Matt Foss is an Autistic writer who writes original stories and adapts a wide range of IP for stage and screen. He grew up on a cotton farm in West Texas, worked as a wildlife biologist in Montana before transitioning to working as a professional actor and playwright in Chicago and trained and performed at Russia’s famous Moscow Art Theatre. He has an MFA and PhD in theatre. In 2023, the Austin Film Festival and Movie Maker Magazine named him on of the Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch. He is a recipient of the Kennedy Center’s David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award and his adaptations and productions have won multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards-Chicago’s top theatre prize. His comedy feature, LONE WOLVES, directed by Ryan Cunningham (INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, BROAD CITY) is being distributed in 2026. (TRAILER) He is a proud graduate of SPACE CAMP at the U.S. Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He was twelve and it was amazing.

Matt Foss

Matt Foss is an Autistic writer who writes original stories and adapts a wide range of IP for stage and screen. He grew up on a cotton farm in West Texas, worked as a wildlife biologist in Montana before transitioning to working as a professional actor and playwright in Chicago and trained and performed at Russia’s famous Moscow Art Theatre. He has an MFA and PhD in theatre. In 2023, the Austin Film Festival and Movie Maker Magazine named him on of the Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch. He is a recipient of the Kennedy Center’s David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award and his adaptations and productions have won multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards-Chicago’s top theatre prize. His comedy feature, LONE WOLVES, directed by Ryan Cunningham (INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, BROAD CITY) is being distributed in 2026. (TRAILER) He is a proud graduate of SPACE CAMP at the U.S. Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He was twelve and it was amazing.

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Matt Foss is an Autistic writer who writes original stories and adapts a wide range of IP for stage and screen.

He grew up on a cotton farm in West Texas, worked as a wildlife biologist in Montana before transitioning to working as a professional actor and playwright in Chicago and trained and performed at Russia’s famous Moscow Art Theatre. He has an MFA and PhD in theatre.

In 2023, the Austin Film Festival and Movie Maker Magazine named him on of the Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch.

He is a recipient of the Kennedy Center’s David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award and his adaptations and productions have won multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards-Chicago’s top theatre prize.

His comedy feature, LONE WOLVES, directed by Ryan Cunningham (INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, BROAD CITY) is being distributed in 2026. (TRAILER)

He is a proud graduate of SPACE CAMP at the U.S. Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He was twelve and it was amazing.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Playwright/Screenwriter/Librettist at Self-employed / Independent
January 1, 2006 - Present
Award-winning original pieces and adaptations across multiple mediums.
University Professor at University
January 1, 2006 - Present
Teach undergraduate/graduate acting, directing and dramatic writing at the college level; involved with Ohio State Department of Corrections Facilities.
Actor/Writer/Director at Montana Shakespeare in the Parks
January 1, 2003 - Present
Create high-quality public access work for communities and schools across the Mountain West.
Theatremaker at Independent / Self-employed
January 1, 2001 - Present
National/international award-winning playwright, director and actor.
Wildlife Biologist / Fire Ecologist at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000
Fire ecologist in South Central Montana.
Professional Playwright/Screenwriter/ Librettist
January 1, 2006 - Present
Create award-winning original plays and screenplays and libretti across multiple mediums.
University Professor
January 1, 2006 - Present
Teach undergraduate/graduate acting, directing and dramatic writing at the college level; Ohio State Department of Corrections Facilities.
Professional Theatremaker
January 1, 2001 - Present
National/international award-winning playwright, director and actor.
Wildlife Biologist at Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000
Fire Ecologist in South Central Montana.

Education

PhD – Theatre Studies at Wayne State University
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
MFA – Acting at Roosevelt University
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
B.A. – Environmental Science at Northwestern College
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
PhD – Theatre Studies at Wayne State University
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
MFA – Acting at Roosevelt University
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
B.A. – Environmental Science at Northwestern College
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025

Qualifications

David Mark Cohen Playwrighting Award (Kennedy Center) – All Quiet on the Western Front
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2025
National Citizen Artist Award – 20K Leagues Under the Sea
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Government, Professional Services

Experience Level

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