Matthew Noszka

Matthew Noszka is an American model and actor from Pittsburgh whose introduction to international fashion began with an Instagram photograph taken while building a deck. A college basketball player working construction and restaurant shifts, he found himself choosing between the sport he had pursued since childhood and an unexpected profession.

In a 2017 interview with The Daily Front Row, Matthew recalled building the deck for his mother’s new swimming pool. The photograph caught the attention of agent Luke Simone, whose message led to a Nike booking. The difference in pay made an immediate impression. “I thought I hit the jackpot,” he remembered. By the interview, he had walked for Jeremy Scott and Moschino and appeared alongside Gigi Hadid in a Dsquared2 campaign photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott.

Magazine work developed alongside advertising, including a spring-summer 2017 DA MAN Style cover. His athletic build became part of his fashion identity, while the publicity surrounding his discovery introduced him to audiences beyond the industry.

Acting had entered his life before the modeling breakthrough. At Point Park University, an arts elective gave him his first experience performing monologues. He subsequently developed a screen career that included the role of Chase, a retired professional football player, in Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair. The character’s adjustment to life after sport had a personal connection for Matthew, who had left college basketball as modeling opportunities grew.

Speaking to VMAN in 2026, he described one practical benefit of that earlier career. “Modeling gave me a huge advantage in feeling comfortable on camera.” Acting required a different preparation, including learning lines and working through scenes with other performers. Fashion had introduced him to the camera; screen work gave him characters whose experiences he could connect to his own.