Matthew Helms formally a martial artist and child actor since three years old and began his training in Colorado on full scholarship at the International Ballet School and competed at the Youth America Grand Prix and the Denver Ballet Guild’s Young Dancers Competition in 2008.

After receiving a full scholarship to Ballet West Academy in Salt Lake City. Matt was promoted to the Ballet West Pre-Professional Trainee Program in under the company direction of Adam Sklute dancing in ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, Satanella, Madam Butterfly, Don Quixote, Gala Concerto and was a guest artist with the Utah Ballet Company & Utah Regional Ballet performing leading roles in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, Peter Pan and Berlin State Ballet’s Troy Games.

He has had the privilege of working with and being coached by dancers and staff from world renowned companies such as Bolshoi Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Het National Ballet, and Colorado Ballet and joined Boulder Ballet for thirteen years was dancing in lead roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Le Corsaire, Don Quixote, American In Paris, Giselle, & Flames Of Paris and chosen to perform leading roles in Paul Taylor Dance Company’s “Airs” and Christopher Wheeldon’s “Five Movements, Three Repeats” and “Je Ne T’aime pas”, and Twyla Tharp’s “Junk Duet”

Matthew began his entertainment career as a child actor after a background in competitive martial arts and stunt training and inducted in the Black Belt Hall of Fame at nine years old with a 5th degree black belt. Matthew appeared in films including The Patriot in 2000, The Black Knight in 2001, Cabin Fever in 2002. As well as local commercials on the east coast and a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.