Matthew Shear
Known for: Actor
Born: 10 October 1984 (age 42), New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 17 titles
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
Elijah
Fantasy Life
Between the Temples
Old
Love Life
Cubby
Marriage Story
Treasure Trouble
The Boy Downstairs
The Alienist
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Horace and Pete
Mistress America
The Statistical Analysis of Your Failing Relationship
While We're Young
Don Peyote
Taking Woodstock