---
name: "Matt Ross"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-ross"
fi1m_id: "matt-ross"
imdb_id: "nm0743671"
tmdb_id: 11154
wikidata_id: "Q1190406"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "3 January 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-16T04:04:15.197249+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Matt Ross

## Identity

Matt Ross

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-ross
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-ross
- **IMDb ID:** nm0743671
- **TMDB ID:** 11154
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1190406
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ross_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190406, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743671/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11154

Actor and director. Born 3 January 1970 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 3 January 1970, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
- **Active:** 1995–2016
- **Also known as:** Matthew Ross, Matthew Brandon Ross
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 7 acting, 2 directing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (3), 2000s 79 (4), 2010s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Crime 3, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $717m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ross_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190406, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743671/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11154

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*American Psycho*](https://film.one/film/american-psycho.md) (80), [*The Aviator*](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md) (74)
- **HBO Max:** [*Silicon Valley*](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*Captain Fantastic*](https://film.one/film/captain-fantastic.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Matt Ross is an American actor, director and screenwriter. Born Matthew Brandon Ross on 3 January 1970 in Greenwich, Connecticut, he trained at the Juilliard School.

His acting credits include the role of Bee in the 1995 film *Twelve Monkeys*, Luis Carruthers in *American Psycho* (2000), Glenn Odekirk in *The Aviator* (2004), Alby Grant in the series *Big Love* (2006–11) and Gavin Belson in *Silicon Valley* (2014–19). He also appeared in *Face/Off* (1997) and *American Horror Story* (2011).

Ross wrote and directed the 2016 film *Captain Fantastic*, for which he received the Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. He is married to writer Phyllis Grant.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Performed in (7) — the average rests on these

- *Big Love* (2006), Fi1m 79, as Albert 'Alby' Grant — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), Fi1m 83, as Eddie Scott — [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md)
- *The Aviator* (2004), Fi1m 74, as Glenn Odekirk — [page](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md)
- *American Psycho* (2000), Fi1m 80, as Luis Carruthers — [page](https://film.one/film/american-psycho.md)
- *Face/Off* (1997), Fi1m 84, as Loomis — [page](https://film.one/film/face-off.md)
- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Officer Anthony Nowakowski — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Twelve Monkeys* (1995), Fi1m 82, as Bee — [page](https://film.one/film/twelve-monkeys.md)

### Directed (2)

- *Captain Fantastic* (2016), Fi1m 63, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-fantastic.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Gavin Belson — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Death by Lightning* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Gaslit* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Captain Fantastic* (2016), Director, Writer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-fantastic.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, as Gavin Belson · Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Ring of Fire* (2013), as Johnny Cash
- *Revolution* (2012), series, as Titus Andover
- *Magic City* (2012), series, as Jack Klein
- *28 Hotel Rooms* (2012), Director, Writer
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Charles Montgomery
- *Turn the River* (2008), as David
- *Justice* (2006), series, Actor
- *Big Love* (2006), series, as Albert 'Alby' Grant — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Last Holiday* (2006), as Adamian
- *Invasion* (2005), series, as Vince
- *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), as Eddie Scott — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md)
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Neil Meredith — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Joel Hellman
- *The Aviator* (2004), as Glenn Odekirk — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md)
- *Down with Love* (2003), as J.B.
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Paul Burton
- *Rose Red* (2002), series, as Emery Waterman
- *Dust* (2001), as Stitch
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, as Daniel Showalter — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *Just Visiting* (2001), as Hunter
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Charlie DiMasa
- *American Psycho* (2000), as Luis Carruthers — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/american-psycho.md)
- *Company Man* (2000), as Danny
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Leonard
- *Pushing Tin* (1999), as Ron Hewitt
- *The Last Days of Disco* (1998), as Dan
- *Homegrown* (1998), as Ben Hickson
- *Buffalo Soldiers* (1997), as Capt. Calhoun
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Officer Anthony Nowakowski — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Face/Off* (1997), as Loomis — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/face-off.md)
- *A Deadly Vision* (1997), as The Killer
- *You Are Here* (1997), as Kid in Grocery Store (as Matthew Ross)
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Adam
- *Ed's Next Move* (1996), as Eddie
- *Twelve Monkeys* (1995), as Bee — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/twelve-monkeys.md)
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Pete Rowley
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, as Aaron Hughes — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *PCU* (1994), as Raji
- *Human Resources*, Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
- *City on Fire*, Director
- *Kockroach*, Director

## Gallery

- ![Matt Ross](https://film.one/media/person/86127/gallery-a7b2d891e140.jpg) Matt Ross — Thierry Sollerot from Vernon (Eure, Hte Normandie), FRANCE, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/03-09-2016_Matt_Ross_%2829489317296%29.jpg/1280px-03-09-2016_Matt_Ross_%2829489317296%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Captain Fantastic Dir Matt Ross; Wendy Conner AIFF Dir. Ops; Richard Herskowitz, AIFF Dir. Program-1.jpg (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/86127/gallery-291ea8dc28b0.jpg) Captain Fantastic Dir Matt Ross; Wendy Conner AIFF Dir. Ops; Richard Herskowitz, AIFF Dir. Program-1.jpg (2016) — Richard Jacquot from Ashland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Captain_Fantastic_Dir_Matt_Ross%3B_Wendy_Conner_AIFF_Dir._Ops%3B_Richard_Herskowitz%2C_AIFF_Dir._Program-1_%2829193014756%29.jpg/1280px-Captain_Fantastic_Dir_Matt_Ross%3B_Wendy_Conner_AIFF_Dir._Ops%3B_Richard_Herskowitz%2C_AIFF_Dir._Program-1_%2829193014756%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Captain Fantastic Reception At Scarpetta with Dir Matt Ross-43.jpg (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/86127/gallery-7749a2cac5d7.jpg) Captain Fantastic Reception At Scarpetta with Dir Matt Ross-43.jpg (2016) — Richard Jacquot from Ashland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Captain_Fantastic_Reception_At_Scarpetta_with_Dir_Matt_Ross-43_%2829148645121%29.jpg/1280px-Captain_Fantastic_Reception_At_Scarpetta_with_Dir_Matt_Ross-43_%2829148645121%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Captain Fantastic Writer & Director Matt Ross.jpg (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/86127/gallery-81d93b120839.jpg) Captain Fantastic Writer & Director Matt Ross.jpg (2016) — Richard Jacquot from Ashland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Captain_Fantastic_Writer_%26_Director_Matt_Ross_%2828939076180%29.jpg/1280px-Captain_Fantastic_Writer_%26_Director_Matt_Ross_%2828939076180%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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