Matt Ross | |
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 Ross in September 2016 | |
| Born | Matthew Brandon Ross January 3, 1970 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Phyllis Grant (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Matthew Brandon Ross (born January 3, 1970 [1] ) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Gavin Belson in the HBO series Silicon Valley , Glenn Odekirk in The Aviator , and Luis Carruthers in American Psycho .
Ross was born on January 3, 1970 in Greenwich, Connecticut, [2] and spent most of his childhood growing up in Eagle Point, Oregon. [3] His parents divorced when he was young, and Ross was raised in what he described as "alternative living situations". His mother became interested in the Waldorf education philosophy and Ross spent time in England while his mother worked towards a teaching credential in Waldorf education. [4] He attended the Juilliard School. [5]
Ross garnered critical acclaim for his role as Alby Grant in the HBO series Big Love for five seasons. He also played Eddie Scott in the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck , for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2011 and 2015, he played Charles Montgomery in the first and fifth seasons of FX's anthology series American Horror Story .
He wrote and directed the feature film Captain Fantastic , starring Viggo Mortensen, for which he won the Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Director at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. [6] [7] Before that, Ross made seven short films, including The Language of Love, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His feature film directorial debut, 28 Hotel Rooms , premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012.
He is married to the writer Phyllis Grant, with whom he has two children: Isabel "Bella" and Dashiell "Dash" Ross. [8]
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 1997 | The Language of Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2009 | Human Resources | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film; Also editor and cinematographer |
| 2012 | 28 Hotel Rooms | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2018–2019 | Silicon Valley | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Gaslit | Yes | No | Executive | 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Little Cory Gory | Larry | |
| 1994 | PCU | Raji | |
| 1995 | Twelve Monkeys | Bee | |
| 1996 | Ed's Next Move | Eddie Brodsky | |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Agent Loomis | |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Captain Calhoun | |
| 1998 | You Are Here | Kid in Grocery Store | |
| 1998 | Homegrown | Ben Hickson | |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Dan Powers | |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Ron Hewitt | |
| 2000 | American Psycho | Luis Carruthers | |
| 2000 | Company Man | Danny | |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Hunter Cassidy | |
| 2001 | Dust | Stitch | |
| 2003 | Down with Love | J.B. | |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Glenn Odekirk | |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Eddie Scott | |
| 2006 | Last Holiday | Mr. Adamian | |
| 2007 | Turn the River | David Sullivan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Party of Five | Aaron Hughes | Episode: "Life's Too Short" |
| 1997 | Oz | Officer Anthony Nowakowski | Episode: "A Game of Checkers" |
| 1997 | A Deadly Vision | The Killer | Television film |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Leonard | Episode: "History of the World" |
| 2002 | Stephen King's Rose Red | Emery Waterman | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Touched by an Angel | Pete | Episode: "The Root of All Evil" |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Daniel Showalter | Episode: "You Never Know" |
| 2003 | Just Shoot Me! | Adam | Episode: "My Fair Finchy" |
| 2005 | Bones | Neil Meredith | Episode: "The Girl in the Fridge" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Paul Burton | Episode: "Silencer" |
| 2006 | Invasion | Vince | Episode: "The Fittest" |
| 2006–11 | Big Love | Alby Grant | 49 episodes |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Joel Hellman | Episode: "Provenance" |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Charlie DiMasa | Episodes: "Irradiator" and "Meat Jekyll" |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Charles Montgomery | 6 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Magic City | Jack Klein | 14 episodes |
| 2013 | Revolution | Titus Andover | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash | Television film |
| 2014–2019 | Silicon Valley | Gavin Belson | 37 episodes |
| 2015 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Charles Montgomery | Episode: "Room 33" |
| Year | Title | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Deauville American Film Festival Jury Prize | Won |
| Deauville American Film Festival Audience Award | Won | ||
| Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Best Director | Won | ||
| Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Audience Award – Best Film | Won | ||
| Variety 's "Ten Directors to Watch 2016" [9] | Honor | ||
| Nantucket Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | 2nd Place | ||
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Pravo Audience Award | Won | ||
| Rome Film Festival People's Choice Award | Won |
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Birthday: Jan 3, 1970; Birthplace: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.
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