Matthew Hotsinpiller
- Actor
Matt was born in Danville, Illinois, and grew up in northern New
Mexico. He was involved in drama classes in school, from elementary
through college. In the 1980s, he would go to sets with his
grandfather, John Barks, who acted in several of the westerns filmed in
New Mexico at the time. After being cast in a Chevy Heartbeat of
America commercial, alongside his mother, Matt decided to move to Los
Angeles. Matt modeled and acted in the late '80s and through the '90s,
appearing in many national commercials and several movies. After
completing an M.A. at Saint John's College in Santa Fe (strong Tao of
Steve connections), Matt began teaching English at Santa Monica College
and philosophy at El Camino College. He is now in the English
Department at Santa Monica College. In addition to teaching, Matt has
been busy auditioning and shooting short films.
