Biographie
December 2023 Update - Matthew has been finishing up the last touches on his new feature film, "INVISIBLE," which he will be submitting to major film festivals around the world starting with the Cannes Film Festival, where he was nominated for his short film, "Food for Thought." Matthew was only a fledgling filmmaker at the time and hopes to return to Cannes with this exciting new feature. The film explores invisible diseases and illnesses including CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), Mental Illness, Depression, and Opiate Addiction. With the recent $260M settlement for Maya Kowalski, a young woman suffering with CRPS, "INVISIBLE" stands near the forefront of a new referendum on chronic pain.
2022 Update - Matthew co-stars with Lindsay Lohan and William Shatner in 2022 Super Bowl commercial! Matthew appears in 5 commercials running in 2022! His YouTube series S.K.C. hits over 300,000 views! Another feature horror film script done! His short, "Mother's Day Memories" nominated and wins 14 awards!
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 the studio's top feature film projects.
Matthew went on to write and direct another award-winning short, "A Package for Me." That film won him best short film at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and was invited to Palm Springs and other international festivals.
Ross became a WGA member, having sold two TV pitches and a feature pitch 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 and TV series. 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.
