Born in Surrey, England, Matthew began acting at a young age; his mother putting him through weekend classes at the Stage Coach Theatre Arts School for the duration of his early childhood, he would soon bow out a year before receiving his silver ballet shoes to fulfill sporting commitments but upon returning to secondary education, his early training and engagement with performance truly came into play.
For the most part of his time at secondary school, improvisation and comedy was a huge part of his life, that is until he starred as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew at the Shakespeare Schools Festival. His performance earned him an invitation to audition for the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Upon auditioning at fourteen years old, he was unsuccessful however he returned the following year and was accepted into the NYT at fifteen, one of just 250 from 5,000 applicants in the 2012 intake. Following his summer intake course in London he returned home inspired and began seeking out professional acting work.
After a string of short films he signed with a prestigious talent agent and began booking commercial work, soon landing a small role in Martin Scorsese's 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' and the lead role in award winning British Independent film 'Little Pieces', a role he secured at just sixteen years old.
He soon landed television work including the BBC's 'Our World War' and 'Mr Selfridge', along with a role in British gangster film 'Top Dog'. His upcoming releases include 'Hail, Caesar!' and 'The Nice Guys'.
