Matthew Shear

Matthew Shear
Shear at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1984-10-10) 10 October 1984
New York City
Residence New York City
Other names Matt Shear
Education St. John's College—Annapolis
Occupation Actor
Years active 2009 – present

Matthew Louis Shear (born 10 October 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 plays Detective Lucius Isaacson on TNT's The Alienist, based on the novel of the same name by Caleb Carr[1] The historical period drama premiered 22 January 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].

Life and career

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 16 February 2018 by FilmRise.[4] He also appeared in Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).

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.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
2018 Cubby Lars Post-production
2019 Untitled Noah Baumbach Project Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 NYC 22 College boy driver Episode 6 – Crossing the Rubicon
2016 Horace and Pete Zach Episode 1.2
Deadbeat Elijah Episode 30 (3.7) – Am-ish[5]
2018 The Alienist Detective Lucius Isaacson 10 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Caleb (1994). The Alienist (1st ed.). New York City: Random House. ISBN 978-0679417798.
  2. ↑ "TV News Roundup: 'The Alienist' Sets Premiere Date on TNT".
  3. ↑ "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations".
  4. ↑ "'The Boy Downstairs' Reviews".
  5. ↑ "List of Deadbeat Episodes".
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