---
name: "Matt Sohn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-sohn"
fi1m_id: "matt-sohn"
imdb_id: "nm0812304"
tmdb_id: 1096370
wikidata_id: "Q118126300"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T19:22:04.203625+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 Sohn

## Identity

Matt Sohn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-sohn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-sohn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0812304
- **TMDB ID:** 1096370
- **Wikidata ID:** Q118126300
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118126300, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1096370

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle.md), [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [David Rogers](https://film.one/person/david-rogers.md), [Greg Daniels](https://film.one/person/greg-daniels.md), [Jason Woliner](https://film.one/person/jason-woliner.md), [Jeffrey Blitz](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-blitz.md), [Jennifer Celotta](https://film.one/person/jennifer-celotta.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (2), 2010s 73 (2), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 73 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118126300, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1096370

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Parks and Recreation*](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) (83), [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)
- **Disney+:** [*Abbott Elementary*](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md) (82), [*New Girl*](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Matt Sohn is a television director and cinematographer. He began his career in reality television and documentaries, working as a camera operator on series including COPS from 1994, as well as The Amazing Race, Survivor and The Daily Show.

In 2005 he moved into scripted comedy, serving as a camera operator and later director of photography on The Office, for which he shot over 99 episodes. He directed eight episodes of the series between 2010 and 2013. Sohn has since directed episodes of Parks and Recreation, Superstore, The Mick, Abbott Elementary and other sitcoms, and has also worked on The Muppets (2015). He has received three Primetime Emmy nominations.

*Sources: imdb.com, muppet.fandom.com, theoffice.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Angie Tribeca* (2016), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/angie-tribeca.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *One Big Happy Family* (2025), Director
- *The Paper* (2025), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *St. Denis Medical* (2024), series, Director
- *The Muppets Mayhem* (2023), series, Director
- *American Auto* (2021), series, Director
- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Home Economics* (2021), series, Director
- *Drama Club* (2021), series, Director
- *mixed-ish* (2019), series, Director
- *The Unicorn* (2019), series, Director
- *At Home with Amy Sedaris* (2017), series, Director
- *Ghosted* (2017), series, Director
- *Trial & Error* (2017), series, Director
- *Powerless* (2017), series, Director
- *The Mick* (2017), series, Director
- *Angie Tribeca* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/angie-tribeca.md)
- *Superstore* (2015), series, Director
- *The Muppets* (2015), series, Director
- *Fresh Off the Boat* (2015), series, Director
- *black-ish* (2014), series, Director
- *Bad Teacher* (2014), series, Director
- *Growing Up Fisher* (2014), series, Director
- *Us & Them* (2014), series, Director
- *The Goldbergs* (2013), series, Director
- *Trophy Wife* (2013), series, Director
- *New Girl* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *Adventures of Johnny Tao* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Documentary Crew Member (voice) (uncredited) · Director, Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *The Attic Expeditions* (2001), Grip

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