Matt Cornett (born October 6, 1998) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as E.J. Caswell on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–23), and Sam Florek in the TV series Every Year After on Amazon Prime Video.
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Early life
Cornett was raised in Rogers, Arkansas. He is the youngest son of Art and Rhonda Cornett. He moved to Los Angeles in 2012 to pursue acting.
Career
Cornett started his acting career in the television series Nightmare U, where he played the role of Daniel. He starred in the film Can, in which he played the lead role as Diego. He played the guest role of Lou in the crime drama television series Southland, for which he earned a 2014 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor.
In 2015, Cornett played Glenn in the film I Think My Babysitter's an Alien and the role of Carter in the television film The Dunes Club.
He is known for his recurring guest star role as Zach Barnes in the comedy television series Bella and the Bulldogs, for which he earned a 2016 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor. In 2016, he shared the big screen with Natasha Henstridge in the feature film, Inconceivable.
In 2018, Cornett starred in the film Alex & Me, which was released on June 12, 2018, in which he played Logan Willis. He also starred in the role of Nathan Schurzer in the television film Perfect Citizens.
In 2019, Cornett played the role of Andrew Gallery in seventh season of The Goldbergs and was cast in the main role of E. J. Caswell on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
In 2022, Cornett played the role of A-Lan in the sci-fi musical film Zombies 3, which was released on July 15, 2022.
In 2024, Cornett appeared in the thriller film Karma: Death at Latigo Springs. In 2025, he starred alongside Chloe Fineman and Sam Morelos in the sex comedy film Summer of 69, which premiered in theaters to positive reviews.
On March 6, 2025, it was announced that Cornett would star in the Christian indie film Bad Counselors, which will release in theaters on July 23, 2026. Four months later, Cornett was cast as the lead role of Sam in the Prime Video series Every Year After, an adaptation of Canadian writer Carley Fortune's novel Every Summer After. Every Year After premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2026 and was released on Prime Video on June 10, 2026. Cornett also starred in the indie film Buster Brooks, which premiered at Zions Indie Film Fest on February 27, 2026.
