Matt’s parents were highly decorated high school athletes who ran track and played all the sports. Matt was a self-decorated film and music athlete who played none of the sports, but if watching a million movies and playing guitar real cool was like winning sports trophies Matt’s a chip off the ‘ol block. In a nutshell, he has a suspicion that he was adopted and he’s watched Die Hard over 200 times.
Matt put himself through film school by working in casting houses where he honed his skill for finding humour in the small, relatable shortcomings of the human condition. Since then he’s worked as a writer, editor, and actor, which has helped define his strength as a director of performance-based comedy.
Matt has directed campaigns for top brands such as Visa, Ford, BMO, Tim Hortons, Honda, among others. Matt has worked with professional athletes, Hollywood actors, dogs, cats, kids and cars. He has also directed the award-winning feature films Dakota and Room For Rent.
When Matt’s not watching movies he’s eating, sleeping, has a family, and jogs on occasion in case his parents ask. He lives in Toronto with his wife Amy-jo and their son Indiana… yes, as in Jones. He’d also like you to know that he can air drum Led Zeppelin’s ‘Good Times Bad Times’ almost perfectly and totally knows what to do if your office gets hijacked by highly organized German mercenaries…basically, die really hard.
