Matthew Lawler

Matt may be best known for his role as the lighthearted gay beekeeping Special Agent Gabe Clements on ABC's 2016 critically acclaimed The Family starring Joan Allen, but he has worked steadily for the last 20 years appearing on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in tv/film including recent guest starring roles on Bull and Elementary and supporting roles in the upcoming features Chappaquiddick and Twelve. Matt co-founded the Rude Mechanicals theater company in NYC and served as a leader in the company throughout its 12-year span. The award winning company produced work by Vaclav Havel, William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett, and premiered work by Don DeLillo, Will Eno, Caryl Churchill, Charles Mee Jr. and many others. Matt also served as associate artistic director at Mile Square Theatre. He has received critical acclaim for his many varied stage roles ranging from the desperately comic (Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Shultz in Circle Mirror Transformation, Michael in Valparaiso, Simon in Our Town) to the alpha bully (Alan in God of Carnage, Hamm in Endgame, Robert in Betrayal) and everywhere in between. In Craig Wright's The Pavilion, Matt played the Narrator portraying over 25 characters--all "deliciously" (NJ Star Ledger). Before becoming an actor, Matt taught junior high at PS 171 in East Harlem where he also served as the school's Dean of Discipline and coach of the Girl's Basketball team. In the summer after his last year of teaching, Matt took his first acting class, and a few years later received his MFA from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He has a BA from the College of the Holy Cross. He lives in the NYC area with his wife and 2 daughters.