Matthew Shear | |
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Born | New York City | October 10, 1984
Education | St. John's College—Annapolis |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009 – present |
Matthew Louis Shear (born October 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Tony in Noah Baumbach's Mistress America , opposite Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke.
He played Detective Lucius Isaacson on TNT's The Alienist, based on the novel of the same name by Caleb Carr. [1] The historical drama premiered January 22, 2018 [2] and was nominated for Outstanding Limited Series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards and Best Action-Thriller Television Series at the 44th Saturn Awards. [3]
Shear was born in New York City and graduated from St. John's College—Annapolis in 2008. His film career began the following year with a bit part in director Ang Lee's comedy-drama Taking Woodstock . He starred opposite Zosia Mamet in the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival feature, The Boy Downstairs , released to theatres on February 16, 2018, by FilmRise. [4] He also appeared in Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) and Marriage Story .
His prior television appearances include the CBS police procedural drama NYC 22 , the Hulu supernatural comedy series Deadbeat and the Peabody Award-winning web series Horace and Pete .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Taking Woodstock | Earthlight Player | |
Red Light, Green Card | Jordan | Short film | |
Milked | Sam | Short film | |
2010 | Beware the Gonzo | Dave Melnick | |
2012 | Hunters | Randy | Animated short film |
2014 | Don Peyote | Zebra Shaman | |
While We're Young | Benny | ||
2015 | Mistress America | Tony | |
The Statistical Analysis of Your Failing Relationship | Ben | Short film | |
Marcus & the Dead Pet | Marcus | Short film | |
2016 | Delinquent | Mr. Simon | |
Interior Teresa | Father Jake | Short film | |
2017 | The Boy Downstairs | Ben | |
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Gabe | ||
2019 | Cubby | Lars | |
Marriage Story | Terry | ||
2021 | Old | Sidney | |
2024 | Between the Temples | Nat |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | NYC 22 | College boy driver | Episode: "Crossing the Rubicon" |
2016 | Horace and Pete | Zach | Episode #1.2 |
Deadbeat | Elijah | Episode: "Am-ish" | |
2018–20 | The Alienist | Detective Lucius Isaacson | 18 episodes |
2021 | Love Life | Ben | Episode: "Epilogue" |
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