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'''Matt Shakman''' is an American film, television, and theatre director, and former child actor. He produced and directed ''[[WandaVision]]'' and has directed episodes of ''[[The Great (TV series)|The Great]]'', ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'', ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' and ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He is also directing the upcoming ''[[The Fantastic Four: First Steps]]''. He is the artistic director of the [[Geffen Playhouse]] in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]].
 
==Early life==
Shakman was born and raised in [[Ventura, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/5395/article-1G1-177871628/matt-all-trades-directorproducer-matt-shakman-moves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318033105/http://business.highbeam.com/5395/article-1G1-177871628/matt-all-trades-directorproducer-matt-shakman-moves |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2013 |title=Matt of All Trades |date=March 20, 2008}}</ref> His [[Jews|Jewish]] father and [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] mother maintained a "relatively secular household", their interfaith marriage being a source of conflict with Shakman's Jewish paternal grandmother.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pfefferman |first=Naomi |date=2015-06-01 |title=Good Jews? 'Bad Jews'? It's all relative |url=https://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/171572/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Jewish Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> After acting as a child, starting with commercials and landing a series regular role on ''[[Just the Ten of Us]]'', he stepped away to attend [[The Thacher School]] in [[Ojai, California|Ojai]].<ref name="BA"/>
 
Shakman went on to attend [[Yale University]] where he graduated with an art history and theater double major and was a member of [[Skull and Bones]].<ref name="BA">{{cite web|title=BA #069: Matt Shakman|url=http://boxangeles.com/2015/03/23/ba-069-matt-shakman/|website=the Box Angeles podcast|date=March 23, 2015 }}</ref> It was at Yale where Shakman became interested in theatre, going on to direct a number of stage productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dukeinnewyorkstateofmind.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/meeting-matt-a-blog-by-joyce/ |title=Meeting Matt |publisher=Duke in New York State of Mind |date=October 22, 2008}}</ref>
 
After university, Shakman lived in New York City for several years before permanently moving to Los Angeles.<ref name="BA"/> He married Maggie Malone in 2012. In 2016, they had a daughter named Maisie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-matt-shakman-20180914-story.html|title=From 'Game of Thrones' to Geffen Playhouse: Why top TV director Matt Shakman has returned to theater|work=The Los Angeles Times|first=Lisa|last=Fung|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref>
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In 2017, [[TriStar Pictures]] announced that Shakman would direct its upcoming "live-action/hybrid" film adaptation of ''[[The Phantom Tollbooth]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matt-shakman-direct-tristars-phantom-tollbooth-adaptation-1065899|title=Matt Shakman to Helm TriStar's 'Phantom Tollbooth' Adaptation|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Ashley|last=Lee|access-date=December 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
 
In 2021, Shakman directed and executive produced the [[Marvel Studios]] miniseries ''[[WandaVision]]'' for [[Disney+]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/wandavision-brings-in-game-of-thrones-director-matt-shakman-will-feature-thor-and-ant-man-characters-d23/|title=WandaVision brings in Game of Thrones Helmer Matt Shakman|work=Slash Film|access-date=August 23, 2019|language=en}}</ref> Later that year, it was revealed that Shakman would direct a film in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=July 13, 2021|title=Next ''Star Trek'' Film To Be Directed By ''WandaVision''{{'s}}Matt Shakman|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/star-trek-film-director-wandavision-matt-shakman-1234792438/|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> In late August 2022, Shakman was in early talks to direct the Marvel Studios film ''[[The Fantastic Four: (2025First film)|Steps]]''The Fantastic Four'']] set to release in 2025, replacing [[Jon Watts]] who exited the project to take a break from superhero films.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=August 26, 2022 |title=''Fantastic Four'': ''WandaVision'' Director Matt Shakman in Talks to Helm |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fantastic-four-marvel-director-2024-movie-1235162665/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826163503/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fantastic-four-marvel-director-2024-movie-1235162665/ |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> On August 26, 2022, Shakman exited the ''Star Trek'' film, citing "scheduling issues",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-4-loses-director-matt-shakman-2023-movie-1235207049/ |title='Star Trek' Movie Loses Director Matt Shakman (Exclusive) |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=August 26, 2022 |accessdate=August 26, 2022}}</ref> before being confirmed as the ''Fantastic Four'' director just weeks later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/fantastic-four-kevin-feige-confirms-matt-shakman-as-director/|title=Fantastic Four: Kevin Feige Confirms Matt Shakman As Director|last=White|first=James|date=September 10, 2022|website=Empire}}</ref> When asked why he chose to do ''Fantastic Four'' over ''Star Trek'', Shakman said: "[M]ovies have different journeys and momentums and schedules are a little bit mercurial, and so when the ''Fantastic Four'' opportunity came up, it was just too hard to pass up, and to go back home to Marvel, a place that I worked on ''WandaVision'' at, with those people who are wonderful collaborators."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/marvel-fantastic-four-reboot-filming-matt-shakman-star-trek-4/|title=Marvel's Fantastic Four Reboot Starts Filming in Early 2024|first=Natalie|last=Oganesyan|date=February 7, 2023|work=TheWrap}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
==Directing credits==
'''Film'''
* ''[[Cut Bank (film)|Cut Bank]]'' (2014)
* ''[[The Fantastic Four: First Steps]]'' (2025)
 
'''Television'''
===Films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year
|+
! Title
!Year
! Director
!Title
! Executive<br>Producer
!Distributor
! Episode(s)
!{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2002
|2014
| ''[[CutOnce Bankand (film)|Cut BankAgain]]''
| {{yes}}
|[[A24]]
| {{no}}
|
| "Experience Is the Teacher"
|-
|rowspan=3|2003–2004
|2025
|rowspan=3|''[[Oliver Beene]]''
|[[The Fantastic Four (2025 film)|''The Fantastic Four'']]
|rowspan=3 {{yes}}
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]
|rowspan=3 {{no}}
|
| "Lord of the Bees"
|}
*
* [[The Fantastic Four (2025 film)|''The Fantastic Four'']] (2025)
 
===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Year
!Title
!Notes
|-
| "Ward Have Mercy"
|2002
|''[[Once and Again]]''
|1 episode
|-
| "Idol Chatter"
|2003–2004
|''[[Oliver Beene]]''
|3 episodes
|-
|rowspan=4|2003–2006
|rowspan=4|''[[Everwood]]''
|rowspan=4 {{yes}}
|4 episodes
|rowspan=4 {{no}}
| "Just Like in the Movies"
|-
| "Shoot the Moon"
| rowspan="2" |2004
|''[[Judging Amy]]''
|1 episode
|-
| "Since You've Been Gone"
|''[[Summerland (TV series)|Summerland]]''
|1 episode
|-
| "Truth"
| rowspan="5" |2005
|''[[Inconceivable (TV series)|Inconceivable]]''
|1 episode
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
| ''[[Judging Amy]]''
|1 episode
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "Order and Chaos"
|-
| ''[[BostonSummerland (TV Legalseries)|Summerland]]''
| {{yes}}
|1 episode
| {{no}}
| "Into My Life"
|-
|rowspan=5|2005
|''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''
| ''[[Inconceivable (TV series)|Inconceivable]]''
|1 episode
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "Between an Egg and a Hard Place"
|-
| ''[[HuffSix Feet Under (TV series)|HuffSix Feet Under]]''
| {{yes}}
|1 episode
| {{no}}
| "Singing for Our Lives"
|-
| ''[[Boston Legal]]''
| rowspan="4" |2006
| {{yes}}
|''[[Kitchen Confidential (TV series)|Kitchen Confidential]]''
| {{no}}
|1 episode
| "Death Be Not Proud"
|-
| ''[[EverybodyOne Tree Hill (TV series)|One HatesTree ChrisHill]]''
| {{yes}}
|2 episodes
| {{no}}
| "The Heart Brings You Back"
|-
| ''[[MenHuff in(TV Treesseries)|Huff]]''
| {{yes}}
|1 episode
| {{no}}
| "Christmas Is Ruined"
|-
|rowspan=5|2006
|''[[Windfall (TV series)|Windfall]]''
| ''[[Kitchen Confidential (TV series)|Kitchen Confidential]]''
|1 episode
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "Christmas Is Ruined"
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
|2006–2007
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
|''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]''
|rowspan=2 {{no}}
|3 episodes
| "Everybody Hates Funerals"
|-
| "Everybody Hates Thanksgiving"
|2006–2013
|''[[Psych]]''
|5 episodes ("[[Dual Spires]]")
|-
| ''[[Men in Trees]]''
| rowspan="3" |2007
| {{yes}}
|''[[The Nine (TV series)|The Nine]]''
| {{no}}
|1 episode
| "The Buddy System"
|-
| ''[[TheWindfall (TV Richesseries)|Windfall]]''
| {{yes}}
|1 episode
| {{no}}
| "The Myth of More"
|-
|rowspan=3|2006–2007
|''[[What About Brian]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]''
|1 episode
|rowspan=3 {{yes}}
|rowspan=3 {{no}}
| "An Act of Will"
|-
| "Game Night"
|2007–2012
|''[[House (TV series)|House M.D.]]''
|5 episodes ("[[Chase (House episode)|Chase]]", "[[The Dig (House)|The Dig]]", "[[Fetal Position (House)|Fetal Position]]")
|-
| "History Repeating"
|2007–2017
|''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
|43 episodes
|-
|rowspan=5|2006–2013
|2008–2009
|rowspan=5|''[[Ugly BettyPsych]]''
|rowspan=5 {{yes}}
|3 episodes
|rowspan=5 {{no}}
| "9 Lives"
|-
| "Lights, Camera... Homicidio"
| rowspan="2" |2009
|''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]''
|1 episode
|-
| "The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode"
|''[[Hung (TV series)|Hung]]''
|1 episode
|-
| "[[Dual Spires]]"
| rowspan="3" |2010
|''[[Childrens Hospital]]''
|2 episodes
|-
| "100 Clues"
|''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''
|1 episode
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|''[[The Good Guys (2010 TV series)|The Good Guys]]''
| ''[[The Nine (TV series)|The Nine]]''
|2 episodes
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "The Inside Man"
|-
| ''[[The Riches]]''
| rowspan="3" |2011
| {{yes}}
|''[[Outsourced (TV series)|Outsourced]]''
| {{no}}
|1 episode
| "Cinderella"
|-
| ''[[Breaking In (TVWhat series)|BreakingAbout InBrian]]''
| {{yes}}
|1 episode
| {{no}}
| "What About Marjorie..."
|-
|rowspan=5|2007–2012
|''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]''
|rowspan=5|''[[House (TV series)|House M.D.]]''
|1 episode
|rowspan=5 {{yes}}
|rowspan=5 {{no}}
| "Fetal Position"
|-
| "It's a Wonderful Lie"
|2011–2015
|''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]''
|4 episodes
|-
| "Brave Heart"
| rowspan="3" |2012
|''[[New Girl]]''
|1 episode
|-
|'' "[[GCBThe (TVDig series(House)|GCBThe Dig]]''"
|1 episode
|-
| "[[Chase (House episode)|Chase]]"
|''[[Mad Men]]''
|1 episode ("[[Mystery Date (Mad Men)|Mystery Date]]")
|-
| 2007–2017
|2013–2016
| ''[[TheIt's Always Sunny Goodin WifePhiladelphia]]''
| {{yes}}
|6 episodes
| {{yes}}
| 43 episodes
|-
|rowspan=3|2008–2009
|2014
|rowspan=3|''[[FargoUgly (TV series)|FargoBetty]]''
|rowspan=3 {{yes}}
|2 episodes ("[[Morton's Fork (Fargo)|Morton's Fork]]", "[[A Fox, a Rabbit, and a Cabbage]]")
|rowspan=3 {{no}}
| "[[A Thousand Words Before Friday]]"
|-
| "[[Burning Questions (Ugly Betty)|Burning Questions]]"
|2014–2015
|''[[You're the Worst]]''
|5 episodes
|-
| "[[Dress for Success (Ugly Betty)|Dress for Success]]"
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
|1 episode
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]''
| ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]''
|1 episode
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "Ducks and Tigers"
|-
| ''[[Hung (TV series)|Hung]]''
|2016
| {{yes}}
|''[[American Gothic (2016 TV series)|American Gothic]]''
| {{no}}
|1 episode
| "Doris Is Dead" or "Are We Rich or Are We Poor?"
|-
|rowspan=5|2010
|2017
|rowspan=2|''[[GameChildrens of ThronesHospital]]''
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
|2 episodes ("[[The Spoils of War (Game of Thrones)|The Spoils of War]]", "[[Eastwatch]]")
|rowspan=2 {{no}}
| "I See Her Face Everywhere"
|-
| "No One Can Replace Her"
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''
|1 episode
|-
| ''[[StrangeChuck (TV Angelseries)|Chuck]]''
| {{yes}}
|1 episode
| {{no}}
| "Chuck Versus the Subway"
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[The Good Guys (2010 TV series)|The Good Guys]]''
| rowspan="2" |2019
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
|''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''
|rowspan=2 {{no}}
|1 episode ("[[Cherry (The Boys)|Cherry]]")
| "Bait & Switch"
|-
| "The Getaway"
|''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]''
|1 episode ("[[Argestes (Succession)|Argestes]]")
|-
|rowspan=3|2011
|2020
| ''[[The GreatOutsourced (TV series)|The GreatOutsourced]]''
| {{yes}}
|1 episode
| {{no}}
| "Guess Who's Coming to Delhi"
|-
| ''[[Breaking In (TV series)|Breaking In]]''
|2021
| {{yes}}
|''[[WandaVision]]''
| {{no}}
|9 episodes
| "Take the Movie and Run"
|-
| ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]''
|2022
| {{yes}}
|''[[Welcome to Chippendales]]''
| {{no}}
|2 episodes
| "You've Got Male"
|-
|rowspan=24|20232011–2015
|rowspan=4|''[[The ConsultantRevenge (TV series)|The ConsultantRevenge]]''
|rowspan=4 {{yes}}
|1 episode
|rowspan=4 {{no}}
| "[[Duplicity (Revenge)|Duplicity]]"
|-
| "Collusion"
|''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]''
|-
|2 episodes
| "Disgrace"
|-
| "Madness"
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
| ''[[New Girl]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "Fancyman, Part 2"
|-
| ''[[GCB (TV series)|GCB]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "Pride Comes Before a Fall"
|-
| ''[[Mad Men]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "[[Mystery Date (Mad Men)|Mystery Date]]"
|-
|rowspan=6|2013–2016
|rowspan=6|''[[The Good Wife]]''
|rowspan=6 {{yes}}
|rowspan=6 {{no}}
| "Je Ne Sais What?"
|-
| "Parallel Construction, Bitches"
|-
| "Oppo Research"
|-
| "Message Discipline"
|-
| "Restraint"
|-
| "Iowa"
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|rowspan=2|''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
|rowspan=2 {{no}}
| "[[A Fox, a Rabbit, and a Cabbage]]"
|-
| "[[Morton's Fork (Fargo)|Morton's Fork]]"
|-
|rowspan=6|2014–2015
|rowspan=6|''[[You're the Worst]]''
|rowspan=6 {{yes}}
|rowspan=6 {{no}}
| "Finish Your Milk"
|-
| "Constant Horror and Bone-Deep Dissatisfaction"
|-
| "Fists and Feet and Stuff"
|-
| "A Rapidly Mutating Virus"
|-
| "Other Things You Could Be Doing"
|-
| "The Heart Is a Dumb Dumb"
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
| ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "The Invitation"
|-
| ''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| "Brave New World"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[American Gothic (2016 TV series)|American Gothic]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| "Arrangement in Grey and Black"
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|''[[Game of Thrones]]''
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
|rowspan=2 {{no}}
| "[[The Spoils of War (Game of Thrones)|The Spoils of War]]"
|-
| "[[Eastwatch]]"
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
| ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "Flaw in the Death Star"
|-
| ''[[Strange Angel]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "Dance of the Earth"
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
| ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "[[Cherry (The Boys)|Cherry]]"
|-
| ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| "[[Argestes (Succession)|Argestes]]"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Great (TV series)|The Great]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| "The Great"
|-
|rowspan=9|2021
|rowspan=9|''[[WandaVision]]''
|rowspan=9 {{yes}}
|rowspan=9 {{yes}}
| "[[Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience]]"
|-
| "[[Don't Touch That Dial]]"
|-
| "[[Now in Color]]"
|-
| "[[We Interrupt This Program]]"
|-
| "[[On a Very Special Episode...]]"
|-
| "[[All-New Halloween Spooktacular!]]"
|-
| "[[Breaking the Fourth Wall (WandaVision)|Breaking the Fourth Wall]]"
|-
| "[[Previously On]]"
|-
| "[[The Series Finale]]"
|-
|rowspan=2|2022
|rowspan=2|''[[Welcome to Chippendales]]''
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
| "An Elegant, Exclusive Atmosphere"
|-
| "Four Geniuses"
|-
|rowspan=3|2023
| ''[[The Consultant (TV series)|The Consultant]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| "Creator"
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]''
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
|rowspan=2 {{yes}}
| "Aftermath"
|-
| "Departure"
|}
 
===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
* ''Wait Until Dark'' at Geffen Playhouse (2013)
!Year
* ''[[Bad Jews]]'' at Geffen Playhouse (2015)
!Title
* ''[[Good People (play)|Good People]]'' at Geffen Playhouse
!Venue
* ''[[Secrets of the Trade]]'' at Primary Stages
|-
* ''[[Den of Thieves (play)|Den of Thieves]]'' (2002)
| 2013
* ''[[The Last Days of Judas Iscariot]]'' (2007)
| ''Wait Until Dark''
* ''Placement'' (by [[Blair Singer]])
|rowspan=3|Geffen Playhouse
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Bad Jews]]''
|-
|
| ''[[Good People (play)|Good People]]''
|-
|
| ''Secrets of the Trade''
| Primary Stages
|-
| 2002
| ''Den of Thieves''
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Last Days of Judas Iscariot]]''
|
|-
|
| ''Placement'' (by Blair Singer)
|
|}
 
==Awards and nominations==
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