Matthew Winters(I)
- Actor
Matthew moved around southern England a lot as a child but did most of his growing up in the cosmopolitan beach town Brighton with his mother who is from Wales. His father is from Jewish descent and is a self-made businessmen who packed in his day job to follow his passion of setting up an antiques and vintage clothing store called Bambinos which is in South London. Matthew's mother is from Welsh decent, worked in mental health and also has entrepreneurial qualities, having previously set up one of the first vegetarian health food stores in London.
He caught the acting bug in his teens from watching films from what is often called Hollywood's Golden Era: the 1970s. He credits his acting bug to a rather odd couple of actors when paired together: Jim Carey and Robert DeNiro. Jim Carey's energy and generosity as an actor inspired Matthew. Robert DeNiro's work from the 70s was a game changer. The concept of actually living the life of the character was intoxicating for a young Matthew as it meant to him if he chose an acting career he could in a way live many lives.
Matthew was offered places at three drama schools and decided to go to prestigious Drama Centre London. Matthew would later describe his time at Drama Centre as one of the hardest yet most rewarding times of his life. Hours were long and there was hardly any time to rest. But Matthew embraced it and engaged wholeheartedly in his work, learning as much as he could.
Since graduating Matthew has been gaining experience across the board in the industry. From stage to television to feature films, he is swiftly establishing himself as a young actor with a lot to offer. Most notably, Matthew starred in 'The Death and Life of John F. Donovan' which is out is cinemas worldwide 2018, directed by Cannes Grand Prix winner Xavier Dolan and featuring Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Michael Gambon, Kathy Bates and Susan Sarandon. Matthew also played a Synthetic Human i.e. Robot in the Channel Four series 'Humans' and the lead in 'Borstal' which came to major stores in the UK March 2017 and is soon to be in stores in the US as well as Netflix USA.
He caught the acting bug in his teens from watching films from what is often called Hollywood's Golden Era: the 1970s. He credits his acting bug to a rather odd couple of actors when paired together: Jim Carey and Robert DeNiro. Jim Carey's energy and generosity as an actor inspired Matthew. Robert DeNiro's work from the 70s was a game changer. The concept of actually living the life of the character was intoxicating for a young Matthew as it meant to him if he chose an acting career he could in a way live many lives.
Matthew was offered places at three drama schools and decided to go to prestigious Drama Centre London. Matthew would later describe his time at Drama Centre as one of the hardest yet most rewarding times of his life. Hours were long and there was hardly any time to rest. But Matthew embraced it and engaged wholeheartedly in his work, learning as much as he could.
Since graduating Matthew has been gaining experience across the board in the industry. From stage to television to feature films, he is swiftly establishing himself as a young actor with a lot to offer. Most notably, Matthew starred in 'The Death and Life of John F. Donovan' which is out is cinemas worldwide 2018, directed by Cannes Grand Prix winner Xavier Dolan and featuring Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Michael Gambon, Kathy Bates and Susan Sarandon. Matthew also played a Synthetic Human i.e. Robot in the Channel Four series 'Humans' and the lead in 'Borstal' which came to major stores in the UK March 2017 and is soon to be in stores in the US as well as Netflix USA.
