Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
186 cm
Age Range
40–50
Also Represented in
Australia
Career Highlights
Matthew has been professionally acting for over two decades and trained at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in the early 2000s. Following this, he landed roles in a number of television shows including iconic Australian drama series Home and Away and Rake, along with US fantasy series Legend of the Seeker. Matthew later returned home to New Zealand where he continued to score roles in popular television shows, such as Filthy Rich, Dirty Laundry, Straight Forward and Shortland Street. He can also be seen in the recent New Zealand-Canadian co-production feature film Love Knots as Will Calvin.
Tele Film.
| 2021 | Love Knots | Will Carlin (Lead) | ALK Productions Limited Dir. Josh Frizzell |
Feature Film.
| 2007 | Children of Huang Shi | Fisher | Blue Water Pictures CHS Pty Ltd Dir. Roger Spottiswoode |
Television.
| 2020 | Shortland Street | Karl Vanderbeck (Major Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Straight Forward | Adam Martin (Lead) | Screentime/ Mastiff |
| 2017 | 800 Words Series 3 | Vince | |
| 2016 | Dirty Laundry | Nicky Rossini | Filthy Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2016 | Filthy Rich | Ford | Filthy Productions Ltd Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2016 | Filthy Rich Series 2 | Ford Hathaway (Guest) | Filthy Rich Productions Dir. Various |
| 2010 | Rake | Bill Hampton (Advisor) | ABC / Essential Media & Entertainment Dir. Peter Duncan |
| 2009 | Home and Away | Justin Jefferies | Channel 7 Dir. Various |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Kieren | Dir. Mark Beesley |
| 2009 | The Cut | Nathan / Kerry Bailey | Dir. Mandy Smith / Karl Zwicky |
| 2005 | Headland | Heath | Channel 7 Dir. Catherine Millar |
| 2001 | Dark Knight | Harpur | Avalon Studios Dir. Avalon Studios |
| 2000 | Edit | Presenter | Saturn Television Dir. Ken Laban |
| 1998 | Hercules | Tiresius | Pacific Renaissance Pictures Dir. Phil Sgriccia |
Theatre.
| 2011 | Much Ado About Nother | Don Pedro | Bell Shakespeare Dir. John Bell |
| 2011 | Othello | Cassio | Peach Theatre Co Dir. Jesse Peach |
| 2010 | Bug | Peter Evens | Griffin Theatre Co Dir. Anthony Skuse |
| 2009 | Midsummer Nights Dream | Lysander | STC / Sydney Symphony Dir. Tim Carroll |
| 2009 | Sydney Ghosts Story | Various | Old Fitz Theatre Dir. Dean Carey, Katy Alexander |
| 2008 | Colder | David Norman | Griffin Theatre Dir. Katrina Dougla |
| 2006 | Romeo and Juliet | Abraham/Benvolio | Bell Shakespeare Co Dir. John Bell |
Training.
| Undiscovered Country - Acting Intensive Workshop - 2016, Shane Bosher | |||
| National Institute of Dramatic Art - 2004 |