Griffin Matthews
Born1981 or 1982 (age 41–42)[1]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University[2]
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director
SpouseMatt Gould[3]

Griffin Matthews (born 1981/82)[1] is an American actor, writer, and director.[4] Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.F.A. in musical theater.[5]

Matthews served two years in the Peace Corps in West Africa. In 2005, he founded a nonprofit, UgandaProject (originally named Be The Change Uganda), to support the education of teenagers in Uganda.[6]

With husband Matt Gould, Matthews co-wrote the musical Witness Uganda, later retitled Invisible Thread, based on his experience volunteering in Uganda.[4][6] The musical won the 2014 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre in 2012 and 2014.[7][8]

Matthews appears as fashion designer Luke Jacobson in the 2022 Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.[2][9] His other television credits include Dear White People, The Flight Attendant,[1][10] The Mentalist, Weeds, Torchwood, and Law & Order: LA.[5][9]

Matthews, who is Black, has criticized institutionalized racism in American theater.[1][4]

Matthews is openly gay.[1][10] He married composer and writer Matt Gould in 2017; they had met in 2002 through their Peace Corps service in Africa.[3][11] The couple adopted two sons in August 2022.[3][12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lambe, Stacy (November 25, 2020). "Griffin Matthews on 'Flight Attendant' and Life-Changing Experience on 'Dear White People' (Exclusive)". ET Online. AOL. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Axelrod, Joshua (September 22, 2022). "Carnegie Mellon graduates invade the MCU on Disney+ 'She-Hulk' series". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Stinson, Katherine (September 15, 2022). "Did You Know That 'She-Hulk' Star Griffin Matthews Co-Created a Musical With His Husband?". Distractify. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Fierberg, Ruthie (June 3, 2020). "Griffin Matthews Speaks Out on His Racism-Laden Experience During the Production of His Musical Invisible Thread". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Griffin Matthews Full Biography". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Greenstein, Colette (January 30, 2014). "UgandaProject spreads word with award-winning musical". The Bay State Banner. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ Gioia, Michael (February 10, 2012). "Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews' Witness Uganda Wins 2012 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ Kozinn, Allan (February 3, 2014). "'Witness Uganda' Wins Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  9. 1 2 Kaplan, Rebecca (September 19, 2022). "She-Hulk's Fashion Designer Luke Jacobson's Surprise Return from Marvel's Dakota North Series". MovieWeb. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  10. 1 2 Shea, Ryan (January 20, 2021). "'The Flight Attendant's Griffin Matthews' Career Continues To Soar". Instinct. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  11. ↑ "The Love Portfolio: Griffin Matthews & Matt Gould". Out. January 13, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  12. ↑ Matthews, Griffin (August 8, 2022). "Last Monday, August 1st, 2022, we finally adopted our boys!". Instagram. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
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