2021Nominee
Best Performance
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Matthew Shear
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
New York City, New York, USA
October 10, 1984
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2019Winner
Best Performance
Marriage Story
2017Nominee
Best Performance
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Career Highlights
2009Highlight
Best Performance
Taking Woodstock
2024Highlight
Best Performance
Between the Temples
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Marriage Story
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)