Matthew moved around southern England a lot as a child but did most of his growing up in the cosmopolitan beach town Brighton with his mother. His father is from Jewish decent and is a self-made busin ...Show More
Matthew moved around southern England a lot as a child but did most of his growing up in the cosmopolitan beach town Brighton with his mother. His father is from Jewish decent and is a self-made businessmen who packed in his day job to follow his passion of setting up an antiques and vintage clothing store called Bambinos which is in South London. Matthew's mother is from Welsh decent, worked in mental health and also has entrepreneurial qualities, having previously set up one of the first vegetarian health food stores in London.He caught the acting bug in his teens from watching films from what is often called Hollywood's Golden Era: the 1970s. He credits his acting bug to a rather odd couple of actors when paired together: Jim Carey and Robert DeNiro. Jim Carey's energy and generosity as an actor inspired Matthew. Robert DeNiro's work from the 70s was a game changer. The concept of actually living the life of the character was intoxicating for a young Matthew as it meant to him if he chose an acting career he could in a way live many lives.Matthew's decision to become an actor lead him to multiple agents as a child and some auditions for major films and television series. He had some success with a brief stint in a West End theatre in a production of 'Billy Elliot'. However, he felt overwhelmed by the concept of casting and type. At such a young age, he didn't know who he was and didn't want to narrow that down in order to sell himself in the audition room. So, he left his agent, pushed the idea of drama school to the back of his mind and enrolled at Royal Holloway University of London to study Drama and Theatre Studies.He didn't feel like he learnt much from his actual course. Despite being bright academically he didn't feel the world of academia was for him. However, university offered a time to grow up and outside of his course he engaged in many disciplines. Most notably, Matthew trained as an officer for the Territorial Army, travelled around India learning yoga in multiple Ashrams and had a Muay Thai Boxing fight. Once his three years was up, Matthew had got a lot out of his system and was ready to audition for drama school.Matthew was offered places at three drama schools and decided to go to prestigious Drama Centre London. Matthew would later describe his time at Drama Centre as one of the hardest yet most rewarding times of his life. Hours were long and there was hardly any time to rest. But Matthew embraced it and engaged wholeheartedly in his work, learning as much as he could.Since graduating Matthew has been gaining experience across the board in the industry. From stage to television to feature films, he is swiftly establishing himself as a young actor with a lot to offer. Most notably, Matthew starred in 'The Death and Life of John F. Donovan' in a scene opposite Jacob Tremblay ('Room') and directed by the renowned Xavier Dolan, played a Synthetic Human i.e. robot in the Channel Four series 'Humans' and the lead in feature film 'Borstal' which is out on DVD worldwide March 2017. In 'Borstal' Matthew plays real life musician Kris Gray who went to a young offenders institute for possessing marijuana in his late teens and found himself surrounded by hardened young men from much tougher backgrounds. The film starred Hollywood actor Patrick Kilpatrick from blockbuster films 'Death Warrant' and 'Last Man Standing'. Hide
