Luke Matheny
Luke Matheny (born December 23, 1976 in Wilmington ) is an American actor, screenwriter and director.
Life
Matheny initially studied until 1997 at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Illinois and then worked as a journalist. He eventually graduated from New York University's Graduate Film Program . His graduation film was God of Love in 2010 , which he directed, wrote the screenplay and starred. The film received the gold medal of the Student Academy Awards in 2010 and was awarded an Oscar for Best Short Film in 2011 .
Although Matheny indicated after the award that he did not want to make any more short films, he released another short film in 2011 with The Date . Matheny has been making his feature film debut Lovesick with Matt LeBlanc in the leading role since 2012 . Matheny also appeared as a director in the pilot for the Amazon Studios original series Gortimer Gibbon - My Life on Normal Street .
Filmography
- 2003: A Place in France
- 2007: Earano
- 2010: God of Love
- 2011: The Date
- 2013: Maron (TV series, 5 episodes)
Awards
- 2010: Gold Medal, Student Academy Awards, for God of Love
- 2010: Jury Prize, Woodstock Film Festival, for God of Love
- 2011: Oscar, Best Short Film , for God of Love
Web links
- Luke Matheny in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Luke Matheny
Individual evidence
- ↑ See biography on lukemathenyfilms.com
- ↑ Feifei Sun: Q&A: Oscar Winner Luke Matheny, the Film Student Who Showed Up Colin Firth . http://newsfeed.time.com , March 4, 2011.
- ↑ Jeff Sneider: Matt LeBlanc is "Lovesick" for indie . variety.com, May 22, 2012.
- ↑ Amazon Studios Sets Cast, Director for Pilot 'Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street' (Exclusive ), accessed December 11, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matheny, Luke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, screenwriter and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd December 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilmington |