Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
172 cm
Age Range
16–21
Career Highlights
Matthew is a star on the stage, continuously landing lead roles for various theatre companies. More recent credits include productions of "Elf", "Legally Blonde", "Sound of Music" and "Between the Lines", with Amici Trusts' "Les Miserables" a particular highlight. His talent has earned him a number of speech, drama and performing arts awards, including a 2023 First Prize in Drama & Media Studies, and Dux of Arts at his school. A versatile performer, Matthew has trained in screen acting, singing and dancing.
Awards.
| 2023 | Best Male Lead Finalist - School Showdown Competition | ||
| 2023 | First Prize in Drama & Media Studies, and Dux of Arts - Sacred Heart College | ||
| 2022 | First in Media Studies and Drama - Sacred Heart College | ||
| 2021 | Finalist in Best Film and Best Actor for Silent Film Competition | ||
| 2021 | First Prize in Drama - Sacred Heart College | ||
| 2020 | Award for Excellence in Drama - Sacred Heart College | ||
| 2019 | Award for excellence in Performing Arts - Sacred Heart College | ||
| 2019 | Grade 7 Speech and Drama with Distinction – Trinity College London | ||
| 2019 | Speech Winner Year 9 Cup – Sacred Heart College | ||
| 2019 | Winner Junior Scripture Competition Pompalier Shield - Auckland Secondary School | ||
| 2018 | Debating Year 8 Cup – Sacred Heart College | ||
| 2018 | Grade 5 Speech and Drama with Distinction – Trinity College London | ||
| 2013 | Vocal Cup – Falcons Preparatory School for Boys – London, UK | ||
Feature Film.
| 2022 | One Winter | Simon (Supporting) | Dir. Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett |
Television.
| 2018 | Sidelines (pilot) | Marius | Laugh Club NZ Dir. Cristobel Araus Lobos |
Theatre.
| 2023 | Between the Lines | Prince Oliver (Lead) | Junior Music Pilot Programme Dir. Olivia Charalambous |
| 2023 | Changing Minds | Kyle Fairbannks & Natalie (Lead) | Baradene College Production Dir. Nicole Eichstaedt |
| 2023 | Music Man | Barney & Teen Ensemble (Supporting) | G & T Productions Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2023 | Sound of Music | Rolf & Franz (Leads) | Encore Theatre Collective Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2023 | We Will Rock You | Britney Spears (Lead) | Sacred Heart College Production Dir. Scott Chalmers |
| 2022 | Elf | Chadwick (Lead) | Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2022 | Newsies | Jack Kelly (Lead) | Dir. June Renwick |
| 2022 | The Little Mermaid | Grimsby and Chef Louis (Lead) | Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2021 | Legally Blonde | Warner Huntington 3rd (Lead) | Baradene College Production Dir. Nicole Eichstaedt |
| 2021 | Seussical | Cat in the Hat (Lead) | Encore Theatre Collective Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2020 | Cinderella | Lionel (Lead) | Encore Theatre Collective Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2020 | Frozen | Kristoff (Lead) | Junior Theatre Pilot Programme Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2020 | Wendy in a Bubble Captain | Captain Hook (Lead) | National Youth Theatre Dir. Frith Horan |
| 2019 | Annie | Bert Healy (Lead) | National Youth Theatre Company Dir. Jonathan Alver and James Doy |
| 2019 | Les Misérables | Gavroche (Lead) | Auckland Music Theatre & Amici Productions Dir. Grant Meese |
| 2019 | Moana Jnr Pilot | Tamatoa (Lead) | Junior Theatre Festival Dir. Marty Johnson |
| 2019 | My Son Pinocchio | Pinocchio and understudy Ringleader (Lead) | Encore Theatre Collective Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2018 | Cats | Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat (Lead) | National Youth Theatre Company Dir. Jonathan Alver and James Doy |
| 2018 | Newsies Jnr Pilot | Les Jacobs (Lead) | Junior Theatre Festival Dir. Marty Johnson |
| 2018 | Shrek the Musical | Pinocchio (Lead) | National Youth Theatre Company Dir. Jonathan Alver and James Doy |
| 2017 | Junior Theatre Festival Performer - Mary Poppins | Michael Banks (Lead) | National Youth Theatre Company Dir. Hamish Mouat |
| 2017 | Much Ado about Nothing | Claudius (Lead) | Sacred Heart College |
| 2017 | Oliver | Oliver Twist (Lead) | National Youth Theatre Company Dir. Johnathan Alver |
| 2017 | Peter Pan | Michael Darling (Lead) | National Youth Theatre Company Dir. Jonathan Alver and James Doy |
Voice.
| 2020 | ANZ Bank TV Commercial - Vocals | Vocalist | |
| 2018 | Radio Ad - RealEstate.co.nz | Child/son |
Training.
| Actors Lab - Teen Acting Classes w/ Peter Feeney - 2020 | |||
| Advanced Screen Teen workshop with Rachel Bullock and Liz Mullane - 2020 | |||
| Dust Palace - Ground Based and Aerial Acrobatics - 2020 | |||
| Acting for Screen Classes: Juliet Furness - 2019 | |||
| Beginners Screen Teen workshop with Rachel Bullock and Liz Mullane - 2019 | |||
| Singing under the tuition of Jo Shanahan - 2019 | |||
| Kim Santarelli Dance Academy – Tap , Ballet and Jazz - 2017 | |||
| Speech, Drama and Acting for Screen under the tuition of Romy Hooper - 2016 |