Matthew Shear
Actor
- Born
- October 10, 1984 (age 42) · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Marriage Story
September 28, 2019
Old
July 21, 2021
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
October 13, 2017
While We're Young
March 27, 2015
Mistress America
August 14, 2015
Taking Woodstock
August 26, 2009
Between the Temples
August 22, 2024
The Boy Downstairs
February 16, 2018
Don Peyote
May 1, 2014
Fantasy Life
March 27, 2026
Cubby
November 1, 2019
The Statistical Analysis of Your Failing Relationship
April 17, 2015
Acting14
- 2026Fantasy Life as Sam
- 2024Between the Temples as Nat
- 2021Old as Sidney
- 2019Cubby as Lars
- 2019Marriage Story as Terry - Theater Actor
- 2019Treasure Trouble as Jake
- 2018The Boy Downstairs as Ben
- 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Gabe
- 2015Mistress America as Tony
- 2015The Statistical Analysis of Your Failing Relationship