Matthew William Lapinskas (born 27 February 1989) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Anthony Moon in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2011 to 2012.
[6] On 9 May 2012, Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy reported Lapinskas would be leaving EastEnders, and his character would depart on screen in the coming weeks.
"[7] In an interview with Inside Soap, Lapinskas said that EastEnders was his first job outside of drama school and added that he has learnt a lot from the people he worked with.
Lapinskas has since moved onto stage roles as Messalla in the production of Ben Hur opposite Miles Yekinni as Ben Hur at The Hexagon theatre in Reading, Tony Manero in the production of Staying Alive in Jersey (both in 2017) and completed a film role in Red Devil shot in London in February 2018.
On 30 August 2022, Lapinskas first appeared as Villainor/Karl in Ian Hallard's comedy Horse-Play, which opened at the Riverside Studios in London and was due to run until 24 September 2022.