Trevor Matthews
PRODUCER | ACTOR
Graduated from NYFA NYC Campus in 2003
Trevor Matthews is a Welsh-Canadian producer and actor. He is the producer of the feature film The Brutalist (2024), starring Adrien Brody. The Brutalist won three Golden Globes Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Brady Corbet), and Best Male Actor (Adrien Brody), and has 10 Oscar nominations at the 97th Academy Awards.
He co-founded Brookstreet Pictures in 2004 alongside Jon Knautz and Patrick White, launching his career with a slate of award-winning short films including Teen Massacre, Still Life, The Other Celia, and Moment of Truth. He acted and produced the film Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, Brookstreet Pictures’ first feature film. Their second feature, The Shrine, premiered at the 2010 FanTasia Int’l Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature. His producing credits span a diverse slate, including First Kill (2017), Skin (2018), The Forgiven (2021). He was the Producer on Knox Goes Away starring Michael Keaton (2024). He continues to develop new projects under Brookstreet Pictures and occasionally appears on screen, leveraging his combined creative and business expertise.
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