Actor
Matthew Shear
Born October 10, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA14 films
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.
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First watchMarriage Story20197.7as Terry - Theater ActorA stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
14 films as actor- TBAElijahLouis
- 2026Fantasy LifeSam
- 2024Between the TemplesNat
- 2021OldSidney
- 2019CubbyLars
- 2019Marriage StoryTerry - Theater Actor
- 2019Treasure TroubleJake
- 2018The Boy DownstairsBen
- 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)Gabe
- 2015Mistress AmericaTony
- 2015The Statistical Analysis of Your Failing Relationship
- 2015While We're YoungBenny
- 2014Don PeyoteZebra Shaman
- 2009Taking WoodstockEarthlight Player