Biography
Matthew Rankin is a Canadian film director, writer and actor. Born on 5 August 1980 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he began making short films while associated with the Winnipeg Film Group and later studied history at McGill University and Université Laval.
His feature-length debut, The Twentieth Century (2019), was followed by Universal Language (2024), for which he also wrote the screenplay. He has directed numerous short films and has appeared as an actor in his own work and in other productions, including the role of Psychologist in Blue Heron (2025).
