Matthew Sussman
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Matthew Sussman is an American actor
, photographer and documentary film
maker.
Sussman has appeared in numerous films, including Kate & Leopold
and Pollock
, in which he played the artist Reuben Kadish
. Sussman also appeared in three episodes of The Sopranos
in 2000 and 2002 as Dr. Douglas Schreck. Other films include John Turturro
's "Mac" and "Illuminata." His television work includes appearances in Sex and the City
, Law & Order
, and the short-lived Peter Berg
series Wonderland
.
On the New York stage Sussman appeared in MCC Theater's premiere of Tim Blake Nelson
's "The Grey Zone" directed by Doug Hughes
. He was also a member of the original Broadway company of Angels in America
, and the U.S. premiere of Shopping and Fucking
with Philip Seymour Hoffman
and Justin Theroux. He also had major roles at the Seattle Repertory Theatre
, Portland Stage, and Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.
Sussman graduated from Brown University
and was trained at the Yale School of Drama
.
In 2001, Sussman began working on a series of documentaries for a variety of international television production companies. In 2007, he directed the documentary feature film Who is Norman Lloyd
which premiered at the 2007 Telluride Film Festival
followed by a run at New York's Film Forum
.
Credited as Nathan Price, he worked as a voice actor on many anime
dubs, primarily for 4Kids Entertainment
.
His best known voice role was that of Meowth
in the Pokémon
anime for the first thirty episodes. He also voiced Gravos and King Moros in Slayers Next.
He was the associate producer and narrator of World Wedding, TLC and Discovery International
As a photographer Sussman focuses on commercial work, portraits, celebrities and music. He is the house photographer at New York's Village Vanguard
.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, photographer and documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
maker.
Sussman has appeared in numerous films, including Kate & Leopold
Kate & Leopold
Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic-comedy fantasy that tells a story of a duke who travels through time from New York in 1876 to the present and falls in love with a career woman in the modern New York...
and Pollock
Pollock (film)
Pollock is a 2000 biographical drama film which tells the life story of painter Jackson Pollock. It stars Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Robert Knott, Bud Cort, Molly Regan, Marcia Gay Harden and Sada Thompson.-Plot:...
, in which he played the artist Reuben Kadish
Reuben Kadish
Reuben Kadish was an American artist, specializing as a sculptor, draughtsman, muralist, painter, and printmaker. In his later career he also taught art history and sculpture in New York.-Early life:...
. Sussman also appeared in three episodes of The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
in 2000 and 2002 as Dr. Douglas Schreck. Other films include John Turturro
John Turturro
John Michael Turturro is an American actor, writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing , Miller's Crossing , Barton Fink , Quiz Show , The Big Lebowski , O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the Transformers film series...
's "Mac" and "Illuminata." His television work includes appearances in Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, Law & Order
Law & Order (franchise)
The Law & Order franchise is a number of related American television series created by Dick Wolf and originally broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with some aspect of the criminal justice system...
, and the short-lived Peter Berg
Peter Berg
Peter Berg is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He also developed the television series Friday Night Lights, which was adapted from the film he directed. As an actor...
series Wonderland
Wonderland (TV series)
Wonderland was a short-lived and controversial 2000 ABC television drama directed by Peter Berg. It depicted daily life in a mental institution, from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original run in 2000...
.
On the New York stage Sussman appeared in MCC Theater's premiere of Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson is an American director, writer, singer, and actor.-Early life:Nelson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Ruth Kaiser Nelson, who is a noted social activist and philanthropist in Tulsa, and a geologist father...
's "The Grey Zone" directed by Doug Hughes
Doug Hughes
Douglas Hughes is an American theatre and film director. He is the son of acting couple Barnard Hughes and Helen Stenborg.-References:-External links:...
. He was also a member of the original Broadway company of Angels in America
Angels in America
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is the 1993 Pulitzer Prize winning play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. It has been made into both a television miniseries and an opera by Peter Eötvös.-Characters:...
, and the U.S. premiere of Shopping and Fucking
Shopping and Fucking
Shopping and Fucking is a 1996 play by English playwright Mark Ravenhill. It was Ravenhill's first full-length play. It received its first public reading at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1995...
with Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman is an American actor and director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films...
and Justin Theroux. He also had major roles at the Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Repertory Theatre is a major regional theatre located in Seattle, Washington, at the Seattle Center. It is a member of Theatre Puget Sound and Theatre Communications Group. Founded in 1963, it is led by Artistic Director Jerry Manning and Managing Director Benjamin Moore...
, Portland Stage, and Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.
Sussman graduated from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
and was trained at the Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
.
In 2001, Sussman began working on a series of documentaries for a variety of international television production companies. In 2007, he directed the documentary feature film Who is Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd is an American actor, producer, and director with a career in entertainment spanning more than seven decades. Lloyd, who currently resides in Los Angeles, has appeared in over sixty films and television shows....
which premiered at the 2007 Telluride Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival
The Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado, United States. It is operated by the National Film Preserve....
followed by a run at New York's Film Forum
Film Forum
Film Forum is a nonprofit movie theater located at 209 West Houston Street in New York City. It began in 1970 as an alternative screening space for independent films, with 50 folding chairs, one projector and a US$19,000 annual budget. Karen Cooper became director in 1972 and under her leadership,...
.
Credited as Nathan Price, he worked as a voice actor on many anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
dubs, primarily for 4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment is an American film and television production company in bankruptcy since April 2011. It is known for English-dubbing Japanese anime and specializing in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States...
.
His best known voice role was that of Meowth
Meowth
Meowth, known as in original Japanese language versions, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Meowth first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and...
in the Pokémon
Pokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
anime for the first thirty episodes. He also voiced Gravos and King Moros in Slayers Next.
He was the associate producer and narrator of World Wedding, TLC and Discovery International
As a photographer Sussman focuses on commercial work, portraits, celebrities and music. He is the house photographer at New York's Village Vanguard
Village Vanguard
The Village Vanguard is a jazz club located at in Greenwich Village, New York City. The club was opened on February 22, 1935, by Max Gordon. At first, it also featured other forms of music such as folk music and beat poetry, but it switched to an all-jazz format in 1957.-History:Over 100 jazz...
.