Matthew Maher (born 1971 or 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Dogma (1999), Jersey Girl (2004), Gone Baby Gone (2007), It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Grand Theft Auto V (2013), Captain Marvel (2019), Funny Pages (2022), Air (2023), and Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023).
Career Maher has an extensive theatrical career having performed at The Public Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, and Actors Theater of Louisville. Theater credits include Red-Handed Otter at Cherry Lane Theater, Uncle Vanya at Soho Repertory Theatre, Golden Child by David Henry Hwang at Signature Theatre Company, and Tales From My Parents Divorce by The Civilians.
He has appeared occasionally in feature films, including Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Dogma (1999), Vulgar (2000), The Third Wheel (2002), Jersey Girl (2004), Gone Baby Gone (2007), The Killer Inside Me, I'm Still Here and It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Captain Marvel (2019), Funny Pages (2022), and Air (2023).
He starred in the 2013 premiere of Annie Baker's The Flick at Playwrights Horizons; Baker subsequently won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He was also in the 2015 production at the Barrow Street Theatre and the 2016 production at the National Theatre Dorfman in London.
Filmography
+ Film rolesYearTitleRoleNote1999DogmaBartenderBringing Out the DeadMr. Oh's Friend2000Four Letter WordsJordonVulgarGino Fanelli2002The Third WheelHankBig AppleOffice Worker #22003Just Another Story2004Jersey GirlDelivery GuyPagansStore Clerk2005HomecomingFrank2007Gone Baby GoneCorwin Earle2008Uber AliceJeremyShort film2009Finding GracelandRickyShort film2010The Killer Inside MeDeputy Jeff PlummerThe FaceBocce Ball PlayerShort filmI'm Still HereMattIt's Kind of a Funny StoryHumble2011Sweet Little Lies2013Frank the BastardWorm2014While We're YoungTimA Most Violent YearJohn Dominczyk2015People Places ThingsImprov Partner2016The Finest HoursCarl NickersonMy Entire High School Sinking Into the SeaSenior Kyle (voice)The Surf ReportBartenderShort filmLive by NightRD Pruitt2017The Incredible Jessica JamesActorCat KillerTyler Krallman from ApplebeesShort filmLady BirdNYC Man on StreetTestosterone: Volume OneBartender2019Captain MarvelNorexMarriage StoryTheater Actor2020The MimicThe Waiter/BartenderThe Outside StoryNeil2022Funny PagesWallace2023AirPeter MooreThe Kill RoomNate2024RelayHoffman2025The MastermindJerryOn the EndMilton2026The Bride! JamesPrimetimeXavier Von Erck + Television rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2001ClerksAdditional voices2 episodes2004The JuryTim WinslowEpisode: "Too Jung to Die"Law & Order: Criminal IntentBoEpisode: "In the Dark"2006Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTimEpisode: "Manipulated"2007John From CincinnatiDwayneRecurring2008Law & OrderAntonioEpisode: "Tango"2009The UnusualsMarvin Bechamel2 episodes2010Bored to DeathHostel ConciergeEpisode: "Super Ray Is Mortal!"2013Over/UnderDannyTV movie2014100 MonologuesRecovering MaleEpisode: "The Recovering Male"2015Nurse JackieMatt3 episodes2018Mozart in the JungleAlan LawfordRecurring (season 4)ElementaryHugo IrvingEpisode: "Nobody Lives Forever"New AmsterdamBarry / Ray DeMarcoEpisode: "Every Last Minute"2022–2023Our Flag Means DeathBlack PeteMain (18 episodes)2022–2024Outer RangeDeputy Matt6 episodes2023Hello Tomorrow!Lester CostopoulosReoccurring (8 episodes)2024American Horror StoriesEliEpisode: "Backrooms"2025ElsbethJulian SimonsEpisode: "Glamazons"2026Wylde PakVault Whiznee (voice)Episode: "The Real Woori World/The Collector" + Video game roleYearTitleRole2013Grand Theft Auto VWade Hebert
Theater (partial) Richard III (2004, The Public Theater) as Christopher/2nd Murderer The School for Lies (2011, Classic Stage Company) as Acaste Golden Child (2012, Signature Theatre) as Reverend Baines Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (2013, Playwrights Horizons) as Matt The Flick (2013, Playwrights Horizons; 2015, Barrow Street Theatre; 2016, National Theatre) as Sam Othello (2016, New York Theatre Workshop) as Roderigo King Lear (2019, Cort Theatre) as Oswald
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 1999 Obie Awards Performance The Race of the Ark Tattoo 2013 Obie Awards Sustained Excellence in Performance 2022 Peabody Awards Entertainment Our Flag Means Death 2023 Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actor Funny Pages
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