Matt Hartley

Matt Hartley arrives in Betty Suarez's orbit with easy charm and an oddball sense of humor, quick to flirt and quicker to make her laugh. He's a little goofy, unashamedly enthusiastic, and refreshingly uncomplicated compared to the schemers around Mode — a guy who seems to just like her, plainly and openly.

The show had spent seasons surrounding Betty with ambition and artifice, so Matt's straightforward warmth is its own kind of surprise. Daniel Eric Gold plays him with a puppyish, slightly clumsy sincerity — jokes that land a beat too eager, affection worn right on the sleeve — that makes his interest in Betty feel uncomplicated and genuinely sweet.