Matt Hullum

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Matt Hullum
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Matt Hullum at RTX 2013
Born
Matthew Jay Hullum

(1974-09-29) September 29, 1974 (age 49)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin (BS)
OccupationChief Content Officer of Rooster Teeth
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Anna Hurayt
​
(m. 2000)​
[1]
Children2
Website roosterteeth.com/Matt

Matthew Jay Hullum (born September 29, 1974) is an American film director, producer, writer, actor and visual effects supervisor living in Austin, Texas. He is one of five co-founders and former CEO of production company Rooster Teeth, which specializes in online content, including live-action series, podcasts, animation and machinima, an art using game engines to create films. [2]

Contents

Alongside longtime business partner Burnie Burns, he was named one of Variety's top Digital Entertainment Execs to Watch in 2018. [3]

Early life

Matthew Jay Hullum was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 29, 1974, to librarian Cheri Johnston (born 1945) and sports journalist and freelance writer Everett Hullum (1942–2015). [4]

Career

Hullum met his production partner Burnie Burns while working at TSTV at the University of Texas at Austin. [5] He recalled loving the creative freedom due to the lack of "gatekeepers" at the station. [6] He would graduate with a Bachelor of Science in film. [7]

Alongside Burns, he would direct, write and produce their directorial debut The Schedule (1997), starring his roommate Joel Heyman. [5] He would go on to work as the visual effects coordinator for Hollywood films such as The Faculty and Driven . [8]

Hullum voices Sarge in the Rooster Teeth original series Red vs. Blue , of which he also directs, produces and serves as casting director. [9] He directed the science fiction comedy film Lazer Team , the first feature-length film Hullum has directed in over 18 years. [10] [11] Hullum co-wrote the film alongside Burnie Burns, Chris Demarais, and Josh Flanagan. [12]

Hullum has directed four music videos for singles by the Barenaked Ladies, "Odds Are", "Did I Say That Out Loud?", "Say What You Want" and "Lookin' Up". [13] [14] [15] In 2023, it was announced that Hullum would return as director for Red vs. Blue's final season, with Burns also returning as writer.

Personal life

Hullum married lawyer and actress Anna Hurayt on August 26, 2000. [1] They live in Austin, Texas with their two children.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRolesNotes
1997The Schedule—Co-director, co-writer and producer
1998 The Faculty —Visual effects coordinator
2001 Driven —Visual effects producer
2002 Scooby-Doo —Visual effects production manager
2003 Gods and Generals —Visual effects producer
2004 Clifford's Really Big Movie —Digital supervisor
2005Babak & Friends: A First Norooz—Producer and editor
2015 Lazer Team Army SoldierAlso director, co-writer and producer
2017 Lazer Team 2 Arklosh (voice)Also director, co-writer and producer [16]
2018 Blood Fest —Executive producer [17]
2019 A Heist With Markiplier —Executive producer
2024Red vs. Blue RestorationSarge, Doc, Omega, Addional Voices (voices)Also director

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Code Monkeys Red Guard (voice)Episode: "Super Prison Breakout"
2019 Gen:Lock Marc Holfcroft (voice)Also executive producer

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–2020 Red vs. Blue Sarge, Doc, O'Malley, Wyoming, The Meta (voices)Also director, writer, producer and editor
2004–2006, 2015 The Strangerhood Dutchmiller (voice)Also director, writer, producer and editor [18]
2009 Rooster Teeth Shorts HimselfAlso co-director, co-writer, producer and cinematographer
2012–2013The Gauntlet—Executive producer
2013–present RWBY —Executive producer
2014iBladeTedAlso second unit director
2014 Ten Little Roosters —Executive producer
2014–2015 X-Ray and Vav —Executive producer
2016–2018; 2021 RWBY Chibi —Executive producer
2016 Crunch Time Nursing InstructorEpisode: "The Moruga"
2016 The Eleven Little Roosters The Big Cock
2017 Camp Camp Lt. Stuart Huston (voice)Episode: "Parents' Day"; also producer
2017 Day 5 DaleAlso executive producer
2018 Nomad of Nowhere Bertha (voice)Also producer

Video games

YearTitleRole
2007 Halo 3 Additional Voices

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotes
2013"Odds Are" Barenaked Ladies Director
2014"Did I Say That Out Loud?"
2015"Say What You Want"

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