Acting, 1984
Matthew Shear
Born Oct 10, 1984, 42 years old, New York City, New York, USA
Matthew Louis Shear is an American actor known for his work in independent film and frequent collaborations with director Noah Baumbach. He began his career with a small role in Taking Woodstock (2009) and appeared in Mistress America (2015), The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017), and Marriage Story (2019), and played Lucius Isaacson on The Alienist (2018–2020). In 2025, he made his directorial debut with Fantasy Life, which he also wrote and starred in.
Filmography
17 titles- 2026
Fantasy LifeSamIMDb 6.2Movie - 2024
Between the TemplesNatIMDb 5.6Movie - 2021
OldSidneyIMDb 6.3Movie - 2020
Love LifeBenIMDb 6.9Show - 2019
Marriage StoryTerry - Theater ActorIMDb 7.7Movie - 2019
CubbyLarsIMDb 4.7Movie - 2019
Treasure TroubleJakeMovie - 2018
The AlienistLucius IsaacsonIMDb 7.5Show - 2018
The Boy DownstairsBenIMDb 6.0Movie - 2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)GabeIMDb 6.5Movie - 2016
Horace and PeteZachIMDb 7.7Show - 2015
While We're YoungBennyIMDb 6.0Movie - 2015
Mistress AmericaTonyIMDb 6.5Movie - 2015
The Statistical Analysis of Your Failing RelationshipIMDb 6.0Movie - 2014
Don PeyoteZebra ShamanIMDb 3.8Movie - 2009
Taking WoodstockEarthlight PlayerIMDb 6.2Movie - ElijahLouisMovie