Acting

Matthew Postlethwaite

Born September 25, 1991 · Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, UK (age 34)

Matthew Postlethwaite (born 25 September 1991 in Whitehaven, England) is a British actor, writer, singer, artist and entrepreneur. He produced, created and starred in the 2020 short film The Great Artist. His production company, Purpose Co., has won over 120 awards and been nominated 55 times. His latest film The Great Artist qualified for consideration for the Live Action Short Film shortlist for…

Known For

The Mattachine Family

The Mattachine Family · 2023

The Mattachine Family

While Thomas and Oscar are very much in love, after their first foster child returns to his birth mother, they find that they have different ideas about what making a family actually means.

Shooting Clerks

Shooting Clerks · 2016

Shooting Clerks

MovieComedyDrama

The biopic of how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and became the darling of the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994.

The Letter Men

The Letter Men · 2022

MovieDramaRomance

"The Letter Men" is based on the real love letters written by Gilbert Bradley to his sweetheart, Gordon Bowsher during WWII. Exchanged between 1938 and 1941, the letters were uncovered in 2017 and represent the largest known collection LGBTQ love letters from that time period. Using text from the actual letters, "The Letter Men" follows the two men as their fight to keep their love alive in the face of war and loss.

The Gay Agenda 33

The Gay Agenda 33 · 2025

The Gay Agenda 33

MovieDramaRomance

In this anthology of shorts, the phrase "Gay Agenda" is reclaimed from the religious right and transformed into a celebration of gay culture. Sit back and enjoy "The Letter Men," "A Particular Friend," and "Cock N' Bull 3".

The Great Artist

The Great Artist · 2020

The Great Artist

A gifted artist finds himself in a broken balance between creating world class art and the all too silent struggle of self care as his life begins to unravel because of his Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Filmography

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The Mattachine Family

The Mattachine Family · 2023

The Mattachine Family

While Thomas and Oscar are very much in love, after their first foster child returns to his birth mother, they find that they have different ideas about what making a family actually means.

Sam

Shooting Clerks

Shooting Clerks · 2016

Shooting Clerks

MovieComedyDrama

The biopic of how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and became the darling of the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994.

Walt Flanagan

The Letter Men

The Letter Men · 2022

MovieDramaRomance

"The Letter Men" is based on the real love letters written by Gilbert Bradley to his sweetheart, Gordon Bowsher during WWII. Exchanged between 1938 and 1941, the letters were uncovered in 2017 and represent the largest known collection LGBTQ love letters from that time period. Using text from the actual letters, "The Letter Men" follows the two men as their fight to keep their love alive in the face of war and loss.

Producer

The Gay Agenda 33

The Gay Agenda 33 · 2025

The Gay Agenda 33

MovieDramaRomance

In this anthology of shorts, the phrase "Gay Agenda" is reclaimed from the religious right and transformed into a celebration of gay culture. Sit back and enjoy "The Letter Men," "A Particular Friend," and "Cock N' Bull 3".

The Great Artist

The Great Artist · 2020

The Great Artist

A gifted artist finds himself in a broken balance between creating world class art and the all too silent struggle of self care as his life begins to unravel because of his Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Executive Producer