Born on the heels of Hurricane Hugo as it ripped through Buffalo, New York, Matt O'Shea was destined for a life filled with dramatic flare. He grew up in the suburbs of Buffalo where he developed a passion for storytelling. With no siblings to torment or to be tormented by, he often occupied the time of his youth recreating scenes from his favorite films using couches as castle towers, mixing bowls as space helmets, and the family dog as a dragon (no animals were ever harmed, Matt is an avid animal lover).

Matt attended Baldwin Wallace University outside of Cleveland, Ohio for arts management and music. He began his professional acting career working with some stellar regional theatres in Cleveland and began working in film shortly thereafter. He spent a year in Chicago studying at the famed Second City before moving to his current location in New York where he studied at the Stella Adler Studio.

As a filmmaker, whether it be directing, acting, writing or composing, the essential question he begins with on every project is “what is the story?”. This question is an investigation into the message that may not be immediately apparent: looking beyond the image, reading between the lines, understanding subtext nestled under words spoken.

This passion for excavation of story is at the heart of Matt’s process; securing the message and determining the most effective way to deliver it to an audience.