- Born
- Birth nameMatthew Ryan Winstead
- Nickname
- Matt
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Matthew Winstead is an American filmmaker, actor, public speaker, writer, author, and podcaster.
He began working on home-movies and amateur films as a young child with his friends and family. In 2020, Winstead founded his own production company, Studio 29. After releasing "GRANDAD", a heartfelt documentary on his own grandfather, he next set his sights on a genre he loves: Horror. "HYDE" will mark Winstead's first official feature film and will premiere at the 2025 Ocean City Maryland Film Festival.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Studio29
- ParentsSherry Harris
- RelativesMitchell Winstead(Sibling)Jacob Winstead(Sibling)
- There will usually be a conflict with an abusive or deadbeat father/father-figure in his movies.
- Frequently references other movies in his films.
- Will always have at least one scene shot from the ground, looking up at a character, referencing The Shining (1980) during the pantry scene with Jack Nicholson.
- Plot often focuses around a misunderstood outcast.
- Has a scar above his left eyebrow.
- Is an author. Wrote his memoir autobiography: "A Promise to Trent", which is available exclusively through Amazon.
- His favorite actors are: Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeff Goldblum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Holland, Timothée Chalamet and Kevin Bacon.
- His all-time top 5 favorite movies (in no particular order) are: American History X (1998), Stand by Me (1986), Back to the Future (1985), The Fly (1986) and Batman (1989).
- He is typically against making sequels, and has stated that he never plans to sequel any of his movies.
- [on gay rights] "Gay or straight has never been a big issue with me. Sex is sex, as far as I'm concerned. Some people dig on the opposite gender, and some people dig on their own. There's no reason to get upset about it."
- I know a lot of people hate on Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), but I actually love it, man. It's one of my favorite Star Wars movies. It's such a fun movie.
- Storytelling is my currency. It's my only worth. The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, vocally, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers.
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