Matthew Arkin's extensive television career has spanned numerous recurring roles on popular shows such as Get Shorty, Rescue Me, 100 Centre Street, NCIS, Aquarius, Switched at Birth, Harry's Law, and the PBS pilot Copshop, in addition to guest appearances on Medium, Third Watch, Hack, The Education of Max Bickford, Ed, Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: SVU, Kojak, and All My Children.
With a strong presence in film, Matthew has appeared in a range of independent projects including Margot at the Wedding, Second Best, Raising Flagg, The Curse, and Bittersweet Place, as well as notable films such as Death to Smoochy, Liar, Liar, North, An Unmarried Woman, and Chu Chu and the Philly Flash.
On the stage, Matthew has had the privilege of performing in several notable Broadway productions, including Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys alongside Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, and Manhattan Theater Club's Losing Louie. He has also had an impressive array of New York credits, including originating the role of Gabe in Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends, for which he received a Drama Desk nomination, as well as Moonlight and Magnolias at MTC, Rounding Third, War in Paramus, and others.
Matthew's regional theater credits are equally impressive, with notable roles in productions such as The Sisters Rosenswieg, The Siegel, All the Way, The Whale, The Prince of Atlantis, and Our Mother's Brief Affair at South Coast Rep, Surf Report at La Jolla Playhouse, The Scene at Hartford Stage Company, Around the World in 80 Days at the Cape Playhouse, Rounding Third at Chicago's Northlight Theatre, Talley's Folly at The Bay Street Theatre, Guys and Dolls at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater, and Sight Unseen at The George Street Playhouse.
In addition to his acting career, Matthew is also a dedicated educator, serving as Director of the Acting Intensive Program at South Coast Repertory, an adjunct professor at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, and a teacher at HB Studio in New York City. Furthermore, he is the author of the suspense thriller In the Country of the Blind, showcasing his versatility and talent beyond the realm of acting.
