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Matthew Shear(I)

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Matthew Shear
After getting laid off, a thirty-something paralegal in New York starts babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for their mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.
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Fantasy Life (2025)
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Matthew Shear was born on 10 October 1984 in Larchmont, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Fantasy Life (2025), Mistress America (2015) and Between the Temples (2024).
BornOctober 10, 1984
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BornOctober 10, 1984
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      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Fantasy Life (2025)
    Fantasy Life
    5.9
    • Sam Stein
    • 2025
    Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke in Mistress America (2015)
    Mistress America
    6.7
    • Tony
    • 2015
    Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman in Between the Temples (2024)
    Between the Temples
    6.2
    • Nat
    • 2024
    Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in The Alienist (2018)
    The Alienist
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Lucius Isaacson

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Elijah (2025)
      Elijah
      Short
      • Louis
      • 2025
    • Fantasy Life (2025)
      Fantasy Life
      5.9
      • Sam Stein
      • 2025
    • Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman in Between the Temples (2024)
      Between the Temples
      6.2
      • Nat
      • 2024
    • William Jackson Harper in Love Life (2020)
      Love Life
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Ben
      • 2021
    • Old (2021)
      Old
      5.8
      • Sidney
      • 2021
    • Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in The Alienist (2018)
      The Alienist
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Lucius Isaacson
      • 2018–2020
    • Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Azhy Robertson in Marriage Story (2019)
      Marriage Story
      7.9
      • Theater Actor
      • 2019
    • Matthew Shear, Olivia Luccardi, and Lily Meyer in Treasure Trouble (2019)
      Treasure Trouble
      6.7
      • Jake
      • 2019
    • Patricia Richardson and Mark Blane in Cubby (2019)
      Cubby
      4.8
      • Lars
      • 2019
    • Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
      The Meyerowitz Stories
      6.9
      • Gabe
      • 2017
    • Zosia Mamet in The Boy Downstairs (2017)
      The Boy Downstairs
      5.7
      • Ben
      • 2017
    • Jake Cannavale and Kara Young in Interior Teresa (2016)
      Interior Teresa
      2.9
      Short
      • Father Jake
      • 2016
    • Alex Shaffer in Delinquent (2016)
      Delinquent
      5.9
      • Mr. Simon
      • 2016
    • Tyler Labine in Deadbeat (2014)
      Deadbeat
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Elijah
      • 2016
    • Horace and Pete (2016)
      Horace and Pete
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Zach
      • 2016

    Writer

    • Fantasy Life (2025)
      Fantasy Life
      5.9
      • Writer
      • 2025

    Director

    • Fantasy Life (2025)
      Fantasy Life
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2025

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    Fantasy Life

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    • Born
      • October 10, 1984
      • Larchmont, New York, USA

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