Matthew Postlethwaite

Matthew Postlethwaite
Postlethwaite in 2015
Born (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33)
Whitehaven, Cumbria, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Huddersfield
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • singer
  • artist
Years active2014–present
Known for
Relatives

Matthew Postlethwaite (born 25 September 1991 in Whitehaven, England) is a British actor, writer, singer, artist and entrepreneur.[1] He produced, created and starred in the 2020 short film The Great Artist.[2]

His production company, Purpose Co., has won over 120 awards and been nominated 55 times. His latest film The Great Artist qualified for consideration for the Live Action Short Film shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards. He has an additional two features in development.[3]

Postlethwaite is part of the BAFTA Ones to Watch program. Matthew is known to perform his own stunts in his appearances.[4][5]

Matthew (left) and brother Jeffrey Postlethwaite at the Los Angeles BritWeek 2015 Red Carpet Launch Party

Postlethwaite appears, alongside his brother Jeffrey, on the front cover of the twelfth issue of Candid Magazine.[6]

He had an art show in New York where his paintings were exhibited to the audience. Half of his paintings were featured in The Great Artist.[7]

"Brave," the end credits song from the film (which he co-wrote with Jon Althman and Pia Toscano) won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Short Film. This was the first time in the history of the award show that an original song for a live action short film was nominated by the HMMA and won.[3]

  1. ^ Matthew Postlethwaite [@MattPoss] (25 September 2015). "Happy Birthday to this guy @JeffreyPoss the most inspiring & talented person I know #Birthday #Twins pic.twitter.com/YWnh0BqNk6" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 December 2015 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Award Winning British Actor, Writer and Producer Matthew Postlethwaite Stars In The 2021 Oscar Contender: THE GREAT ARTIST". The Fan Carpet. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Hollywood Music in Media Award Winners Include Scores for 'Soul,' 'News of the World,' 'Minari,' 'Queen's Gambit'". Variety. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Newcomers Program: Meet Our Participants". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference twins debut in BBC 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Issue 12 Print Edition". Candid Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Matthew Postlethwaite Saatchi Art". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 1 January 2017.