Matthew Yuen

Matthew Yuen

Matthew Yuen is an up & coming Chinese-Australian actor, living in Gadigal land. He is passionate about diversity and representation for stage & screen productions, in particular (but not limited to) the CALD/BIPOC communities. Matt aspires to be an Asian leading man like Tony Leung, who can be sensitive yet tough.

Growing up, Matt regularly performed at musicals in high school. Whilst at university, he was regularly involved with the revue community – culminating in co-writing and directing his own revue (Super Cardio Bros). Having worked professionally in digital marketing, Matt did not pursue his love of acting until relatively late.

Recent theatre credits include Chimerica (New Theatre, dir. Louise Fischer), Birthday Bash: The Terrible Twos (Slanted Theatre, dir. Tiffany Wong). Matt has also participated in play developments for ATYP. Musical theatre credits include Theory of Relativity (Whimiscal Productions, dir. Michael Osbourne & Helen Kim). Screen credits include the short film Happy New Year, Ms Luna (dir. Andy Diep) as well as a number of student short films.

Matt also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Finance). Outside of acting, Matt is a freelance marketing consultant for social impact businesses, and is a skilled boxer.