Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh is the kind of comedic actor I appreciate precisely because most people know his face better than his name. His turn as Mike McLintock in Veep earned two Primetime Emmy nominations, and that show's brutal, fast-paced improv style makes sense once you learn he co-founded the Upright Citizens Brigade. To me that improv pedigree is the real story here, since he helped build an institution that trained a generation of comedians. There's something I find genuinely impressive about an actor from Chicago who chose the unglamorous craft of supporting roles and group work over chasing the spotlight, and consistently delivered.

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Name (English)

Matt Walsh

Name (Japanese)

マット・ウォルシュ

Reading

まっと・うぉるしゅ

Born

October 13, 1964 (age 62)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film director / television actor / podcaster

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

High school

Hinsdale South High School

University

Northern Illinois University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Walsh%20(comedian)
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Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• screenwriter
• film director

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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