Matthew Wright

Biography

Matthew Wright is a professional actor and director whose work has taken him across the country. He’s worked at a roster of prestigious theaters including La Jolla Playhouse, Studio Arena in Buffalo, The McCarter Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, Dobama Theatre, The Clarence Brown Company, Trinity Rep, Florida Stage, Florida Studio Theatre, Actors Playhouse, The New Theater, and many others. Among the many artists with whom he’s collaborated number Anne Bogart, Tina Landau, Oskar Eustis, Zoe Caldwell, Olympia Dukakis, Frances Sternhagen, Polly Bergman and hundreds of fellow journeymen actors. He earned a MFA in acting at UC San Diego and has won a variety of awards including the Carbonnell Award for Best Actor and, recently, the Cleveland Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in A Musical. Proud member of Actors’ Equity since 1988.