About me
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Matthew has been constructing worlds and telling stories all of his life. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Media Studies and Criticism, with minors in Theatre and English. He received an MFA in Screenwriting, with a minor in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin. He’s worked with Terrence Malick on TREE OF LIFE, VOYAGE OF TIME, and TO THE WONDER, before moving to California to work on Pixar’s MONSTERS UNIVERSITY. Following this, he relocated to Los Angeles where he developed projects with Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Picture Show Productions, Sobini Films, Waterman Entertainment, Little Hero, and Archon films before joining the video game industry at Electronic Arts in their mobile marketing division.
Not content in advertising, Matthew joined Riot Games, and over a seven-year tenure he was the principle writer on iconic League of Legends characters like Ekko (featured in Netflix’s ARCANE), Kindred, Aurelion Sol, Pyke, Ornn, Neeko, Xayah and Rakan, and many others. He served as Narrative Director for League of Legends, overseeing the development of new champions, TFT, Wild Rift, various skin lines, and seasonal moment events. He’s written for VALORANT, Legends of Runeterra, Wild Rift, The Ruined King, Song of Nunu; and served as a key narrative touchpoint for numerous animations, comics, books, and player-facing events. He wrote several short stories, comics, and animations; including Ekko’s “Seconds” launch short. His Kindred short story was published in Riot’s hardcover collection, “Realms of Runeterra”. He’s served as a story, worldbuilding, and character consultant on numerous live and in-development projects like Arcane, Call of Power and several other unannounced projects.
Following Riot Games, Matthew worked as a lead writer on a number of highly-visible projects, including Marvel’s Midnight Sons for Firaxis Games, Silent Hill for Genvid, FreeFire for Garena, Space Marine 2 for Saber Interactive. He also served as Chief Narrative Officer for gaming startup Opti Games on their in-development indie title, Sparkball. His current projects include untitled games for Double Dusk, Super Evil Megacorp, and Elation.
Matthew’s screenplays and plays have won awards and placement in numerous competitions, including the Austin Film Fest, Final Draft Big Break, and the Nicholl Fellowship. He has taught Storytelling Structures and Tactics at Otis College of Art and Design since 2013. Most recently, he was tapped to write a feature horror film based on Steamboat Willie, fulfilling a lifelong dream to see his name attached to low-budget creature feature that debases a beloved IP. He currently lives in the forests of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains with his spouse, Krisy, and their two hairless cats, Ginger and Pixie. His neighbors are literal turkeys.