Matthew Michael Ross

Update - Matthew's YouTube series S.K.C. hits over 275,000 views! Another feature horror film script done! His short, "Mother's Day Memories" qualifies for 2021 Academy Award! Looking for new representation. Voice Over for Bagel Bites hits over 3MM views! Matthew started his career in New York City. After attending Purchase School of the Arts, where he studied filmmaking and writing, he went on to write and direct his first independent feature, "Desperation Highway," a psychological thriller, distributed by First Miracle Pictures. AON Films was created. Ross moved to LA where he wrote and directed his award-winning short, "Food for Thought," nominated for a Palme D'or at the 52nd annual Cannes Film Festival. The film won several awards and appeared at the Palm Springs Film Festival and festivals around the world. Ross landed a position as a staff EPK Editor/Producer for SONY Pictures, creating impressive electronic press kits for top feature film projects. Matthew went on to write and direct another award-winning short, "A Package for Me," starring Wendie Jo Sperber and David Leisure. That film won him best short film at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and was invited to Palm Springs and other international festivals. He then directed, "Fellowship of the Dice," a feature mocumentary starring Indie favorite Aimee Graham. Ross became a WGA member, having sold two TV pitches and a feature pitch to Universal producer Joe Singer for his Denzel Washington action thriller, "The Wrong Target." Matthew's recent 4k short, "Mother's Day Memories" was nominated at LA Shorts Intl. and New York's Chelsea Film Festival. The film has won numerous awards at other festivals. The film has been endorsed by the Los Angeles Alzheimer's Association. Today, Matthew is busy writing and developing features, TV series, and producing his latest web series S.K.C. that premiered in 2017. Episodes of S.K.C. have been seen by over 250k viewers and counting. Two more episodes of S.K.C. are in post production, ending the first season of Matthew's latest creation. Check out AONFilms.com As a young actor, Matthew co-starred on ABC's Life Goes On and appeared in numerous episodes of NBC's Saved by the Bell. He also appeared opposite Terrence Howard in the series New York Undercover. He recently did a voice over for Bagel Bites with over 3 Million views and co-starred in a Japan Airlines commercial.