Matthew Purdon AEA

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