Matt Johnson (Director, Writer, Actor) was born in Toronto and directed The Dirties (2013), Operation Avalanche (2016), and BlackBerry (2023). He is also co-creator of the cult comedy series Nirvanna the Band the Show (2017 - present). As an actor he has appeared in Anne at 1,300 Feet (2020) and Matt and Mara (2024). He also teaches in the film department at York University alongside his producing partner, Matthew Miller (1980).
When 24-year-old Jason Hochberg arrives for counsellor weekend at his beloved Camp Pineway, his biggest problem is feeling out of touch with his teenage co-workers. Little does he know; a masked killer has murdered camp owners John and Kathy and is preparing to strike again.
Release Date: 2025-04-03
Department: Crew
Job: Thanks
Vote Count: 33
When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. Blah blah blah blah blah.
Release Date: 2025-03-09
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Matt
Mara, a young creative writing professor, is struggling with problems in her marriage to an experimental musician. One day, Matt, a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, wanders onto her university campus. Bonded by their shared interests, the two gradually become closer. When Mara’s husband unexpectedly cancels plans to drive her to an out-of-town conference, Matt accompanies Mara on the trip instead. Along the way, the tension surrounding their undefined relationship slowly grows.
Release Date: 2024-09-13
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Matt
Vote Count: 23
Facing a long winter of lockdown and combating a bad case of writer’s block, filmmaker Eric agrees to get a dog with his girlfriend Allie. A modern couple – vegan, ethical, millennial, neurotic – much research and negotiation leads to the arrival of Milly, a rescue from the Dominican Republic.
Release Date: 2024-01-25
Character: Belligerent Vet
Nirvanna The Band are the official convention hall announcers for 64X 2023 (Mega64 Expo). We present this documentary as a glimpse into their mastery of the craft and a testament to the brilliance of their creative union.
Release Date: 2023-09-12
A chronicle of the last year of high school as two friends set out to make the ultimate senior video.
Release Date: 2023-03-10
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 7
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
Release Date: 2023-02-13
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Doug Fregin
Vote Count: 650
Fueled by delusions of grandeur, Matt and Bird disguise themselves as humans and break out of the zoo to chase their dreams, only to learn that it's not so easy being human.
Release Date: 2021-09-16
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 2
Anne hasn't been the same since the jump. While skydiving for her best friend Sarah's bachelorette party, the 27-year-old felt focused, free, above it all. Back on the ground, the pressures of her daily life threaten to overwhelm her.
Release Date: 2021-09-03
Character: Matt
Vote Count: 12
A film student at Ryerson University struggles to complete her thesis project.
Release Date: 2019-08-15
Character: Passport Photographer
Vote Count: 1
Two lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of the modern world.
Release Date: 2017-02-02
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Matt
Episode Count: 16
Vote Count: 21
In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.
Release Date: 2016-09-16
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Matt Johnson
Vote Count: 201
Follows a middle-aged married man who finds his only outlet is online gaming.
Release Date: 2015-09-15
Character: Hardware Store Employee
Vote Count: 6
Edith dreams of being a successful actress but just can't seem to make things happen. When she can't figure out what she's doing wrong, she begins to do everything wrong.
Release Date: 2015-01-25
Character: John Matheson
Vote Count: 6
The line between reality and fiction starts to blur when two best friends start making a movie about getting revenge on bullies.
Release Date: 2013-10-04
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Matt
Vote Count: 128
In a short sketch produced for Funny or Die, Matt Johnson reports live on the scene in the 2013 Comic-Con convention hall.
Release Date: 2013-07-21
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Himself
Malcolm hosts a promotional video for Cosmotive Inc., the cosmetic company he works for. During the tour, he discovers their involvement in animal testing and in order to save an innocent dog, he bribes a guard with the engagement ring he purchased for his girlfriend.
Release Date: 2012-01-01
Character: Richard
After Matt and his friends are dissed in the schoolyard by a group of girls, they set to work on an elaborate and merciless plan for revenge.
Release Date: 2011-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Matt
2004 student film by Matt Johnson and Josh Boles.
Release Date: 2004-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Steve searches for someone to play a board game with.
Release Date: 2004-01-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Future Steve
Vote Count: 1
An Anthony Bourdain biopic that takes place during the summer of 1976, when a young Bourdain has a life-changing summer in Provincetown
Department: Directing
Job: Director
In 2011 Montreal’s indie music scene, Grace Pine, a 24-year-old music critic who moves to the Canadian city to write a book on Alanis Morissette’s classic Jagged Little Pill album. But her plans take an unexpected turn when she gets romantically involved with members of an indie band for whom she serves as their publicist.
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
From the original 2006-2009 web series, Matt and Jay make a song based on the titles from the Wii shop.
Character: Matt
Musicians Matt and Jay attempt to achieve their dream of playing at a small Toronto venue, the Rivoli, through a series of various schemes and publicity stunts.
Release Date: 2007-12-13
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Character: Matt
Episode Count: 11
Vote Count: 2