Matt Miller

Originally from Kent, Ohio, Matt is a Chicago based director and teacher. As a stage director, Matt’s recent credits include the highly acclaimed world premiere of Graceland by Ellen Fairey for Profiles Theatre (2010 Jeff Award for New Work) and Serendipity Theatre Collective’s hit Chicago and L.A. productions of girl,20 also by Ellen Fairey. He has directed productions both large and small for a number of companies in Chicago including CollaborAction, The Sinnerman Ensemble, Pine Box Theatre, American Theatre Company and Seanachai Theatre. Additionally, Matt has been a member of the Serendipity Theatre Collective (www.storiesandwine.com) since 2000 and is a frequent storyteller in their ongoing Second Story performance series. He is also a proud company member of Barrel of Monkeys (www.barrelofmonkeys.org), a group that teaches creative writing workshops in Chicago Public Elementary Schools that lack arts funding.

In 2004, Tenner Paskal & Rudnicke Casting hired Matt where he worked his way up from casting assistant to his current part-time capacity as an associate casting director. His credits include the Chicago casting for dozens of feature films and work with directors like Michael Mann, Marc Forester, Harold Ramis, Gore Verbinski, Bob Odenkirk, Dylan Kidd, Peyton Reed, LeVar Burton, and Michael Keaton. Commercially, Matt has worked on campaigns for hundreds of companies where he has been known to say things like “I need you to smile when you take a bite of that chicken strip as if it is both a delicious treat and an exceptional discount” in total earnesty.

As a teacher, Matt is part of the faculty at The Acting Studio Chicago (www.actingstudiochicago.com) where he teaches a variety of on-camera acting classes. He is also an adjunct instructor with The Theatre School at DePaul University where he also teaches on-camera acting and the MFA professional preparation seminar.
He is a frequent workshop leader at colleges and universities throughout the Midwest.

After receiving his BA in English & Secondary Education from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI, Matt spent a few years as an actor before moving to Chicago in 1999 to intern in the Goodman Theatre’s casting office—an experience that quickly re-focused his energy on directing and casting.

Matt is a Cleveland Indians fan. He cannot help himself.