Australian actor
Matt Day
The Sapphires movie premiere at State Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 2012
Born Matthew Day
(1971-09-28 ) 28 September 1971 (age 53) Occupation(s) Actor, filmmaker Spouse Kirsty Thomson Children 2
Matthew Day (born 28 September 1971) is an Australian actor and filmmaker.
Early life
Day was born in Melbourne , Victoria .[ 1] United States with his father, a newspaper correspondent, where he became interested in acting.[ 2] Princes Hill Secondary College , in Carlton North and joined St Martins Youth Arts Centre in South Yarra .[ 2]
Career
Day was spotted by an agent[ 2] c/o The Bartons Carlton and relocated to Sydney for the role in the television series A Country Practice [ 3]
He has since gone on to establish a reputation as one of Australia's leading film, television and theatre actors, appearing in numerous Australian television series and telemovies including Rake [ 4] Tangle Hell Has Harbour Views [ 5] My Brother Jack and Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo Touch , My Year Without Sex Love and Other Catastrophes Muriel's Wedding Woody Allen's Scoop Kiss or Kill AFI Award for Best Actor.
His international television credits include Shackleton Kenneth Branagh , The Hound of the Baskervilles , The Commander , Spooks Hotel Babylon Secret Diary of a Call Girl Bruce Beresford's And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself .
Short films as writer/director include Beat (2011 St Kilda Film Festival ) My Everything (2003 Toronto Short Film Festival) and Wish (Turner Classic Shorts 2008 Winner - Special Mention, London Film Festival , Encounters Short Film Festival , Foyle Film Festival , Edinburgh International Film Festival , Stockholm Film Festival ).
In 2017 he won the 25th Tropfest short film festival for his comic short film The Mother Situation, which he both directed and acted in. [ 6]
In 2022 Day was announced as part of the cast for channel 9 drama Human Error.[ 7] In 2023 Day was named for ABC musical drama In Our Blood.[ 8] Day would return for the second season of Strife. [ 9]
Personal life
Day's parents divorced when he was young. His mother, an English teacher, took him around Europe for six months when he was 7 and his brother Michael was 9.[ 2] [ 2]
Day moved with his wife, journalist Kirsty Thomson, to London in 2000, not returning to Australia until 2007. The couple now live in Sydney and have two sons, Jackson and Rufus.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
Year
Title
Type
2011
Beat
Short film
2003
My Everything
Short film
2008
Wish
Short film
2017
The Mother Situation
Short film (also actor)
Awards and nominations
References
^ Matt Day @ filmreference.com ^ a b c d e Rand, Hannah (3 May 2009) "Passions in practice", Sunday Magazine , p. 28
^ Rand, Hannah (3 May 2009) "Passions in practice", Sunday Magazine , p. 27
^ Thomas, Sarah (1 September 2012). "Entertain us: Matt Day" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 December 2018 . ^ Moloney, Phoebe (11 February 2017). "Matt Day's dark comedy wins at 2017 Tropfest short film festival" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 December 2018 . ^ "Matt Day's topical comedy on euthanasia wins Tropfest" . ABC News . 12 February 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018 .^ Knox, David (2 February 2023). "Production begins on Human Error for Nine | TV Tonight" . tvtonight.com.au . ^ Knox, David (3 February 2023). "Cast confirmed for in Our Blood | TV Tonight" . tvtonight.com.au . ^ Knox, David (8 August 2024). "Strife S2 production begins | TV Tonight" . tvtonight.com.au . Retrieved 8 August 2024 . ^ Rugendyke, Garry Maddox, George Palathingal, Linda Morris, Elissa Blake, Louise (22 November 2017). "Here comes the fun: What you need to see, hear, do and read in Sydney this summer" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 December 2018 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )^ Ross, Annabel (4 June 2015). "North by Northwest: Matt Day channels Mad Men in MTC's world-first stage adaptation of Hitchcock film" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 December 2018 .
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