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Matt North, originally from Champaign, Illinois, currently works in Nashville, TN as a songwriter and session musician. He starred alongside James Woods in "Dirty Pictures," which won the Golden Globe for Best TV Movie in 2001, directed by Frank Pierson (known for "Cool Hand Luke" and "Dog Day Afternoon"). Shortly after, he took on a recurring role as William Morris Agent Jay Schneider on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
An award-winning screenwriter, North's original screenplay "Best Western" has garnered multiple accolades.
Between 1994 and 1997, North lived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, where he drummed in various garage bands, worked in theater and film, and produced the Mother Jones Magazine anti-gun violence compilation CD, "You Are What You Shoot," featuring artists such as Freakwater, The Mekons, and the late Jay Bennett of Wilco. As a drummer, he earned a full scholarship to the prestigious University of North Texas School of Music. He toured Russia in 1991 with the University of Illinois Jazz Band, lived in Los Angeles from 1997 to 2010, and now resides in Nashville, TN with his wife, actress Laurel Green. Throughout his career, he has performed and recorded with Maria McKee, Peter Case, Andy Prieboy, Jesse DeNatale, Brutal Jooks, Gina Villalobos, Viktor Krauss, Rob Kendt, and Mink Stole, known for her work with John Waters.
