Biography

Matt Ferrucci is a Filipino-American writer/director from San Francisco whose work blends humor with heart, focusing on underdog characters overcoming adversity. A graduate of USC, Matt is an alum of the prestigious Warner Brothers Discovery/HBO Directing Program and the ABC Diversity Showcase. Matt won Best Director & Best TV Comedy for Companion at the ITVFest, Catalyst Content Festival. Companion was nominated for Best Short Film of the Year at the Best of New Filmmakers LA Awards and an official selection of the television festival SeriesFest, where he received the Caz Matthews Grant for emerging filmmakers.

Matt directed the dark comedy Kensington, which won Best TV Pilot at the SOHO International Film Festival in New York and Best of Fest at the First Glance Film Festival. Film Threat Magazine called it "...a love letter to Philadelphia." In 2022, he directed the project Anything For You, a script he adapted from the play written by Cate Allen. It was an official selection of four Academy qualifying festivals and won Best Drama Short at the First Glance Film Festival.

Matt wrote & directed for two seasons on the Comedy Central sketch show Triptank, directing Amy Schumer, Keegan Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Nat Faxon, Andrew Dice Clay, Cheech Marin, Pete Holmes, among others. As an actor, Matt has appeared on Grey's Anatomy, General Hospital, CSI: Miami, Haunted, Agents of Shield, Secrets & Lies and the film Wilde Salome directed by Al Pacino. He will be in the 2025 feature film Hello Out There starring Chloe Bennet, Phil Dunster and Jennifer Beals. Matt can also be heard on the popular sports & pop culture podcast Beat LA with co-host Paul Ruehl.

- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Ferrucci