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MARGOT ROBBIE
SIENNA MILLER
RACHEL MCADAMS / RYAN GOSLING
Matthew Barry
Born in New York – Matthew was a successful actor, best known for starring in Bernardo Bertolucci’s film “La Luna.” After many years of acting, he asked Academy Award winning Producer Mark Johnson for a production job and was guided to the casting department.
Matthew has spent the last 30+ years as a casting director, working with Tim Burton on “Ed Wood” and “Mars Attacks,” Brett Ratner on “Rush Hour 1 & 2,” and “Family Man;” Nick Cassavetes on “Unhook the Stars,” “She’s So Lovely,” “John Q,” “The Notebook,” “Alpha Dog,” “My Sister’s Keeper,” “The Other Woman;” “Yellow,” “God is a Bullet” and producer Jerry Bruckheimer on “Crimson Tide” (Tony Scott) and “Con Air” (Simon West).
Matthew’s ability to spot and work with talent has allowed him to discover or advance the careers of many, including: James Gandolfini, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Benico Del Torro (“Money For Nothing”), Ryan Phillipe, Steve Zahn, Danny Nucci and James LeSure (“Crimson Tide”), Don Cheadle (“Devil in a Blue Dress”), Dave Chappelle and Monica Potter (“Con Air”), Lucy Liu (“Shanghai Noon”), Dakota Fanning (“Tomcats”), Roselyn Sanchez (“Rush Hour 2”) Rachel McAdams (“The Notebook”), Katt Williams, Terry Crews, (“Friday After Next”), and Anton Yelchin, Ben Foster, Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Amber Heard (“Alpha Dog”) just to name a few!
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Kind words from students:
"Matt taught me to take risks, to fully indulge in a character. He guided me to a place where I could play again and feel free within my work. I think somewhere along the way one can lose that. He brought me back to that and at the same time gave me some of the most fundamental tools that surprised me I hadn’t heard of yet during years of my conservatory acting training. I still use those to this day.“
—BELLA DAYNE
Series regular "Cursed" "Humans" "Troy: Fall of a City"
"Matt is amazing! He really pushes you to go outside of your comfort zone to explore sides of a character you haven’t thought to before. He helps you to see things from a new perspective so you can find your authentic self in a character."
—DANIELLE MACDONALD
Star of "Bird Box" "Dumplin'" "Patti Cake$" "Unbelievable"
“I want to say a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart. You sparked something that I’m not sure you are aware of. Long story short, I just got cast in ‘The Hunger Games'‘ and it’s all thanks to God and what happened in that workshop. Everything happens for a reason and your initial enthusiasm sparked all this.”
—DAYO OKENIYI
Series Regular “Shades of Blue” plus '“Terminator: Genysis” and “The Hunger Games”