Matt Young's long form biography.
Matt Young is an American-born, Australian stage and screen actor living in Australia.
Matt is best known for his television appearance as navigator James Cook in the multiple award winning CAPTAIN COOK: OBSESSION AND DISCOVERY for Australia’s ABC, and the ground breaking documentary GAYBY BABY, which premiered at Canada’s Hot Docs before its festival, theatrical and television releases in Australia and internationally.
A former Broadway dancer, Matt toured the USA, Canada and Europe in musicals including ON THE TOWN, A CHORUS LINE and WEST SIDE STORY. He was in the original Australian casts of THE PRODUCERS , YANK! and the self devised CIRCUS CARNIVALE CABARET.
As an Australian theatre actor, highlights include playing Jack Cole in GOODBYE MISS MONROE, Jeffre Skilling in ENRON, Joseph in Campion Decent’s THREE WINTERS GREEN, Bruno in Guillem Clua's SMILEY and Max Bialystock in THE PRODUCERS, The Mel Brooks Musical.
Other tv credits include the Hallmark Channel’s A SUMMER TO REMEMBER and PEARL IN PARADISE, HBO’s THE PACIFIC, TBS’s WRECKED and Australia’s THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE. Short films include Nash Lawrence’s DANNY (official selection, Emerge at Gold Coast Film Festival) and Harry Sabulus's Lumber (Brisbane Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival and Atlanta' Out on Film).
Matt is a private acting coach, and the founder of Tukuna Acting Club in Suva, Fiji. He has been the screen acting trainer for Film Fiji, speaker coach for TEDxSuva and show producer for Fiji Fashion Week.
He made his film choreography debut with Mitch Davis’s THE OTHER SIDE OF HEAVEN 2. He was the Fiji casting director for the 2020 Netflix hit series #blackAF.
He is the host of THE STORY CHUNDER, a live event and podcast recorded at Brisbane's BackDock Arts. He also serves as an occasional co-host for the podcast THRASH 'N TREASURE.
In 2023, Matt will serve as director/choreographer for Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music's production of SONG CONTEST, THE ALMOST EUROVISION EXPERIENCE.
Matt is best known for his television appearance as navigator James Cook in the multiple award winning CAPTAIN COOK: OBSESSION AND DISCOVERY for Australia’s ABC, and the ground breaking documentary GAYBY BABY, which premiered at Canada’s Hot Docs before its festival, theatrical and television releases in Australia and internationally.
A former Broadway dancer, Matt toured the USA, Canada and Europe in musicals including ON THE TOWN, A CHORUS LINE and WEST SIDE STORY. He was in the original Australian casts of THE PRODUCERS , YANK! and the self devised CIRCUS CARNIVALE CABARET.
As an Australian theatre actor, highlights include playing Jack Cole in GOODBYE MISS MONROE, Jeffre Skilling in ENRON, Joseph in Campion Decent’s THREE WINTERS GREEN, Bruno in Guillem Clua's SMILEY and Max Bialystock in THE PRODUCERS, The Mel Brooks Musical.
Other tv credits include the Hallmark Channel’s A SUMMER TO REMEMBER and PEARL IN PARADISE, HBO’s THE PACIFIC, TBS’s WRECKED and Australia’s THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE. Short films include Nash Lawrence’s DANNY (official selection, Emerge at Gold Coast Film Festival) and Harry Sabulus's Lumber (Brisbane Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival and Atlanta' Out on Film).
Matt is a private acting coach, and the founder of Tukuna Acting Club in Suva, Fiji. He has been the screen acting trainer for Film Fiji, speaker coach for TEDxSuva and show producer for Fiji Fashion Week.
He made his film choreography debut with Mitch Davis’s THE OTHER SIDE OF HEAVEN 2. He was the Fiji casting director for the 2020 Netflix hit series #blackAF.
He is the host of THE STORY CHUNDER, a live event and podcast recorded at Brisbane's BackDock Arts. He also serves as an occasional co-host for the podcast THRASH 'N TREASURE.
In 2023, Matt will serve as director/choreographer for Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music's production of SONG CONTEST, THE ALMOST EUROVISION EXPERIENCE.
Short form biography
Matt Young is a US born, Australian actor best known for playing James Cook in the multiple award winning CAPTAIN COOK: OBSESSION AND DISCOVERY and the documentary GAYBY BABY. On tv, he's been seen in Hallmark's A SUMMER TO REMEMBER and PEARL IN PARADISE, TBS's WRECKED, and HBO's THE PACIFIC. A former Broadway dancer, he was in the original Australian casts of THE PRODUCERS and YANK!, as well as productions of ANNIE, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN and GOODBYE MISS MONROE. He was the film choreographer for THE OTHER SIDE OF HEAVEN 2, director/choreographer for THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD and SONG CONTEST, THE ALMOST EUROVISION EXPERIENCE for Mackay's Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music and Fiji casting director for Netflix's #blackAF.
