Posted: Wed., Mar. 9, 2005, 3:09pm PT

Matt Battaglia

By Justin Chang

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Matt Battaglia has extended his arc on Showtime's "Queer as Folk."

Thesp joined the cast last season playing sexually confused football player Drew Boyd. He just wrapped five new episodes, which begin airing July 3. Skein's fifth season bows May 22.

Battaglia will next appear in Here TV telepic "Tides of War."