Matt is an award-winning actor, theatre director, and theatre critic who made his professional debut in The Lion King in Sydney in 2004. He has a Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts from UNITEC, a Postgraduate Diploma in Art from the University of Auckland, and a Master of Arts from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Matt is also a script advisor and dramaturg, and is the inaugural New Zealand member of the International Association of Theatre Critics.