to sabotage her, enlisting a clueless Amanda and Matt in his efforts, culminating in a showdown at the restaurant where Ignacio works. Meanwhile Daniel begins to attend a bereavement group, where he meets Natalie, a sexy girl who takes him out for an interesting night on the town, and Wilhelmina flies to Bermuda when she learns Connor may be there
- Curveball
- There's No Place Like Mode
- Sugar Daddy
- Be-Shure
- A Mother of a Problem
- The Passion of the Betty
- Back in Her Place
- In the Stars
- The Fall Issue
- Blue on Blue