Matthew Maher

Matthew Maher (born 1971 or 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Bringing Out the Dead, Dogma (1999), Jersey Girl (2004), Gone Baby Gone (2007), It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Grand Theft Auto V (2013), Captain Marvel (2019), Funny Pages (2022), Air (2023), and Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023).

Career Maher has an extensive theatrical career having performed at The Public Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, and Actors Theater of Louisville. Theater credits include Red-Handed Otter at Cherry Lane Theater, Uncle Vanya at Soho Repertory Theatre, Golden Child by David Henry Hwang at Signature Theatre Company, and Tales From My Parents Divorce by The Civilians.

He has appeared occasionally in feature films, including Bringing Out the Dead (1999),

In 2016, he starred in the Annie Baker play The Flick which debuted Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 2013, and went on to win the 2014 Pulitzer Prize. The production moved to the UK in 2016, to the Dorfman Theatre, London.

Filmography

Theater (partial) Richard III (2004, The Public Theater) as Christopher/2nd Murderer The School for Lies (2011, Classic Stage Company) as Acaste Golden Child (2012, Signature Theatre) as Reverend Baines Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (2013, Playwrights Horizons) as Matt The Flick (2013, Playwrights Horizons; 2015, Barrow Street Theatre; 2016, National Theatre) as Sam Othello (2016, New York Theatre Workshop) as Roderigo King Lear (2019, Cort Theatre) as Oswald

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 1999 Obie Awards Performance The Race of the Ark Tattoo 2013 Obie Awards Sustained Excellence in Performance 2022 Peabody Awards Entertainment Our Flag Means Death 2023 Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actor Funny Pages