Matthew Purdon AEA
Blue-Green Eyes • Brown Hair • 6' 0" • 165
Baritone Voice(510) 418-0816
TELEVISION
TRAUMARudy’s Dad (Co-Star)NBC / Universal Media StudiosJeffrey Reiner
ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZJohn AnglinBBC / Blink TVDavid Hickman
VOODOO SECRETSPlantation SonHistory Channel / Indigo FilmsPaul Sauer
FILM
MAN WITH THE BLUE GUITARClaude GreeneTricolaFred Grasset
TALKING TRASH AT 24 FPSMarkA & I FilmsJim Breen
TEACHINGS OF DISGUSTSlobBernstein FilmsAlex Bernstein
P.O.V.PoetBech FilmTomas Gislason
THEATRE
LOVE LETTERSAndrew LaddWillows TheatreRichard Elliott
ON GOLDEN POND CharlieWillows TheatreRichard Elliott
TWENTIETH CENTURYOscar Jaffe (Us.)TheatreWorksRobert Kelly
DEATH OF A SALESMANBiff Hapgood TheatreJosy Miller
AN IDEAL HUSBANDRobert Chiltern (Us.)California Shakespeare TheaterJonathan Moscone
TROJAN WOMENTalthybius Aurora Theatre CompanyBarbara Oliver
THE REAL THINGHenry Bus Barn Stage CompanyBarbara Cannon
HEARTBREAK HOUSERandall (Us.)Berkeley RepertoryLes Waters
KING LEAROswaldMarin ShakespeareRobert Currier
OTHELLOGentleman/OfficerMarin ShakespeareCynthia White
WOYZECKDrum Major/MerchantCutting Ball TheaterAdriana Baer
CYRANO DE BERGERACRagueneauShotgun PlayersJoanie McBrien
HUMBLE BOYFelix HumbleRoss Valley PlayersKen Sonkin
THE FOREIGNER DavidRoss Valley PlayersKen Rowland
OTHELLOIagoCollege of Marin (Guest Artist)W. Allen Taylor
TWELFTH NIGHTSir Toby BelchCollege of Marin (Guest Artist)Jim Dunn
GLASS MENAGERIETomMasquers PlayhouseRenee Echavez
NORTH STARJake (Us./Performed)Victory Gardens TheaterSandy Shinner
INDUSTRIALS
BANK SECRECY ACTBank ManagerWorld SavingsGreg Snyder
CISCO SYSTEMS NEW HIRESam (the new hire)Digital ThinkPete Simon
BMX PROMO Biker Green Towel Productions Joel Lava
PLANNED PARENTHOODJoelHamilton Advertising Bill Hamilton
TRAINING
MFA – PERFORMANCE JFK UNIVERSITY Cassie Terman
BA - THEATRE NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY David Downs, Dominic Missimi, Paul Edwards, Mary Poole
ACTINGSEYDWAY STUDIOS Richard Seyd
IMPROVIMPROV OLYMPICDel Close, Charna Halpern, Miles Stroth
SHAKESPEAREMARIN SHAKESPEARE Phoebe Moyer, Darren Bridgett, Rob Clare
ON CAMERA ACTINGSF ACTING ACADEMY, SFSDF Joe Mazza, Hester Schell
COMMERCIAL ACTINGACT ONE STUDIOSPhillip van Lear, Dan Flannery
SUZUKI & VIEWPOINTSSITI COMPANYAkiko Aizawa, J. Ed Araiza
SPECIAL SKILLS
Accents:Standard British, Irish, American Southern, New York
Dance & Movement:Jazz, Modern, West African, Pilates, Yoga, Suzuki, ChiQuong
Voice:Lessac & Linklater Technique
Instruments:Djembe, Hand Percussion Instruments, Cedar Flute, Recorder, Classical Piano
Stage Combat:Basic Unarmed & Rapier (Rick Sordelet, Richard Lane, Chuck Coyle, Larry Friedland)
Misc:Japanese Tea Ceremony, Abstract Painting, Wine-making, Fast Beard Growth