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Griffin Matthews
American actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Griffin Matthews (born 1981/82)[1] is an American actor, writer, and director.[4]
Early life and education
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.F.A. in musical theater.[5]
Career
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 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]
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Filmography
Television
Personal life
In 2005, Matthews co-founded a volunteer organization called UgandaProject (formerly Be The Change Uganda). The organization supported the education of a group of teenagers living in Uganda.[6]
Matthews is openly gay.[1][10] He married composer and writer Matt Gould in 2017. They were introduced in 2009 by mutual friends due to their shared experience working in various parts of Africa (Gould served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2001-2003, and Matthews began volunteering in Uganda in 2005). [3][11] The couple adopted two sons in August, 2022.[3][12]
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