Matt Wells(XVI)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Matt Wells is a Canadian actor, writer, and musician born in St. John's, Newfoundland known for his work in the award winning and critically acclaimed independent film "Crown and Anchor" which he created, produced and co-starred.
His path began writing songs and fronting the notorious Newfoundland punk/hardcore band Bucket Truck; releasing 4 albums, 10 self-produced music videos, and traveling the world while sharing stages with Slayer, Damage Plan, Fishbone, and Lagwagon. This journey directly led to him embarking on a career as an acclaimed music/film journalist for MuchMusic, The New Music, Bravo and MTV where Matt has interviewed everyone from The Police, Quentin Tarantino, Lee Daniels, and John Lydon to Lou Reed, Mariah Carey, Ben Kingsley, Zack Snyder and Lady Gaga.
As a solo musician Matt has released 2 albums and shared the stage with Sammy Hagar and Levon Helm; as an actor he has appeared in a variety of series and movies including Sheriff Country, Schitt's Creek, The Copenhagen Test, and the award winning short film "Poison in the Water" which he co-wrote with his daughter. Matt's short film "The New Normal" won Best International Comedy at the Venice Film Awards, and he received a Writer's Guild Award nomination for the horror film "Guess Who".
His path began writing songs and fronting the notorious Newfoundland punk/hardcore band Bucket Truck; releasing 4 albums, 10 self-produced music videos, and traveling the world while sharing stages with Slayer, Damage Plan, Fishbone, and Lagwagon. This journey directly led to him embarking on a career as an acclaimed music/film journalist for MuchMusic, The New Music, Bravo and MTV where Matt has interviewed everyone from The Police, Quentin Tarantino, Lee Daniels, and John Lydon to Lou Reed, Mariah Carey, Ben Kingsley, Zack Snyder and Lady Gaga.
As a solo musician Matt has released 2 albums and shared the stage with Sammy Hagar and Levon Helm; as an actor he has appeared in a variety of series and movies including Sheriff Country, Schitt's Creek, The Copenhagen Test, and the award winning short film "Poison in the Water" which he co-wrote with his daughter. Matt's short film "The New Normal" won Best International Comedy at the Venice Film Awards, and he received a Writer's Guild Award nomination for the horror film "Guess Who".
