Who Is Camilla Luddington’s Partner? Meet Matthew Alan

Camilla Luddington and her husband, Matthew Alan, have been by each other’s side since they met in 2008.

When they married in August 2019, the bride opened up to PEOPLE about their first date. Luddington walked down the aisle to The Temper Trap’s “Sweet Disposition” — an homage to their courtship’s early days. “In 2008, we went to a Temper Trap concert together,” she said. “It was our first date!”

Alan proposed to Luddington nearly a decade after that first date. The Castle Rock actor popped the question on New Year’s Eve 2017, and Luddington announce the news the following month.

Before their wedding, Luddington and Alan welcomed their first child together in April 2017. Their daughter, Hayden, made her Instagram debut that month, eight months before her parents’ engagement. They officially became a family of four when Luddington gave birth to their son, Lucas, in August 2020.

Both Luddington and Alan work in the entertainment industry. The actress is best known for her work on Grey’s Anatomy, and her husband starred in 2024’s Presumed Innocent with Jake Gyllenhaal.

So who is Camilla Luddington’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Matthew Alan and his relationship with the actress.

Luddington and Alan both appeared on Grey’s Anatomy, but in different capacities

Luddington joined Grey’s Anatomy in 2012 as Dr. Jo Wilson. While she is a series regular, her husband previously appeared in one episode of season 13 as the character David Fisher.

One year later, Luddington joked about her fictional wedding to Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), and revealed to Entertainment Tonight how Alan felt about seeing her marry someone else.

“It was weird. I was leaving that morning, and he was like, ‘Bye! Good luck with your wedding to someone else,’ ” she told the outlet. “It’s very weird, [but] he’s an actor too so he understands.”

Aside from his cameo on Grey’s Anatomy, Alan has appeared on several TV shows, including Hulu’s Castle Rock, Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, as well as in films such as 2012’s Red Tails and 2016’s Trust Fund.

Alan pursued teaching before switching to an acting career

Before Alan pursued a career in Hollywood, he attended Western Kentucky University in hopes of becoming a teacher. He revealed his original career plans to the Daily Actor in 2019.

“I was studying to be a teacher at the time,” he said. “And I had actually started a master’s degree, and I was working in speech and debate, and public speaking, and writing and English, and that was kind of the direction I was going.”

He continued, “But then I kind of just fell upon this play that I fell in love with at the time and just kind of changed gears entirely.”

The play he mentioned was called The Laramie Project and inspired Alan to pursue acting. “So I read that play and that’s when I was like, ‘Oh, I like the idea of actually performing and acting for a career,’ ” he said.

Luddington and Alan worked at the same restaurant in L.A.

The two actors might have both appeared on Grey’s Anatomy, but their work together goes back many years prior to the show. When asked if they met while working on the medical drama, Luddington revealed that was not the case.

“Way back in the day, we actually waited tables together when we first got to Los Angeles,” she told Today in April 2018.

The couple’s first date in 2008 was at a Temper Trap concert

Sparks first flew for the duo in 2008, with Luddington previously revealing to PEOPLE that her and Alan’s first date was to a Temper Trap concert.

Over a decade later, Luddington shared a throwback photo from one of their early dates on Instagram.

“#fbf to one of Matt and I’s first dates at a Pirate Dinner Adventure show 🤣….,” she captioned the post.

Luddington and Alan have two children, Hayden and Lucas

Two years before Luddington and Alan were married, they became proud parents for the first time. The British star gave birth to their daughter, Hayden, in April 2017, announcing the news on Instagram.

“We have a new great love in our lives… our sweet baby girl…Hayden 💘💘💘💘💘🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉,” she captioned the black-and-white video of her family.

The family grew once more in August 2020 with the birth of the couple’s son, Lucas. Luddington shared a hospital photo to announce the news on Instagram.

“Matt and I are SOOO happy to announce the birth of our sweet baby BOY Lucas, otherwise known as my little lion 🦁 (shoutout to Leos!),” she wrote.

Months later, in March 2021, the mother of two opened up about giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Yes, it’s a different experience. I had to labor in a mask, which was, like, the biggest thing. So it was over 15 hours wearing a mask,” Luddington said during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “It was intense. Anybody else who gave birth during the pandemic, I feel like we have a bond too because of things like that.”

On New Year’s Eve 2017, Alan proposed to Luddington with their daughter present

Eight months after Hayden’s birth, Alan decided to take the next step in his relationship with Luddington by proposing to her on New Year’s Eve 2017.

In January 2018, Alan’s then-fiancée shared a photo on her Instagram of her diamond ring to announce the news.

“Sooo this happened on New Year’s Eve. I’m not sure I even let Matt get through his proposal before I started yelling YES YES YES!! Of course it was a yes! Also… Hayden approves.. 😉 💍✨✨✨,” Luddington captioned the post.

On the first slide of the post, their daughter’s hand was even featured holding the ring.

Luddington and Alan celebrated their wedding in August 2019 with an intimate ceremony

Nearly two years after Luddington and Alan were engaged, they hosted their wedding at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara Hotel in Santa Barbara, Calif, on Aug. 17, 2019. They opted for an intimate ceremony with 70 of their loved ones in attendance.

“Seeing him for the first time was amazing, we both just couldn’t stop staring at each other and smiling,” Luddington told PEOPLE. “I remember wondering if I’d be too emotional to get through my vows, but in the actual moment I was feeling so much euphoria, I think I practically yelled them.”

Luddington revealed that they thought of themselves as husband and wife before their official nuptials.

“We’re just ready to do the damn thing. We kind of already feel married because we have a 2-year-old,” she said. “But there’s something romantic to us about solidifying that family unit by having the ceremony and actually having Hayden present.”

Alan supports entertainment industry activism alongside Luddington

Not only is Alan an actor, but he is also an activist. The Indiana-born actor tagged along with Luddington during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike and showed his support for his fellow entertainment industry workers by protesting in the streets.

Alan’s leading lady shared a selfie from their appearance at one of the strikes and captioned the post with a handshake emoji. Not only did the couple show their support for the union, but their sign also noted that they were in support of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike in July 2023.