---
name: "Matthew V. Colonna"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-v-colonna"
fi1m_id: "matthew-v-colonna"
imdb_id: "nm1241096"
tmdb_id: 1085295
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-22T21:43:22.137294+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."
---

# Matthew V. Colonna

## Identity

Matthew V. Colonna

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthew-v-colonna
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthew-v-colonna
- **IMDb ID:** nm1241096
- **TMDB ID:** 1085295
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1241096/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1085295

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** Matt Colonna, Matthew Colonna
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (1), 2020s 63 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 3, Crime 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1241096/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1085295

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74), [*Sugar*](https://film.one/tv/sugar.md) (58)
- **HBO Max:** [*Lanterns*](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Matthew V. Colonna is an American film and television editor, also credited as Matt Colonna or Matthew Colonna. He edited episodes of the series *Dexter* (2006) and *Lanterns* (2026).

His other editing credits include *Narcos* (2015–2017), on which he also served as co-producer, *The Following* (2013), *Castle Rock* (2018), *Locke & Key* (2020) and *The Old Man* (2022). He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding single-camera picture editing for a drama series for his work on *Dexter* and further nominations from the Hollywood Post Alliance and Online Film & Television Association.

Colonna has a background in music and was one of the original drummers for the Black Eyed Peas.

*Sources: imdb.com, img1.wsimg.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Lanterns* (2026), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md)
- *Sugar* (2024), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/sugar.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Lanterns* (2026), series, Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md)
- *Sugar* (2024), series, Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/sugar.md)
- *Parish* (2024), series, Editor
- *The Right Stuff* (2020), series, Editor
- *Manhattan* (2014), series, Editor
- *The Following* (2013), series, Editor
- *Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!* (2012), Editor
- *Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie* (2009), Editor
- *Dexter* (2006), series, Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, Editor

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