Matthew "Matt" Wilson is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Greg Benson.

[3] In 1990, Benson and co-star Craig Thomson who plays Martin Dibble travelled to the UK in an attempt to secure a record deal.

Matt is an enthusiastic surfer and has managed to combine his love for the sea with his job as the local beach inspector.Matt initially moved to the city to live with his parents.

[7] In the Home and Away Annual, Kesta Desmond said that Matt is the serial's "hunky beach boy" who wears a permanent tan.

[11] Matt went on to be one of the serial's "major pulling powers" because of the "hunk" categorisation the producers were determined to keep the character in the series as long as possible.

He said he chose to drive to work instead of taking the quickest travel option of a train to avoid the many female fans of Matt.

[11] In August 1991, David Brown of TV Week reported that Benson was leaving the serial and would film his final scenes on 27 September.

[15] An urban legend among fans claimed that Matt disappeared from the series after walking into a cupboard, when in fact his last scene has him examining the damage to his car after it has rolled back into a stationary vehicle.

Matt has to leave Summer Bay when his family move away but he returns a few months later to take Carly to the school formal.

He hangs around with Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke) to avoid her and then dates former school bad girl Alison Patterson (Kathryn Ridley), even though he does not like her.

When Alison reveals to a journalist that Morag Bellingham (Cornelia Frances) is Bobby's mother, Matt breaks up with her to show her what it is like to be treated badly.

Al Simpson (Terence Donovan), Bobby's adopted father, returns to town and tries to blackmail Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn), who believes he accidentally shot Shane while hunting and has kept quiet ever since.

Matt and Adam begin renting the beach house and invite Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons) to move in with them.

When a botched DIY job by Adam leaves Matt trapped in the bathroom for hours, he moves into Grant Mitchell's (Craig McLachlan) flat.

Matt and Adam play a joke on Blake Dean (Les Hill) when he asks to join the surf club by setting him up with a punishing training regime that leaves him exhausted.

He is part of the team that finds Sally, Blake and Sophie Simpson (Rebekah Elmaloglou), but has to return home before the search is completed.

[17] Clive Hopwood in the book Home and Away Special said that Matt was "the local lifeguard and ace surfer" who had good looks that were "enough to make any female volunteer want to be rescued and given the kiss of life, preferably several times.