Matthew J. Evans

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Matthew J. Evans
Born
Matthew Jared Evans

(1996-08-09) August 9, 1996 (age 23)
San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm Maker, Activist, Actor
Years active2006–present
Website www.WGIFilms.org


Matthew Jared Evans (born August 9, 1996) is an American actor, filmmaker, and peace activist. He is best known for his 2012 documentary film A Quest For Peace: Nonviolence Among Religions [1] featuring interviews with Arun Gandhi, which won several young film maker awards. [2] [3] [4] and his portrayal of Garret Tiara in Bad Teacher - Columbia Pictures , for which he received the 33rd Young Artist Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film.

Early life and career

Born in San Luis Obispo, California, Matthew J. Evans, son of actress, minister and author Leona Evans, began performing in musical theater at the age of 4 years old. He was inspired to take compassionate positions on human rights issues and so it wasn’t surprising that he produced his first documentary at the youthful age of 14, "A War Story, A Love Story" in 2010. At the time Matthew J. Evans had already performed not only in prominent roles in regional productions along the Central Coast of California such as The Music Man, Oliver!, Beauty and the Beast, and Peter Pan, but also acted in supporting roles in prime time television shows; Scrubs, [5] The King of Queens, [5] It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, [6] I Didn't Do it, as well as feature films: Smiley Face [5] , Downstream, Bad Teacher, and Dismissed. In 2014 he earned his Second Young Artist Award in the category of Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-16 for his guest starring role on Disney XD Lab Rats: Elite Force at the 35th Young Artist Awards

Dismissed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5039994/

Filmmaking


In 2010 Evans produced and directed his first documentary short film, "A War Story, A Love Story" at the age of 14. [5] [7] Later that year he went on to produce and direct Poetic Justice Project [8] which received the Gold Jury Prize, Youth Visions Contest at the Social Justice Film Festival. [9] Only two years later In 2012 his short documentary film A Quest For Peace: Nonviolence Among Religions [1] featuring interviews with Arun Gandhi, won the Filmschool Prodigy Camp Scholarship Seattle International Film Festival's FutureWave Competition [10] and the Youth Fest Documentary award at the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood. [11] The film was also a finalist at the Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival [12] and the only youth filmmaker finalist for the Ron Kovick Peace Prize at the My Hero International film festival in 2014. [13] In September 2014, the Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival presented Evans with the Art of Making Peace Award at the United Nations High Level Forum on a Culture of Peace.

Filmography

Film roles
YearFilmRoleNotes
2007 Smiley Face Bobby
2008BirthmarkBen
2010DownstreamYoung Wes
2011 Bad Teacher Garrett Tiara
2015The Royal Road to RomanceAlbert Crane
2016DismissedAlex
Television roles
YearShowRoleNotes
2006 Scrubs Kid #2Episode: "My Day at the Races"
2006 All of Us OwenEpisode: "Robert and Neesee Get Real"
2006 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Boy in ICUEpisode: "Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad"
2006 The King of Queens EthanEpisode: "Mama Cast"
2007 Drake & Josh BobbyEpisodes: "Tree House", "Josh Is Done"
2007 Zoey 101 ScooterEpisode: "Favor Chain"
2008 Cavemen KidEpisode: "Caveman Holiday"
2013 Lab Rats AlistairEpisode: "Perry 2.0"
2014 Instant Mom Ronny SluffEpisode: "Buy Any Jeans Necessary"
2014 I Didn't Do It RossEpisode: "Bicycle Thief"

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  2. ↑ "Festival announces winning youth filmmakers". Social Justice Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  3. ↑ "SIFF ANNOUNCES 2013 SHORTSFEST AWARD WINNERS". Seattle International Film Festival. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  4. ↑ "2013 IFFF FEATURE FILM WINNERS & FINALISTS - International Family Film Festival". www.iffilmfest.org. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Introducing a fresh face » She Likes To Watch". sloblogs.thetribunenews.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  6. ↑ "Go With Whatever Happens: An Interview with Matthew J. Evans | Making the Movie". makingthemovie.info. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  7. ↑ "Meet & Greet: Matthew J. Evans, The Guy Who Got Cameron Diaz's Bra! | Celebuzz". Celebuzz. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  8. ↑ "New Times SLO - Publishing Local News and Entertainment for over 29 years in San Luis Obispo County, CA". www.newtimesslo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  9. ↑ "Festival announces winning youth filmmakers". Social Justice Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  10. ↑ "SIFF ANNOUNCES 2013 SHORTSFEST AWARD WINNERS". Seattle International Film Festival. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  11. ↑ "2013 IFFF FEATURE FILM WINNERS & FINALISTS - International Family Film Festival". www.iffilmfest.org. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  12. ↑ "2013 Finalists: Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Presented by American Express -- The American Pavilion". www.ampav.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  13. ↑ "The My Hero Project - Ron Kovic calls for Peace at 2014
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