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.

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 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film director / television actor / podcaster

High school

Hinsdale South High School

University

Northern Illinois University

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%20(%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3)

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• screenwriter
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

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