Matt Boesenberg is an Australian television and film actor.
Education
Matt was soon awarded a scholarship by the ATYP for his outstanding work and chose to travel to New New York On moving to New York from Australia in 1999, Matt studied with the Atlantic Theater Company (a school started by David Mamet and William H Macy).
Career
Matt is best known for his role as the notorious gangster, John "Snowy" Cutmore, which he plays in two of the Underbelly mini series (Underbelly: Razor and Underbelly: Squizzy). Matt"s career began in the theatre, with his first role in the Sydney-based Protecting and Caring Together Centre for Emerging Artists production Madagaskar Lily. He then moved onto the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) where he developed a passion for Shakespeare.
He played the role of Banquo in Macbeth, and Ulysees in Troilus and Cressida.
With renewed skills and vigour Matt returned to the ATYP for their commissioned work with Nick Enright, called Spurboard. This play was performed in conjunction with the Sydney Theatre Company and went on to tour country New South Wales.
Keen to expand his horizons Matt travelled to Oxford, England, to study with the British American Drama Academy. Upon returning to Australia, Matt continued work in theatre, including roles in productions such as "Rebel Tour", a fictionalised account of the South African rebel tours and "Prisoner of Love".
Matt also began to focus his talents on film and television
Matt has appeared in many Australian dramas including Rush (2008 television series), City Homicide, The Strip (Australian television series), Blackjack, Stingers, All Saints (television series) and Home and Away. He is well known for his roles in Satisfaction (television series) (as Dougie), and in Carla Cametti Privatdozent where he was the hired hit man Sean Hamley. Matt has also had a number of roles in American productions.
They include Knowing (film) (with Nicolas Cage), The Pacific (miniseries) (with James Badge Dale) and Invincible (2001 television film) (with Billy Zane).
Matt is best known for his work in the Australian television mini-series Underbelly: Razor, in which he portrayed notorious psychopath and standover man John "Snowy" Cutmore. The series was screened on Australian television in August 2011.
The premiere episode made Razor the highest rating drama in Australian history, surpassing the record set by Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Matt"s performance was critically acclaimed as "spot on".
Matt has just finished filming for the sixth series of Underbelly - Underbelly: Squizzy, where he stars in his reprisal of character "Snowy" Cutmore.
Historically, "Snowy" Cutmore was the nemesis of Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor and this new installment to the Underbelly franchise, set in Australia between 1915 and 1927, tells the epic story of Squizzy Taylor"s relentless quest for power, which ultimately made him the first superstar gangster of the 20th Century. The series will be first screened on Australian television in early 2013.
Membership
In the September 2011 edition of FHM Australia, Matt appeared as the joker from The Dark Knight (film) in a fashion shoot with a difference - where cast members of Underbelly: Razor were asked to channel their inner screen killer.