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| birth_place = [[Arkabutla, Mississippi]], U.S.
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| birth_place = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts ]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Matthew-Maher/ |title=Matthew Maher (Visual voices guide) |website=BehindTheVoiceActors.com}}</ref>
| occupation = Actor
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'''Matthew Maher''' (born 1971 or 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' (1999), ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' (1999), ''[[Jersey Girl (2004 film)|Jersey Girl]]'' (2004), ''[[Gone Baby Gone]]'' (2007), ''[[It's Kind of a Funny Story (film)|It's Kind of a Funny Story]]'' (2010), ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' (2013) ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' (2019), ''[[Funny Pages (film)|Funny Pages]]'' (2022), ''[[Air (2023 American film)|Air]]'' (2023), and ''[[Our Flag Means Death]]'' (2022–2023).


== Career ==
'''Matthew Maher''' (born 1971/1972<ref name="nytimes.com" /> in [[Arkabutla, Mississippi]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Matthew-Maher/ |title=Matthew Maher (Visual voices guide) |website=BehindTheVoiceActors.com}}</ref>) is an American [[television]] and [[theatre|theater]] [[actor]] who has appeared in, among other works, ''[[John from Cincinnati]]'', ''[[Outer Range]]'', and ''[[Our Flag Means Death]]''.
Maher has an extensive theatrical career having performed at [[The Public Theater]], [[New York Shakespeare Festival]], [[Berkeley Rep]], and [[Actors Theater of Louisville]]. Theater credits include ''Red-Handed Otter'' at [[Cherry Lane Theater]], [[Uncle Vanya]] at [[Soho Repertory Theatre]], [[Golden Child (play)|Golden Child]] by [[David Henry Hwang]] at [[Signature Theatre Company]], and ''Tales From My Parents Divorce'' by [[The Civilians]].<ref name="train">{{cite web|author=Ron Trembath|url= https://trainwreckdsociety.com/2012/10/18/matthew-maher-interview/ |title= Matthew Maher Interview |work=trainwreckdsociety.com|date=October 18, 2012}}</ref>


He has appeared occasionally in feature films, including ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' (1999),<ref name="train"/> ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' (1999), ''[[Vulgar (film)|Vulgar]]'' (2000),<ref name="train"/> ''[[The Third Wheel (film)|The Third Wheel]]'' (2002), ''[[Jersey Girl (2004 film)|Jersey Girl]]'' (2004), ''[[Gone Baby Gone]]'' (2007),<ref name="train"/> ''[[The Killer Inside Me (2010 film)|The Killer Inside Me]]'', ''[[I'm Still Here (2010 film)|I'm Still Here]]'' and ''[[It's Kind of a Funny Story (film)|It's Kind of a Funny Story]]'' (2010),<ref name="train"/> ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' (2019), ''[[Funny Pages (film)|Funny Pages]]'' (2022), and ''[[Air (2023 American film)|Air]]'' (2023).<ref name="tv">{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/matthew-maher/credits/3030100054/ |title= Matthew Maher |work=tvguide.com|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>
He has also worked in such theaters as [[The Public Theater]], [[New York Shakespeare Festival]], [[Soho Rep]], [[Berkeley Rep]], and [[Actors Theater of Louisville]]. He has also appeared occasionally in feature films, including ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'', ''[[Funny Pages (film)|Funny Pages]]'', and a number of films directed by both [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Kevin Smith]].

In 2016, he starred in the [[Annie Baker]] play ''[[The Flick]]'' which debuted Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 2013,<ref name="flick">{{cite web|author=Jones, Kenneth|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175057-Annie-Bakers-The-Flick-a-Tale-of-Movie-House-Workers-Begins-World-Premiere-Run-in-NYC|title=Annie Baker's 'The Flick', a Tale of Movie-House Workers, Begins World-Premiere Run in NYC|work=[[Playbill]]|accessdate=April 15, 2014|date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> and went on to win the 2014 Pulitzer Prize.<ref name="pulitzer">{{cite web|author=Gans, Andrew|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/189995-Annie-Bakers-The-Flick-Wins-2014-Pulitzer-Prize-for-Drama?tsrc=nx|title=Annie Baker's 'The Flick' Wins 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama|work=playbill.com|date=April 14, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140415063353/https://www.playbill.com/news/article/189995-Annie-Bakers-The-Flick-Wins-2014-Pulitzer-Prize-for-Drama?tsrc=nx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-15}}</ref> The production moved to the UK in 2016, to the [[Royal National Theatre|Dorfman Theatre]], London.<ref name="london">{{cite web|author=Dom O'Hanlon|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/in-conversation-with-the-flick-star-matthew-maher |title= AIn Conversation with The Flick star Matthew Maher |work=londontheatre.co.uk|date=June 8, 2016}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|1999
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|''[[Bringing Out The Dead]]''
|''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]''
|Mr. Oh's Friend
|Mr. Oh's Friend
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|2013
|2013
|''Frank the Bastard''
|''[[Frank the Bastard]]''
|Worm
|Worm
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|2023
|2023
|''[[Air (2023 film)|Air]]''
|''[[Air (2023 American film)|Air]]''
|[[Peter Moore (shoe designer)|Peter Moore]]
|[[Peter Moore (shoe designer)|Peter Moore]]
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|Post-production
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|2023
|''[[The Kill Room]]''
|Nate
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|2024
|''[[Relay (film)|Relay]]''
|Hoffman
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|TBA
|TBA
| ''[[The Kill Room]]''
|''[[The Mastermind (upcoming film)|The Mastermind]]''
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|Filming
| Post-production
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|''Over/Under''
|''Over/Under''
|Danny
|Danny
|TV Movie
|TV movie
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|2014
|2014
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|''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]''
|''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]''
|Alan Lawford
|Alan Lawford
|Recurring (Season 4)
|Recurring (season 4)
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|2018
|2018
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|Episode: "Every Last Minute"
|Episode: "Every Last Minute"
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|2022–2023
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|2022
|''[[Our Flag Means Death]]''
|''[[Our Flag Means Death]]''
|Black Pete
|Black Pete
|Main (10 episodes)
|Main (18 episodes)
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|-
|2022–2024
|2022
|''[[Outer Range]]''
|''[[Outer Range]]''
|Deputy Matt
|Deputy Matt
|4 episodes
|6 episodes
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|2023
|''[[Hello Tomorrow!]]''
|Lester Costopoulos
|Reoccurring (8 episodes)
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|2024
|''[[American Horror Stories]]''
|Eli
|Episode: "Backrooms"
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*''[[Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play]]'' (2013, [[Playwrights Horizons]]) (Matt)
*''[[Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play]]'' (2013, [[Playwrights Horizons]]) (Matt)
*''[[The Flick]]'' (2013, [[Playwrights Horizons]]; 2015, [[Barrow Street Theatre]]; 2016, [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]])<!--https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-flick--> (Sam)
*''[[The Flick]]'' (2013, [[Playwrights Horizons]]; 2015, [[Barrow Street Theatre]]; 2016, [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]])<!--https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-flick--> (Sam)
*'' [[Othello]]'' (2016, [[New York Theatre Workshop]]) (Roderigo)
*''[[Othello]]'' (2016, [[New York Theatre Workshop]]) ([[Roderigo]])
*'' [[King Lear]]'' (2019, [[Cort Theatre]]) (Oswald)
*''[[King Lear]]'' (2019, [[Cort Theatre]]) (Oswald)


==Awards==
==Awards and accolades ==

*[[Obie Award|Obie]], for his 1999 performance in The Foundry Theater's ''The Race of the Ark Tattoo''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
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*[[Obie Award|Obie]], in 2013 for Sustained Excellence in Performance
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| 1999
| [[Obie Award]]s
| Performance
| ''The Race of the Ark Tattoo''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://playbill.com/article/actor-matthew-maher-wins-an-obie-award-for-ark-tattoo-com-81967 |title=Actor Matthew Maher Wins an OBIE Award for ''Ark Tattoo'' |first=Robert |last=Simonson |work=[[Playbill]] |date=May 17, 1999 |access-date=August 26, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.obieawards.com/events/1990s/year-99/ |title=Winners 1999 |publisher=[[Obie Award]]s |date= |access-date=August 26, 2024 }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[Obie Award]]s
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| colspan="2" | Sustained Excellence in Performance
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.obieawards.com/events/2010s/year-13/ |title=Winners 2013 |publisher=[[Obie Award]]s |date= |access-date=August 26, 2024 }}</ref>
|-
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| 2022
| [[Peabody Awards]]
| Entertainment
| ''[[Our Flag Means Death]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Voyles |first=Blake |date=September 20, 2023 |title=83rd Peabody Award Nominees |url=https://peabodyawards.com/awards/nominees/ |publisher=[[Peabody Awards]] |access-date=September 20, 2023 }}</ref>
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| 2023
| [[Chlotrudis Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actor
| ''[[Funny Pages (film)|Funny Pages]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chlotrudis.org/awards/2023-29th-annual-awards/#sactor |title=2023, 29th Annual Awards |publisher=[[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films]] |date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=August 28, 2024 }}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915043937/http://www.hbo.com/johnfromcincinnati/cast/actors/mattmaher.html |title=HBO: Matt Maher as Dwayne: ''John From Cincinnati'' |date=mdy}}


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Latest revision as of 23:00, 13 November 2024

Matthew Maher
Maher in 2024
Born1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1]
Cambridge, Massachusetts , U.S.[2]
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Matthew Maher (born 1971 or 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Dogma (1999), Jersey Girl (2004), Gone Baby Gone (2007), It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Grand Theft Auto V (2013) Captain Marvel (2019), Funny Pages (2022), Air (2023), and Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023).

Career

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Maher has an extensive theatrical career having performed at The Public Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, and Actors Theater of Louisville. Theater credits include Red-Handed Otter at Cherry Lane Theater, Uncle Vanya at Soho Repertory Theatre, Golden Child by David Henry Hwang at Signature Theatre Company, and Tales From My Parents Divorce by The Civilians.[3]

He has appeared occasionally in feature films, including Bringing Out the Dead (1999),[3] Dogma (1999), Vulgar (2000),[3] The Third Wheel (2002), Jersey Girl (2004), Gone Baby Gone (2007),[3] The Killer Inside Me, I'm Still Here and It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010),[3] Captain Marvel (2019), Funny Pages (2022), and Air (2023).[4]

In 2016, he starred in the Annie Baker play The Flick which debuted Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 2013,[5] and went on to win the 2014 Pulitzer Prize.[6] The production moved to the UK in 2016, to the Dorfman Theatre, London.[7]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Note
1999 Dogma Bartender
1999 Bringing Out the Dead Mr. Oh's Friend
2000 Four Letter Words Jordon
2000 Vulgar Gino Fanelli
2002 The Third Wheel Hank
2002 Big Apple Office Worker #2
2003 Just Another Story
2004 Jersey Girl Delivery Guy
2004 Pagans Store Clerk
2005 Homecoming Frank
2007 Gone Baby Gone Corwin Earle
2008 Uber Alice Jeremy Short film
2009 Finding Graceland Ricky Short film
2010 The Killer Inside Me Deputy Jeff Plummer
2010 The Face Bocce Ball Player Short film
2010 I'm Still Here Matt
2010 It's Kind of a Funny Story Humble
2011 Sweet Little Lies
2013 Frank the Bastard Worm
2014 While We're Young Tim
2014 A Most Violent Year John Dominczyk
2015 People Places Things Improv Partner
2016 The Finest Hours Carl Nickerson
2016 My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea Senior Kyle (voice)
2016 The Surf Report Bartender Short film
2016 Live by Night RD Pruitt
2017 The Incredible Jessica James Actor
2017 Cat Killer Tyler Krallman from Applebees Short film
2017 Lady Bird NYC Man on Street
2017 Testosterone: Volume One Bartender
2019 Captain Marvel Norex
2019 Marriage Story Theater Actor
2020 The Mimic The Waiter/Bartender
2020 The Outside Story Neil
2022 Funny Pages Wallace
2023 Air Peter Moore
2023 The Kill Room Nate
2024 Relay Hoffman
TBA The Mastermind Filming
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Clerks Additional voices 2 episodes
2004 The Jury Tim Winslow Episode: "Too Jung to Die"
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Bo Episode: "In the Dark"
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Tim Episode: "Manipulated"
2007 John From Cincinnati Dwayne Recurring
2008 Law & Order Antonio Episode: "Tango"
2009 The Unusuals Marvin Bechamel 2 episodes
2010 Bored to Death Hostel Concierge Episode: "Super Ray Is Mortal!"
2013 Over/Under Danny TV movie
2014 100 Monologues Recovering Male Episode: "The Recovering Male"
2015 Nurse Jackie Matt 3 episodes
2018 Mozart in the Jungle Alan Lawford Recurring (season 4)
2018 Elementary Hugo Irving Episode: "Nobody Lives Forever"
2018 New Amsterdam Barry / Ray DeMarco Episode: "Every Last Minute"
2022–2023 Our Flag Means Death Black Pete Main (18 episodes)
2022–2024 Outer Range Deputy Matt 6 episodes
2023 Hello Tomorrow! Lester Costopoulos Reoccurring (8 episodes)
2024 American Horror Stories Eli Episode: "Backrooms"
Video game role
Year Title Role
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Wade Hebert

Theater (partial)

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Awards and accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1999 Obie Awards Performance The Race of the Ark Tattoo Won [8][9]
2013 Obie Awards Sustained Excellence in Performance Won [10]
2022 Peabody Awards Entertainment Our Flag Means Death Nominated [11]
2023 Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actor Funny Pages Nominated [12]

References

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  1. ^ Healy, Patrick; McElroy, Steven; Soloski, Alexis; MacDonald, Sandy (February 21, 2013). "Looking Out for the Revelations". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Matthew Maher (Visual voices guide)". BehindTheVoiceActors.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ron Trembath (October 18, 2012). "Matthew Maher Interview". trainwreckdsociety.com.
  4. ^ "Matthew Maher". tvguide.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Jones, Kenneth (February 15, 2013). "Annie Baker's 'The Flick', a Tale of Movie-House Workers, Begins World-Premiere Run in NYC". Playbill. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 14, 2014). "Annie Baker's 'The Flick' Wins 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama". playbill.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014.
  7. ^ Dom O'Hanlon (June 8, 2016). "AIn Conversation with The Flick star Matthew Maher". londontheatre.co.uk.
  8. ^ Simonson, Robert (May 17, 1999). "Actor Matthew Maher Wins an OBIE Award for Ark Tattoo". Playbill. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Winners 1999". Obie Awards. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Winners 2013". Obie Awards. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Voyles, Blake (September 20, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Nominees". Peabody Awards. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023, 29th Annual Awards". Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films. March 20, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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