
Matthew Shear
Known for: Acting
Born: October 10, 1984
Matthew Louis Shear is an American actor known for his work in independent film and frequent collaborations with director Noah Baumbach. He began his career with a small role in Taking Woodstock (2009) and appeared in Mistress America (2015), The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017), and Marriage Story (2019), and played Lucius Isaacson on The Alienist (2018–2020). In 2025, he made his directorial debut with Fantasy Life, which he also wrote and starred in.
Known for

The Statistical Analysis of Your Failing Relationship
2015

The Boy Downstairs
2018

Fantasy Life
2026

Mistress America
2015
Elijah

Between the Temples
2024

Cubby
2019

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017

Treasure Trouble
2019

While We're Young
2015

Love Life
2020

Horace and Pete
2016

The Alienist
2018

Old
2021

Marriage Story
2019

Don Peyote
2014

Taking Woodstock
2009