Matt Smiley

Matt Smiley

43 · Born: Oct 28, 1981

Personal Details

BornOct 28, 1981 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Biography

Matt Smiley was born in Montreal, Quebec, and began his career as an actor, earning critical acclaim with the film Kamataki in 2005, directed by Claude Gagnon.

After studying theater in France under the guidance of renowned acting coach Jack Waltzer, who has worked with notable actors such as John Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Sigourney Weaver, Smiley moved to Los Angeles to focus on book and film development.

From 2007 to 2009, Smiley collaborated with Per-Henrik Mansson on the biography of LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, working as a writing collaborator and editor. He then spent several years in film development at 26DB Productions, working alongside French megastar Dany Boon, before branching out to produce the web-series Rituals, an Ashton Kutcher-executive produced project created by Mean Magazine founder Kashy Khaledi, which streams on the Katalyst ThrashLab YouTube Channel.

Smiley went on to direct the documentary film Highway of Tears in 2015, which explores the issue of missing women along Highway 16 in northern British Columbia. Narrated by TV star Nathan Fillion and featuring an original score by Grammy-winning artists Danny Keyz and Chin Injeti, the film premiered at the TIFF Human Rights Watch Film Festival in March 2014 and won the Malibu Film Festival in the fall of the same year.

The film received national acclaim and was hosted by Marc Garneau at the Canadian Parliament, shedding light on the government's treatment of aboriginal communities and the media's disregard for their plight. Highway of Tears began screening to the general public in early 2015 and continued through the fall.

In addition to his work in film, Smiley produced the music video "Metropolis" for David Guetta and Nicky Romero, directed by Mr. Brainwash, which was released in October 2012 and has garnered over 12.5 million views on YouTube.

Smiley has also been involved in various art exhibitions, including a show with Academy Award-nominated actor James Franco and Jeff Wack in Spring 2013, and a trio art show with award-winning actor Emile Hirsch and music-video director Ace Norton the same year. He is set to produce original art pieces for shows in Los Angeles, Paris, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal in 2015 and 2016.

Recently, Smiley starred in the European feature film Interference and directed a music video for rock icon Marilyn Manson's newest album, The Pale Emperor. He is currently set to direct two high-profile documentaries, a television pilot, and a feature film.

Career

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2020
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2018
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2015
Kissing Strangers
Kissing Strangers as Max (as Matt Smiley)
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2005
Kamataki
Kamataki as Ken-Antoine
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2002
Undressed
Undressed as Brian
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2001
Chasing Holden
Chasing Holden as Jack Craig
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1999
The Secret Pact
The Secret Pact as Jeff Teal
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2013
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2022
For Love
For Love as Director, Writer
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2014
Highway of Tears
Highway of Tears as Director, Writer