Matt grew up on Fox Island, about an hour south of Seattle. He studied drama at Stanford University, co-founded the Stanford Improvisors, and later co-founded the Seattle improv group, Improsia. After living, working and studying abroad and on the East Coast, in 2013 Matt returned to acting. He has performed in independent film and TV, theatre and commercial productions in the greater Seattle area. Notable performances include the lead role of Porfiry Petrovitch in the feature-length film, Crime and Punishment, and supporting roles in the 5-part series, Hetero (2022), the TV pilot, Uprising, and the feature-length film, Ingress (2023). Other appearances include roles in the award-winning short films, Halfway House (2017), A Grand Forest (2016) and The Bottle. Commercially, Matt has been featured in spots for T-Mobile and AT&T, and has performed in over a dozen stage productions in the Seattle area. In 2016, Matt received special recognition for his performances as Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross and The Old Man in A Christmas Story, the Musical. He is the father of two adult children, including Bentley Eldridge, and lives with his wife near Seattle on Bainbridge Island.