Matthew Carvery is a Toronto based actor. Born in Montreal, Quebec, his family moved to Victoria, British Columbia when Matthew was three. It was there that he got his first taste of acting, performing the role of Linus Van Pelt in a local church production of A Charlie Brown Christmas at the age of five. As the youngest member of the cast, Matthew received much attention for his performance in the role and he quickly decided that this was what he was going to do with the rest of his life.

He attended Esquimalt High where he participated heavily in the Theatre, and Musical Theatre Programs and became involved in local community theatre. He briefly attended UVic’s Theatre program before packing up and moving to Toronto, to pursue a career in film and television. He quickly found himself working in the independent film industry in Toronto, and in fact landed the lead in the very first short film he auditioned for, entitled No Joy, No Pain. He went on to be involved in the critically acclaimed Hitler’s Canadians, where his performance of Captain G.E. Brent was very well received, the award winning short film Zombie Jesus and, more recently, the series Clutch, which has been nominated for several awards.

Matthew also has shown an interest in writing, and has co-created the series The Hood with fellow writer Charles Baranagan, which is currently entertaining offers. Matthew has also written two episodes and helped produce the second season of Clutch which will begin airing in late fall 2012.