Get to Know Damian Romeo, Matt Press from Ginny & Georgia!

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Damian Romeo came into the limelight after appearing as Matt Press in the Netflix dramedy series, Ginny & Georgia created by Sarah Lampert.

Romeo was born on June 9, 1994, in Toronto, Canada. He grew up with his two siblings, both brothers, Julian and Maximus Romeo.

Romeo recently came to fame for his Netflix series and that might be the reason why there’s so little information about him. Even so, we’ve compiled everything we found on the internet about him, so let’s jump right in.

Damian Romeo as Matt Press in Ginny & Georgia

The Canadian actor Damian Romeo portrayed the role of Matt Press in Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia. The show released its first season on February 24, 2021, on Netflix with a total of 10 episodes.

Damian Romeo's Head Shot. — Damian appears as Matt Press in Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia.
Source: Damian Romeo’s Instagram

Ginny & Georgia follows the story of a 15-year-old Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry) who moves to a New England town with her 30-year-old mother, Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey, Teenage – Nikki Roumel), and 9-year-old half-sibling, Austin Miller (Diesel La Torraca).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsacpJwXCO8

Ginny & Georgia Official Trailer!

Press is a student at Wellsbury High School, Wellsbury, Massachusetts. He is a friend of the MANG (Max (Sara Waisglass) – Abby (Katie Douglas) – Norah (Chelsea Clark) – Ginny) group. Romeo started appearing in the show from the second episode, It’s A Face Not A Mask. He appeared in the show for seven episodes.

Romeo’s Social Presence

Though the 6 feet 4 inches tall actor Damian Romeo is present on social media, he isn’t quite active on them. He has an Instagram profile with 291 posts and 47.1 thousand followers.

@damianromeo
Hi :), now that I’ve gotten your attention. Go watch #ginnyandgeorgia on #netflix #whattowatchonnetflix #fyp #damianromeo #mood #VideoSnapChallenge
♬ I Like Him – Princess Nokia

On Twitter, he has 284 followers while he is following 55 people. Likewise, he also uses Tiktok where he has 14.9k followers and 404.9k likes.

Net Worth and Career

Damian Romeo hasn’t had plenty of acting opportunities but he has amassed an estimated net worth of around $100 thousand. He has appeared in 12 movies and TV shows to date. But, he isn’t only known for his acting career, he’s also famous for being an infantry soldier with the Canadian armed forces. He was deployed for relief aid during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Damian Romeo wearing an army uniform. — Romeo is an ex-Canadian infantry soldier.
Source: Damian Romeo’s Instagram

Talking about his acting career, he started appearing in movies and TV series after portraying Jason’s friend in the short movie, Magic in 2014. Two years later, he was cast as Brody in The Haunt, The Boyfriend in Forever a Gentleman, and Cop #2 in Saving Dreams. In 2017, he was an actor at ACTRA and appeared in Appalachia and The Olympus Project.

In 2018, he appeared in Accidental Bible Camp, and a year later, he was seen in the Mind on Fire episode of Impulse. Recently, in 2020, Damian has appeared in Cult of Nightmares, Believe in You, The Expanse, and Ginny & Georgia.

Movies	Budget	Box Office
Believe in You (2020)	CAD 350 thousand	–
Appalachia (2017)	CAD 5 thousand	–
Saving Dreams (2016)	$300 thousand	$547
Forever a Gentleman (2016)	$5 thousand	–
The Haunt (2016)	–	$8 thousand
Magic (2014)	CAD 300

Box Office Collection and Budget of Damian’s movies.

Some Less Known Facts about Damian

Damian enrolled at the University of Toronto in 2015 and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 2019.
He learned acting from Living Arts Centre in 2012.
Romeo can speak English and Italian.
He has a profile on Cameo. All earnings earned on his Cameo go to Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
Damian loves the song, They Live in You from The Lion King Broadway Soundtrack.
In a 2016 post on IG, Damian is holding a baby, Marcus Aurelius Romeo. According to his caption, “Not sure where life will take you kid, but you’ll always have a brother,” it seems he now has a younger sibling.